@JasonSobel: Tiger Woods led the PGA Tour with 121 top-10s this decade. Three more than No. 2 man Vijay Singh . . . in 95 fewer starts.So, I thought I'd do a little research into the subject . . .
Tiger Woods:
2009 - 17 events, 14 top-10s, 6 wins
2008 - 6 events, 6 top-10s, 4 wins
2007 - 16 events, 12 top-10s, 7 wins
2006 - 15 events, 11 top-10s, 8 wins
2005 - 21 events, 13 top-10s, 6 wins
2004 - 19 events, 14 top-10s, 1 win
2003 - 18 events, 12 top-10s, 5 wins
2002 - 18 events, 13 top-10s, 5 wins
2001 - 19 events, 9 top-10s, 5 wins
2000 - 20 events, 17 top-10s, 9 wins
* 121 top-10s in 169 starts (72 percent), 54 wins (32 percent)
Phil Mickelson
2009 - 18 events, 7 top-10s, 3 wins
2008 - 21 events, 8 top-10s, 2 wins
2007 - 22 events, 7 top-10s, 3 wins
2006 - 19 events, 8 top-10s, 2 wins
2005 - 21 events, 9 top-10s, 4 wins
2004 - 22 events, 13 top-10s, 2 wins
2003 - 23 events, 7 top-10s, 0 wins
2002 - 26 events, 12 top-10s, 2 wins
2001 - 23 events, 13 top-10s, 2 wins
2000 - 23 events, 12-tops 10s, 4 wins
* 96 top-10s in 218 stars (44 percent), 24 wins (11 percent)
Vijay Singh
2009 - 21 events, 3 top-10s, 0 wins
2008 - 23 events, 8 top-10s, 3 wins
2007 - 27 events, 7 top-10s, 2 wins
2006 - 27 events, 13 top-10s, 1 win
2005 - 30 events, 18 top-10s, 4 wins
2004 - 29 events, 18 top-10s, 9 wins
2003 - 27 events, 18 top-10s, 4 wins
2002 - 28 events, 11 top-10s, 2 wins
2001 - 26 events, 14 top-10s, 0 wins
2000 - 26 events, 8 top-10s, 1 win
* 118 top-10s in 264 starts (45 percent), 26 wins (10 percent)
Jack Nicklaus:
1962 - 26 events, 16 top-10s, 3 wins
1963 - 25 events, 17 top-10s, 5 wins
1964 - 26 events, 17 top-10s, 4 wins
1965 - 24 events, 20 top-10s, 5 wins
1966 - 19 events, 13 top-10s, 3 wins
1967 - 23 events, 15 top-10s, 5 wins
1968 - 22 events, 13 top-10s, 2 wins
1969 - 23 events, 11 top-10s, 3 wins
1970 - 19 events, 12 top-10s, 2 wins
1971 - 18 events, 15 top-10s, 5 wins
* 149 top-10s in 225 starts (66 percent), 37 wins (16 percent)
Lessons learned:
- Tiger simply dominated the PGA Tour in the 2000s. Consider how often he won -- 32 percent of the time . . . are you kidding me?
- Don't ever say that Nicklaus dominated more than Tiger did; just compare the numbers. Oh, by the way, I chose Jack's best 10 year period of his career.
Side note:
I wanted to compare the figures against Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, and Ben Hogan but I was unable to find adequate statistics. If anybody finds them, send me a link.
Statistics via: PGA Tour & Nicklaus
