Reality Check for Greg Norman as Tiger Woods’s 29-Year-Old Play Still Overshadow His Career Tiger Woods finds support from his fellow professional who saw him performing exceptionally and overshadowin

The debate over golf’s greatest — Tiger Woods , Jack Nicklaus , or Greg Norman — has never lost momentum. Recently, Paul Moloney and Hal Sutton, both seasoned professionals, shared rare first-hand insights that add fresh perspective to this timeless discussion of golfing greatness. Moloney, in particular, offered a vivid recollection.

Paul Moloney’s recollection on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast about Tiger Woods’ debut at the 1996 Australian Open is well supported by the records. As Moloney put it, “I think Tiger had a shocking first nine on round one. So I think he went out and sort of like 43, 34 or something of that. For the rest of the tournament, he was just playing catch-up.” That first-day 79 left Woods trailing badly, but he fought back with rounds of 72, 71, and 70 to cl