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(Reuters) - Tiger Woods has endured a victory drought of almost six years at the majors but Jack Nicklaus remains convinced that the former world number one is capable of winning at least five more over the next decade, if he stays healthy. Woods, who has been sidelined from competitive golf since late March because of back surgery, needs a further five wins in golf's grand slam events to surpass the record 18 career majors piled up by Nicklaus, his childhood idol. "If he's healthy, I think Tiger's got 10-plus years to play top quality tournament golf," Nicklaus told reporters on Wednesday, on the eve of this week's Memorial Tournament which he hosts in Dublin, Ohio. Plus he's also got to be healthy to be able to do it," said the 74-year-old American, who has long been known as the 'Golden Bear.' Woods, 38, clinched the most recent of his 14 major wins in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, where he edged out fellow American Rocco Mediate after 19 extra holes.
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