Turning 43 this Sunday, Tiger Woods is currently ranked as the 13th-best golfer in the world.
Woods was able to earn that rank, his best in years, when he won the Tour Championship for his 80th PGA Tour victory.
That victory may have foreshadowed what will happen this year: Woods climbing all the way back to No. 1 in the world.
According to some, Woods has a better chance of recapturing the best-in-the-world ranking than he does of matching or surpassing Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors.
“If he could make it back to No. 1 in the world, that would be an incredible accomplishment,” said Hank Haney, Woods’ coach from 2004 to 2010. “I think No. 1 is there to be had. He has a relatively easy path. He doesn’t have all these points [that he can potentially lose] that all these guys have. So it’s easier to climb in the rankings.”
While Haney was coaching Woods, the birthday boy never fell below 3rd in the world.
“He doesn’t have to get back to where he was,” Haney said. “He has to get back to the level that Phil Mickelson was at while Tiger was dominating. That level alone would put him right there or near No. 1, and I think Tiger can do that. After watching him [in 2018], I think he can do that.”
Brooks Koepka will start 2019 as the No. 1-ranked player in the world after winng two major championships last season.
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