My name is Bryan Hauer and I was born on January 11, 1976 in St. Paul, MN. Although my friends liked to kid me about it I am no relation as far as I know to the actor Rutger Hauer. I grew up mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin 
Tiger or Federer - Who’s More Dominant?
January 29th, 2007 by Bryan Hauer
This was an incredible weekend for both Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. Both athletes not only won their respective tournaments, but also set some phenominal records at the same time. Lets take a look at how these two phenoms match up.
Tiger Woods was 3 strokes back when Sunday’s final round started, but like we’ve seen time and time again it just didn’t matter. His experience, confidence and mental game was just too good for the other less experienced players to overcome.
Tiger not only won Sunday, but also had set some sick stats and records. Here are just a few…
- 7 straight PGA Tour wins - (all time record is 11 by Byron Nelson)
- 55 PGA Tour wins (Age 31) - (all time record is 82 by Sam Snead)
- 3 straight Buick Invitational Wins and 5 overall (1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- 5th time he’s started his season with a win
- Has not finished worse than 2nd in a stroke play event since missing the cut at the 2006 US Open last July
- 12 Major Championships (age 31) - (all time record is 18 by Jack Nicklaus)
- 427 Weeks at #1 in the world
Roger Federer also had an amazing weekend. He won the Australian Open in the most dominating fashion I’ve ever seen. Not only did he humiliate (by his play) almost every opponent including a total destruction of top US pro Andy Roddick, but the guy didn’t lose one set in the whole tournament. He is by far the most dominant tennis player I’ve ever seen and can only imagine how many records he will break before his career is done.
Here are some other sick stats and records that Roger Federer now holds…
- 10th Career Grand Slam Title (Age 25)
- Won 6 of the last 7 Grand Slam Titles
- Won 21 consecutive sets to win the 2007 Australian Open
- Won 46 Singles Tournaments (all time record is 105 by Jimmy Conners)
- Won 36 Straight Matches
- 156 Weeks at #1 in the world
However you look at it, both these guys are just tearing up their respective sports. I personally have to give the edge to Tiger since he’s going up against 144 of the world’s top golfers each week, but Roger is again the best tennis player I’ve ever seen. Especially after seeing what he did to Andy Roddick the other day.
So who do you think is the most dominant and why?
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February 3rd, 2007 at 9:19 pm
That is a really tough question. I think I have to go with Tiger too though because he’s withstood any challenge that’s been thrown at him and gotten better from it. He changed his game mid-career even as he was winning major after major and has gotten even better. They’ve tried Tiger-proofing courses, and obviously that hasn’t worked either. And his mental strength might be the most remarkable thing of all - his every move is watched with incredible scrutiny, and it never affects his play. I heard Jim Nantz say on the radio the other day that even great players fail in the clutch sometimes - but Tiger never does. He’s in a league by himself.
Not to take anything away from Federer, who has been incredible, but it has to be noted that he plays in an era where he is the only great player, unlike the 80s and early 90s. Maybe he’s so far ahead of everyone else that it jsut seems like he’s the only great player, but I don’t think so. And, this is nitpicking, but he has had his troubles at the French Open. But you have to nitpick when discussing greatness like this.
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:47 am
TIGER vs. ROGER - Golf and Tennis have 4 majors every year. Tiger won his first major in 1997. From 1997-2007 Tiger has won 13 out of 44 majors. A wining percentage of 29.54% and Tiger is age 31. Roger won his first major in 2003. From 2003-2007 he has won 12 out of 20 majors. A wining percentage of 60% and Roger is age 26. Looking at these state who would you bet on to win more majors in 2008 Tiger or Roger? In 2007 Roger won WIMBLEDON for the 5the consecutive year in a row! And you golfers thought Tiger was dominant on grass? NEED I SAY ANYMORE?
October 23rd, 2007 at 7:56 am
GOLF vs. TENNIS - Golf and tennis have 4 majors every year. Play 4 rounds of golf and you can win a major. Play 7 rounds of tennis and you can win a tennis major. Play a bad round of golf? don’t worry, your total scores are added. Play a bad round of tennis, and YOUR OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. A tennis ball can move over 140mph and you have two swing and move your feet in all directions to get it back. A golf ball moves at 0-mph and you are practically standing still when you hit it. Golf is played on GRASS. Tennis is played on GRASS, CLAY, HARDCOUT, and SYNTHETIC CARPET. When tennis player’s get to old and out of shape to play tennis, a lot of them play golf. When golfer’s get to old and out of shape to play golf, THEY DON’T PLAY TENNIS. Finally, golfer argue that Tiger has to play the field? That’s because the field never gets eliminated like it does in a tennis match play format. Tiger match play as a pro has not been great and if he played 7 rounds of match play elimination like a tennis format, he would not have as many majors today.