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Comparing Jordan Spieth's record to Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - JUNE 16:  (L-R) Jordan Spieth of the United States and Tiger Woods of the United States walk across a green during a practice round

Jordan Spieth's convincing victory at Royal Birkdale has once again seen him compared with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, but how does his record stand up alongside the sport's all-time greats?

Spieth's Open epic
Spieth's Open epic

Relive Jordan Spieth's three-shot victory at Royal Birkdale

The 23-year-old secured a three-shot win at The Open to join Nicklaus as the only players in the modern era to have registered three major titles before turning 24.

Spieth, who turns 24 on Thursday, now has 11 PGA Tour titles - three more than the Golden Bear had achieved by the same age but two fewer than Woods had registered.

US golfer Jordan Spieth (C) shakes hands with US golfer Matt Kuchar on the 18th green after their final rounds on day four of the 2017 Open Golf Championsh
Image: Kuchar and Spieth played out a dramatic tussle over the final day

The American was quick to play down any comparisons to Woods after his dramatic victory at last month's Travelers Championship, despite his record sharing noticeable similarities to the 14-time major champion's early career.

Sky Sports' Butch Harmon has likened Spieth to Woods after his convincing display in the North West, his third win of 2017, but how do the stats compare between golf's greatest names?

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We've crunched the numbers to take a closer look at what each of the players had achieved before turning 24...

Golf before 24

Jordan Spieth Jack Nicklaus Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy
Date of birth 27/07/93 15/01/40 30/12/75 04/05/89
Worldwide wins 14 14 17 9
PGA Tour victories 11 8 13 6
Major titles 3 3 2 2
Major runner-ups 3 1 0 0
Major top 10s 7 8 7 6
Major missed cuts 3 4 1 3
Highest world ranking 1 N/A 1 1
Ryder Cup appearances 2 0 2 2
PGA Tour money earnings $32,584,648 $161,909 $10,525,535 $14,311,103

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