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All of them are on the tail end of their careers and none have come as close to DJ in the majors or won as much as he has on the PGA tour. They can be in the conversation I guess but probably not past the first minute or so.
Love him. He needs to learn to close...stop being so aggressive all the time...but he's really talented and only 22.
Walker is 36 years old and been on tour for 14 years. He has been a borderline pro for most of his career, almost never qualifying for majors until his game had a sudden jump in improvement in the last couple of years. He had a great 2014 for some of his pedigree but his career overall hasn't been much. It is a young man's game and Walker isn't going to be around major events for more than a couple of more years. Definitely on the tail end of a somewhat mediocre career.
Yeah, who ever heard of a golfer being competitive in his 40s, amiright?
Not quite Minnesota nice but close. Reminds me of Stricker - it would be inexplicable if he didn't win a major, but it happens sometimes. Monty (who is way more likeable as a senior and color commentator) was such a great player, but never got it done in a grand slam event.
Age matters in golf and the reality is that core years for golfers is roughly 25-38. Obviously golfers can play well into later life but in terms of being in their prime they tend to fall off in their late 30s. Perhaps we are arguing semantics but I feel if a golfer is past their prime you can consider it the tail end of their career.Yeah, who ever heard of a golfer being competitive in his 40s, amiright?
Stenson is such a great ball striker. One of these days he'll win a major, even though he is getting close to 40.
Kuchar is just too damn nice.
Agreed. Koepka has quietly put together a really good year, he's made the cut in every major with a win at the Phoenix Open.
Especially given his perfect drive. I'm thinking maybe the goid drive actualky led him to relax too much and he got lazy with his hands.
Really nice flop shot up to like 25 feet. Made bogey.
Yep
Definitely.Spieth, day (he's only 27!), reed, koepka, finau, matauyama, Thomas, fowler, Willet, streb, grace, Rory, are ridiculously good players under 30. Lingmerth, lahiri, and aphirnabat(sp?) are foreign guys who could get big.
Seriously? I understand they catch them "heavy" once in a while and come up a half club short....but this was a flat out chunk. These just don't do that.
DJ can shot 67 in his sleep on a Thursday or Friday. He will be cashing checks for years to come. He implodes on the weekend. Some people just can't harness the adrenaline, and with the golf swing and short game touch being so delicate, if you don't have that ability, you will not close Majors.
Bubba being Bubba.
I saw Jack cold top a drive at TPC Sawgrass one year (this was before he hit the Senior Tour but after he won the Masters.) Its rare to see them totally a flub a shot but it happens. Pretty unfortunate to have it happen during the final round of leading a major, thankfully didn't hurt him.
i'd be shocked if kuchar ever won one. I expect Stenson will win one, and Walker one. DJ should win a few
that's an easy shot to flub, its not a full swing and you're on a tight lie uphill, all it takes is a little deceleration and whoops?!!
There are different ways to win majors. Phil draining an 18 footer on the 72nd hole is one way. Posting a number nobody can match while they're making pars/bogies for the last two hours is another way.
I just looked this up yesterday while my dad and I were talking, and it's virtually never for most stuff.
I think the US Open is only 10 years. So he won't be eligible after 2019 or something like that. Of course, they can issue an exemption for him, which I'd imagine they would do if needed.
avg score to par at this years PGA 72.77
Disagree. I want the majors to be about hitting tight fairways and having to hit precise irons to small areas on the correct side of greens. Reward if you hit a good shot, but penalized if you hit a bad one. If I want to watch pros throw darts at pins from the fairway, rough, and sand, I'll watch any other tourney.
That was incredibly entertaining golf, and there's already another major where they aim for a high degree of difficulty. Like I said, for most viewers its a lot more fun to watch the best in the world throw darts at the pin than to watch them make tough up and downs where you're basically relying on the media's account of the difficult nature of the rough and the greens instead of being able to see the players' greatness for yourself. That's my opinion, anyway. I don't see why it's fun to watch a well-hit shot roll off the back of the green. "Oooh, look how short they mowed the grass and how slanted that landscaping is!"
Those fairways were pretty tight.Disagree. I want the majors to be about hitting tight fairways and having to hit precise irons to small areas on the correct side of greens. Reward if you hit a good shot, but penalized if you hit a bad one. If I want to watch pros throw darts at pins from the fairway, rough, and sand, I'll watch any other tourney.
That was incredibly entertaining golf, and there's already another major where they aim for a high degree of difficulty. Like I said, for most viewers its a lot more fun to watch the best in the world throw darts at the pin than to watch them make tough up and downs where you're basically relying on the media's account of the difficult nature of the rough and the greens instead of being able to see the players' greatness for yourself. That's my opinion, anyway. I don't see why it's fun to watch a well-hit shot roll off the back of the green. "Oooh, look how short they mowed the grass and how slanted that landscaping is!"
