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Identifying the best in golf not as easy as 10 years ago

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- Imagine the best players in golf competing at the absolute top of their games.

Who's the toughest to beat?

World ranking computations aside, who's the real No. 1?

That question was a lot easier 10 years ago.

The evidence was the record that Tiger Woods compiled, whether it was his 79 victories in 17 full years on the PGA Tour, the 10 tournaments he won by at least eight shots or the two times he spent more than five straight years at No. 1.

The answer is a lot more difficult now, and it could take years to sort out.