Golf’s Mount Rushmore

The Golf and sporting world was floored last week by the ominous news of Tiger Woods’ car accident in Los Angeles, California. Woods suffered multiple comminuted fractures in his leg, as well as a shattered ankle. Initial media reports have stated that Woods underwent successful surgery for his injuries on Tuesday, and is in a stable condition recovering.

Los Angeles County Sheriff officials have stated that Woods is lucky to be alive. At this point, golf is secondary. Woods’ quality of life moving forward in regards to his family and friends is paramount. Sadly, there are rumors that Woods will never be able to play competitive golf on a world-class stage ever again.

Although, there is sure to be a long road to recovery; let’s not count the G.O.A.T. out just yet. If there is any player in the history of sports ready to take on the long mental and physical grind associated with rehabilitation and recovery, it’s Tiger Woods.

At this time, it’s important to take a step back to honor and recognize what Woods, and the golfing greats before him, have accomplished on the golf course. Without them, who knows where our beloved game would be.

As a fan and historian of the game, I appreciate where the game is today and how these golf legends laid the foundation for golf moving forward. Every era was different and every generation has their opinion as to who the greatest of all-time was. So, to make it interesting, I decided to honor the best four golfers of all-time, and place them on my “Mount Rushmore”.