Brandel Chamblee labels Tiger Woods as “the most underachieving golfer” ahead of 2025 Masters Tournament

Tiger Woods is one of the most successful golfers of all time with 82 PGA Tour wins including 15 major championship triumphs.

Brandel Chamblee labels Tiger Woods as “the most underachieving golfer” ahead of 2025 Masters Tournament

Brandel Chamblee and Tiger Woods (Image via Golf/Imago)

Golf analyst Brandel Chamblee is no stranger to dropping bold claims. Time and again, the insider has made some big remarks that have caused a stir in the golfing world. Ahead of the 2025 Masters Tournament, he dropped a huge take and labeled Tiger Woods as “the most underachieving golfer” in the history of the game.

Woods, the former World No.1, is considered by many as one of the greatest of all time (GOAT). The American international holds the record for the most weeks spent as the No.1 player (683 weeks), is tied for most wins on the PGA Tour at 82 with Sam Snead, and has won 15 major championships as well. He is also the only player to hold all 4 major championships at the same time.

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This has led to many placing him ahead of “The Golden Bear” Jack Nicklaus, who holds the record for the most major championship wins at 18, in the golf GOAT debate. Chamblee, too, thinks that as he recently downplayed Nicklaus for Woods in this conversation. However, he also believes that Woods underachieved in his career.

In an appearance on The Skip Bayless Show, Chamblee pointed out the number of injuries Woods suffered as a reason for this take of his.

I would say he’s the most underachieving golfer in the history of the game… When you look at the time he spent in the prime of his career, not injured, but dismantling and then rebuilding a golf swing, only to arrive back at the exact same place that he started, at the expense of time.

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Chamblee later also added that Nicklaus had the best career in terms of major championships, but Woods played golf better. Apart from his 18 wins, Nicklaus also recorded 19 runner-up finishes, the most of any player. Along with Woods, he is one of the 5 golfers to have completed the career grand slam.

Tiger Woods skips Champions Dinner ahead of 2025 Masters

The golf fans received a massive setback in March when Tiger Woods announced his latest injury setback. The 49-year-old underwent surgery to repair his Achilles after he ruptured them while trying to get ready for the Masters Tournament. On Tuesday, he would skip the Champions Dinner at the Augusta National Golf Club.

Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods (Image via Imago)

While Woods was not going to compete this year after that injury, there were some who expected him to be at the golf course for the traditional Champions Dinner. Every year, the past champions of the event come together and have dinner together on the Tuesday before the event.

Woods, a 5-time winner of this event, was part of Jon Rahm‘s Champions Dinner last year. He would have been part of Scottie Scheffler‘s one this year, but due to the ruptured Achilles, he decided to skip this event this year.

A ruptured Achilles usually takes 6 to 12 months to repair. Given that timeline, it is likely that Woods will miss the entire 2025 season due to this injury.

Tiger Woods has been in the spotlight for off-field reasons

Even though Tiger Woods is not playing golf at the moment, he has been in a lot of headlines recently. The reason for this is his life off the greens. Woods has come under the spotlight once again after he publicly confirmed his relationship with Vanessa Trump, the ex-daughter-in-law of Donald Trump.

Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump (Image via X/@TigerWoods)

The rumors of him dating Vanessa Trump heated up when he arrived at the Torrey Pines course for the Genesis Invitational alongside her. A few days later, he went public about their relationship.

In a post on his social media accounts, Woods penned down a heartfelt message with the words, “love is in the air,” and shared two images of them together while requesting privacy.

Last week, US President Donald Trump broke his silence regarding this. The 78-year-old, who is close friends with Woods and has played together before, approved their relationship and expressed that he was “happy” for both of them. He even revealed that Woods called him first to inform him about this new relationship before going public.