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re: Who is the third best golfer of all time?
Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:39 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:39 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
fuzzy zoeller?
olazabal
goosen
love
singh
parnevik
etc
were all peers of tiger in 97 at the masters
tiger went 70-66-65-69 in 97 and overpowered the course
they changed the course because of him
to me #3 is hogan or jones
jones played 8 years and won 4 US, 3 British and 5 US amateurs against the best the game had to offer then he quit
hogan from ‘38-59 won 63 times, 9 majors, lost two years to WW2, survived a car wreck with a broken pelvis in ‘49 and came back on a historic run with the triple crown in ‘53. he famously hated the matchplay style of the pga championship and skipped it routinely
its tough to compare eras, I agree. all you can do is beat who they put in front of you. these two dominated everyone they played
olazabal
goosen
love
singh
parnevik
etc
were all peers of tiger in 97 at the masters
tiger went 70-66-65-69 in 97 and overpowered the course
they changed the course because of him
to me #3 is hogan or jones
jones played 8 years and won 4 US, 3 British and 5 US amateurs against the best the game had to offer then he quit
hogan from ‘38-59 won 63 times, 9 majors, lost two years to WW2, survived a car wreck with a broken pelvis in ‘49 and came back on a historic run with the triple crown in ‘53. he famously hated the matchplay style of the pga championship and skipped it routinely
its tough to compare eras, I agree. all you can do is beat who they put in front of you. these two dominated everyone they played
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Posted on 4/13/24 at 7:47 pm to Tiger Ugly
quote:
I think Jack more often got the best of the best in his era coming in second in epic battles with Trevino and Watson, 19 second place finishes in majors for Jack
Jack was one of the maybe 8 players that traveled the world to play all the majors at the time. The best players in Europe routinely didn’t come for the US Open or Masters and the best US players routinely didn’t go to the UK for the Open. Go look at the top 20s when he was playing and winning.
The first European winner of the Masters wasn’t until 83 with Seve.
I love Jack. But you’ll never convince me he played as tough competition.
This post was edited on 4/13/24 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 4/13/24 at 11:47 pm to JamalMurry27
Happy Gilmore
Posted on 4/14/24 at 1:23 am to supatigah
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to me #3 is hogan or jones
I wouldn't argue either...golfers idolized both.
Both were savants.
But if you watch video of Tiger's swing, his Dad taught him Hogan's swing. The over the top club and lower body and legs driving the swing. Its amazing Ben Hogan could do it with busted legs. It's probably why Tiger had leg issues later. Hogan had the twisted dynamic force of nature swing before Tiger. Bobby Jones was great for his time but Hogan was a golf revolutionary.... To some degree..that students of the game copied.
This post was edited on 4/14/24 at 1:29 am
Posted on 4/14/24 at 5:40 am to ATCTx
Hal Frontier, Jerry Brownlow might be worth a look.
Incredible swings.
Incredible swings.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 7:43 pm to 3PieceSpicy
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Arguably the most influential golfer of all time as well.
Umm… who did he influence?
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:00 pm to Julz5198
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Not reading the whole thread but anyone that has Tiger even in their top 5 doesn’t know the history of golf
You replied to my post, but this is a pretty bad take. I was making the argument for Snead, but I never would make a case that Tiger wasn't in the Top 5. Tiger was a generational player, and most likely in the top 2 or 3 of al time. You also have to factor in the hype and pressure he was under, and he still was the best of his era. The media hype was incredible, but he still performed.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:17 pm to Zendog
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Rannulph Junuh
I heard my dad say that he won every golf tournament there ever was in the South and how he hit a drive so long that they made him stop playin for 20 minutes just to measure it for a record... and how he used to swing righty, but he was in the woods once by this tree so there was no room to swing righty... so he borrowed somebody's lefty club and hit the ball six inches from the hole.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:48 pm to Julz5198
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Not reading the whole thread but anyone that has Tiger even in their top 5 doesn’t know the history of golf
You are legitimately nuts if you honestly believe this. But I know you don’t, actually.
The 2000 US open alone was the greatest golf anyone has ever or will ever play.
Posted on 4/14/24 at 8:48 pm to JamalMurry27
Scottie Scheffler
Posted on 4/14/24 at 9:10 pm to Julz5198
quote:
Not reading the whole thread but anyone that has Tiger even in their top 5 doesn’t know the history of golf
Please enlighten us, oh wise one.
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