sport news Tiger Woods thinks he needs another decade to smash Jack Nicklaus' major record

Tiger Woods thinks he needs another decade to smash Jack Nicklaus' major record of 18... as he aims for No 16 Tiger Woods says fitness will determine whether he achieves his goals  Woods won major No 15 at the Masters at Augusta National earlier this year   He will tee off a Pebble Beach on Thursday for the third major of the year 

By Phil Casey, Press Association Golf Correspondent

Published: 23:19 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 11 June 2019

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Tiger Woods hopes he has another 10 years to win majors and break Jack Nicklaus' record haul of 18, but admits he will need plenty of help along the way.

Woods told Nicklaus 'I'm done' at the Champions Dinner ahead of the 2017 Masters, but flew to London later that night to see a specialist, subsequently underwent career-saving spinal fusion surgery and won his 15th major title at Augusta National in April.

'Hypothetically if I give myself another 10 years that's 40 majors,' Woods said ahead of this week's US Open at Pebble Beach, where he won by an incredible 15 shots in 2000.

Tiger Woods says he needs another decade if he wants to beat Jack Nicklaus' major record

Tiger Woods says he needs another decade if he wants to beat Jack Nicklaus' major record

Woods said: 'The trick is can I keep myself healthy and strong enough considering what my body has been through? That's where I need help with all my trainers and physios and workout regimes, and hopefully, I can make that happen.'

Woods did not compete between the

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