Is Tiger Woods The Greatest Athlete Ever?

From his days at Stanford college he has wowed us with amazing shots and his finesse at the golf course, he is the one person we sit down to watch as he approaches a tee, Tiger has done for Golf what Michael Jordan did for basketball and then some. Simply put if there is no Tiger, there ain’t no golf to watch, PERIOD. With all his accolades i beg the question, is he the greatest athlete ever?, yes i know some of you are quick to say that golfers aren’t athletes, but my friend until you hold a club and take a swing you have no appreciation of what these athletes can do. In my opinion he is going to achieve records that will not be broken for generations, this makes him the greatest. He will close out on Jack Nicklaus a.k.a the golden bear and set the bar way out of reach. He has 14 and needs 4 more majors to tie Jack, YES HE CAN!!. Hmmm.... I just about forgot to mention Michael Phelps, he is definatley in my top five. Well a news flash, Tiger has missed the 2009 British open cut just as i was praising him. Well you know i wont be watching the British open with no Tiger, Though watson is making it look intresting, can you imagine if Watson wins! 59 years old, makes you wonder if you 40year olds out there can pick up a set of golf clubs and be playing in a golf major in 5 years!, Is golf something you can pick up at a later age? any experts out there?