You are mistaken, Sir.
b90jos,
You never saw Jack Nicklaus play in person right.
Whoa.
I saw him play at least 300 holes in competition and hit maybe 1000 practice balls.
I have seen Tiger live since he was 15. At least as much as Jack.
Jack Nicklaus ain't no joke.
He was massively long, and hit it 30% higher than his rivals.
Like I have said before, Tiger playing his best would beat Hogan, Jack, and anyone else because his short game is other-worldly.
But....
Jack was HATED for at least the first 8 years of his career. He was cursed, spit at, you name it. You are lost on his was loved like John Daly because he was long.
No chance. He was DESPISED.
He slimed down, grew his hair, and eventually all the Palmer fans like my dad started saying, "Damn Big Jack is good."
Here is my all time — I saw them in person — ALL-STAR team (plus where Jack and Tiger would rank)
Longest Driver - 1. John Daly, 2. Dustin Johnson, tie 3. Jack & Tiger
Straightest Driver - 1. Calvin Peete (Nickalus way higher up the list than Tiger)
Overall Driving - 1. Jack Nicklaus (Tiger in the top 5)
Fairway Woods - 1. Hale Irwin, 2. Sergio Garcia, 3.David Toms (Nicklaus slightly better than Woods)
Long Irons - tie 1. Jack & Tiger, 3. Colin Montgomerie
Middle Irons - 1. Johnny Miller, 2. David Toms, 3. Jack Nicklaus (Tiger probably in the top 10)
Short Irons - 1. Lee Trevino, 2. Phil Mickelson, 3.Tiger (Nicklaus in the top 25, better with the 8 & 9 than the wedges)
Short Game - 1. Tiger (Jack is not in the top 100), 2. Ben Crenshaw, 3. Lee Trevino, 4. Bernard Langer
Putting - 1. Tiger (then everyone else way back, but Jack in the top 5)