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I think I'm laying up ... 218 is a 3 wood for me.

It was sarcasm, there's no way I could rip a 6 iron 218 yards unless it was about 100 feet downhill or with severe winds lol.

I remember the days when I could actually hit a 6 iron farther than 160 yards on the fly...

Actually, my comment was to the effect that the shot at Torrey Pine was tougher than the one at Glen Abbey. There isn't a person on this forum who could hit 100 shots from the spot Tiger did, with any club, and fly the ball onto the green and get it to stop where he did. I'd be willing to bet someone of us would hit a ball onto the green somewhere given a generous load of golf balls from where Tiger did at the Canadian Open in 2000...maybe not with a 6 iron, but we could do it.

Yeah I completely agree. He also HOOKED that 4 iron and somehow got it to stop within 15-20 feet of the hole despite the low trajectory and hook spin. That one to me is the best shot he's ever hit outside of a major. If we're including majors though, it's not as great as the hooded 3 iron out of a bunker over trees to 20 feet on the 18th hole during the 3rd round of the 2002 PGA. That shot was just insane. Els was playing with him and if I'm not mistaken, a bunch of guys in the locker room saw it on TV and they all agreed that no one else could have pulled off that shot.

My personal favorite, however, is the 50 yard slice at the 2003 U.S. Open. There's something cool about watching a professional intentionally hit a shot that most of us try to avoid like the Black Plague, and actually PULL IT OFF to perfection.

That's my favorite too...the "oh my God!" reaction from the on-course announcer said it all.