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Originally Posted by IMDABES
I didn't say he was the best, even though I do think that. If you're insinuating Arnie will go down as the more famous golfer that's insanity.
No, Arnie won't. A lot of it is due to recency bias. The vast majority of us never got to see Arnold Palmer or even Jack Nicklaus play great golf live.
The amount of tv and news exposure was a fraction of what is today. Arnold created golf as a something even to watch on tv. He made "The Open" an international event.
Tiger had undoubtedly the best run ever...for a period of time. Arnold Palmer had a career which includes the Senior Tour. Single handedly brought that to life. Jack won the Masters at 46.
Tiger, in my own personal opinion, has to win again to inarguably been known as best ever.