PGA Tour caddie claims Tiger Woods made a big mistake which cost him winning 25 majors

Tiger Woods is among the all-time greats of the sporting world, having claimed 15 major championship wins during his glittering career.

Woods won his first at The Masters in 1997 by 12 shots, setting the tone for the years to come on golf’s biggest stage.

He has gone on to become the second-most decorated golfer ever at major championship level, behind only Jack Nicklaus.

Nicklaus won 18 major championships during his stunning career, a tally that Woods seems very unlikely to surpass.

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Kip Henley claims Tiger Woods made a mistake that cost him 25 major wins

However, veteran PGA Tour caddie Kip Henley ranked Woods’ swing above Nicklaus’ when looking back on his remarkable 2000 season.

And Henley, who has caddied for Vijay Singh and Stewart Cink, has now shared another verdict on legendary figure Woods after seeing further footage of his swing.

A description of it read: “Flat wrist, down the line, on plane swing, no flip. Perfection,” to which Henley replied on X: “People are entitled to their own opinions but mine is, if he doesn’t change this action he wins 25 majors minimum. Maybe even more. He was just so much better than everyone else.”

Tiger is probably the winningest player there ever was. And he’s probably won a higher percentage of tournaments than anybody that ever played. – Jack Nicklaus

Tiger Woods is the greatest player golf has ever seen, but his record is not the best. Jack Nicklaus’ record is the best. – Gary Player

What can’t be argued is this: Tiger Woods is the most dominant, most skilled player we’ve ever seen. – Arnold Palmer

The bigger issue Tiger Woods had that prevented him from more major wins

It’s certainly an interesting argument from Henley, who has vast experience in the game thanks to his work with the likes of Singh and Cink among others.

Importantly, Woods changed his swing after he won The Masters in 1997, and went on to claim 17 wins in 1999 and 2000.

He certainly isn’t the only golfer to have undergone a swing change, but the American clearly felt it was necessary.

However, arguably preventing him from further success on the biggest stage more than anything else has been his injury issues.

Woods underwent a seventh back surgery recently, with that remarkable fact highlighting just how much of an issue injuries have been for the icon.

But that is simply one area of his body that has been impacted, with Woods also undergoing Achilles surgery earlier this year.

Given those problems and other issues for the 49-year-old, such as his current level, Woods could play on the PGA Tour Champions sooner rather than later.

He would be a huge miss on the PGA Tour, but fans will simply be delighted that he’s playing golf, regardless of the level.