TUGER ADAMANT THAT HE CAN STILL OVERTAKE NICKLAUS'S 18 MAJORS

FROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITE

By OLIVER BROWN
Tiger Woods is adamant that, even at the age of 36 and without a major championship win in four years, he still had time to overtake Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 major victories.
On the eve of the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, hosted by Nicklaus himself, Woods predicted: “I figure it’s going to take a career. It took Jack 24 years.

"This is my 17th year into it. I still feel like I have plenty of time — it’s about giving myself the greatest amount of opportunities to win them on the back nine on Sunday. The more chances I give myself, I figure I’m going to clip a few of them.”

Woods was speaking at a question-and-answer session with fans, which he undertook in place of his customary pre-tournament press conference.

The 14-time major champion has experienced a wretched run of form since his win at Bay Hill in March, failing to finish above 40th in either the Masters or Players Championship, while missing the cut for the second time in three years at Quail Hollow.

But still he claimed to be encouraged by the continued swing adjustments he has made with his coach, Sean Foley. “We’re excited about what we’re working on,” he said. “I hadn’t played well in a couple of weeks but we know what it is. It’s a matter of getting reps in and getting the trust in the swing.” ”.

Meanwhile, José María Olazábal has indicated that Paul Casey could still overcome his injury battles to contend for a place in his Europe Ryder Cup team.
While Olazábal teed it up in today's first round of the Wales Open at Celtic Manor, Casey, who missed the first two months of the season after dislocating his shoulder in a snowboarding accident, is out of action once more.
Casey pulled out of the Players after nine holes and failed by nine shots to qualify for the weekend at Wentworth. “I feel really sorry for him,” Olazábal said. “We all know how well he can play. All I am hoping is he gets healthy again and shows form. I wish him the best.”
The Spaniard also confirmed that Paul Lawrie, who has revived his Open-winning form in a superb season, was “pretty much in” for September’s duel with the US in Chicago.