Byron Nelson was ranked as the fifth greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine in 2000. On this list, Jack Nicklaus was first, Nelson’s longtime rivals Ben Hogan and Sam Snead were second and third respectively, and Bobby Jones was fourth
Funny... as I was reading the above, that is exactly the order I was thinking.... but, it gets tough. Palmer was no slouch, and vintage Tiger was as good as any of them.
Nelson's win records, IMO, will NEVER be broken. There are just too many players now.... GOOD players too. It was a differenet era when Lord Byron was playing.