Jack: "I never really had a conversation with Tiger that lasted more than a minute or two, ever."
/Lengthy and fascinating comments from Jack Nicklaus (via Doug Ferguson of AP) today after hitting the ceremonial Masters tee shot with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
Talking about Tiger Woods, Nicklaus said he's never really had an in-depth conversation with the 14-time major winner.
"He stayed away from me from a conversation standpoint. Never had a conversation on the Masters in general. I've said, 'Hello, how are you doing? Nice playing this year.
You've played very well.' End of conversation. People ask me, 'Has Tiger ever talk to you about his record?' Never one word."
Nicklaus said he was surprised Woods hasn't talked to him about the Masters, though he's not the least bit offended. Woods, after all, figured out the course quickly. He won the Masters three times in his first six years as a pro.
"He's got his own focus and what he does, and I respect that," Nicklaus said. "I respect when somebody is involved in their deal. They concentrate on what they do and not what you did. That's OK. It's not my position to go talk to him about it. I respect that. I wouldn't intrude on that."
Nicklaus goes on to talk about inviting Woods to The Bears Club and getting a no-thank-you.
**Jim Nantz lured Jack to appear on the improved CBS This Morning:
**Dave Shedloski talked to Tiger and also put some of Jack's comments into context.
Said Woods, the four-time Masters winner who on Thursday opened with a 2-under-par 70: "We've actually had more conversations in the years at the President's Cups when he was captain. We talked quite a bit then. But I see him at Memorial and we'll have chitchat here and there. We have a few conversations, but he's right, we haven't spent that much time.
"Here's a totally different week," Woods, 37, added. "When it's a major championship, we're all very busy, and we're all in our own little worlds. And he gets it; he was there himself."
