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Nicklaus, Chamblee speak on Tiger Woods’ golf game

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9 years ago

Jun 8, 2015

Tiger Woods shot an 85 in the third round of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, leading to a last-place finish. Tournament host and 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus, and Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee — one of Tiger’s most outspoken critics — each spoke on the state of Tiger’s game.

Watch what Chamblee said about Tiger following the Memorial:

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“Time hasn’t robbed Tiger Woods of his game, he’s done this to himself,” Chamblee said, in the video above. “He’s traded his genius for the ideas of others. He’s changed his body in the gym for bulk. Everything that we see here is the result of what he’s done over the last four, five, six, seven, eight years.”

Chamblee also believes that Woods could mend his golf game by reaching out to either Butch Harmon or Hank Haney, with whom he won eight majors and six majors, respectively.

“I believe if he actually called Butch or Hank Haney, either one of them, that within a month or two they’d have him back playing some solid golf,” Chamblee stated. “I really do believe that.”

Read what Nicklaus had to say on Saturday below:

“I feel very bad for him,” Nicklaus said, according to the USA Today. “He has struggled health wise, he has struggled with his short game earlier in the year. And then he feels he’s coming back, and then he does this. I really don’t have an answer. I think he’ll get it back, though. He’s just too focused, he’s too hard a worker and he has a great work ethic. This will be a lesson for him.”

After a winless season in 1979, the 39-year old Nicklaus revamped his own golf game under the eye of Jack Grout and short-game guru Phil Rodgers, and won the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in 1980.

“It took me four or five months but I got my game back,” Nicklaus said. “With today’s technology, Tiger needs to go back and review some of his own things and do it himself. He is the only one that knows what’s really going on inside him. He is the only one that is going to be able to fix what he’s got.”

Woods started working with teacher Chris Como in November 2014. Since then, his best finish has been a T17 at The Masters, and has missed the cut twice — consecutively at the 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open and the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open.

“He has to get to where he can take the club back and know where the golf ball is going.” Nicklaus said. “He needs to go do that himself. If he’s listening to me or if he needs any advice, please go do that because the game needs you, Tiger. You’re a good player, you’re a good guy, and we miss the game you used to play.”

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cb

Jun 10, 2015 at 11:45 pm

the problem with the saying that “tiger should go back to what worker”, or something of the similar, is that its possible tiger doesn’t remember how he used to swing. maybe that “feeling” isn’t there anymore, or his brain is telling him that old feeling is a bad feeling and won’t let him do it. also lets not forget that it was his old swing (specifically his violent leg action) that caused his knee trouble and forced him to find a new way to swing. its funny how chamble forgets that his old way destroyed his knee, of course he is not going to start swinging that way again.

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Ron Martin

Jun 10, 2015 at 5:36 pm

As with Tiger or any quality athletic; we are always told, that if you are having problem/issues; always revert back to the basics with a purpose and remember how you got to where you are… many times, I have seen great baseball hitters revert back to hitting the tee… 3rd basemen knocking ground balls down with no glove, just catchers gear… I am a great Tiger fan and want to see him back on top… however, he needs to swallow his EGO and get back to a teacher and caddie that got him to #1…

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Nathan

Jun 10, 2015 at 4:58 pm

Tiger woods needs to come back to Australia, where it all began (The unraveling of a different life). The land will forgive him and he can go again refreshed

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Jimmy

Jun 10, 2015 at 3:32 pm

Jack is still the best golfer to ever play the game.

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Double Mocha Man

Jun 10, 2015 at 1:03 pm

Jack and chamblee need to shut up
Jack knows 1970s golf
Chamblee is a middle aged commentator

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- JD
  
  Jun 10, 2015 at 2:17 pm
  
  You know nothing about the game whatsoever!!
  
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John

Jun 10, 2015 at 12:35 pm

Tiger should go talk to shawn clement in toronto! Brilliant teacher. He would sort tiger out! He has an anatomically sound understanding of the body, which would help loads with his injury plagued body. Cheers.

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michael p

Jun 10, 2015 at 12:14 pm

Tiger needs to go back to basics and dig it from the dirt as Lee Trevino has stated that is how he and other great golfers did it. Not with swing gurus but on the range and digging it from the dirt. I have had maybe 10 lessons in my lifetime and my late father was my only teacher for most of it. He always had me going back to the basics from the grip to the stance etc… that is what Tiger needs to do and get back to what he does best with the golf ball and quit experimenting.

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Terry Hashimoto

Jun 10, 2015 at 12:12 pm

All great cultures – on their own, in one way or another Take themselves apart and Rebuild themselves.

Unlike others – Tiger’s game is a large as its own culture… Frankly I salute him.

I was a decent enough golfer in my day, I don’t know why he even comes out to play just to expose himself to such abuse.

Thanks Tiger for still showing up – and good luck to you and Chris.

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Christosterone

Jun 8, 2015 at 9:08 pm

Tiger has won like 80 tournaments….he is at the end of his run…
Does Chamblee expect him to win 160?
It is impossible to be perfect forever….Jason day, for example, is at the height of his powers and missed the cut at memorial…does that mean he has ruined his future?
Branded relly needs to get a grip…look at the big picture…

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- Pat M
  
  Jun 8, 2015 at 9:56 pm
  
  Tiger needs to hit 2 irons. Phil hit a 2 iron 290 yards the other day. Brandel was correct.
  
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David

Jun 8, 2015 at 7:39 pm

Chamblee speaks the truth. Tiger did do this to himself and he knows it. Tiger thought he had all the answers and now look.

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Matty D

Jun 8, 2015 at 1:19 pm

Chamblee not much of a big picture kinda guy. Seems like he enjoys speaking the 1st thing that comes to his head. (He is quick to suspect and quick to forgive)

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Matt

Jun 8, 2015 at 12:33 pm

Chamblee is a joke.

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- The Dude
  
  May 30, 2018 at 8:04 pm
  
  …he’s the most knowledgeable person @ TGC
  
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