re: Who&#39;s your &quot;Classiest Golfer of All Time&quot;?

Posted by Post It Bandit

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 6:39 pm to tigerpawl

Tom Watson.

Posted by LSUAlum2001

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 6:45 pm to tigerpawl

Greg Norman..

Lost multiple majors on fluke shots by average golfers and an incredible back 9 by Nicklaus..

Posted by northLAgoomba

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 7:26 pm to MikeyFL

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No offense to the OP, but Seve was widely acknowledged as an a-hole. I attended several practice rounds at Augusta where he acted like a jerk to children.

Yes, Seve is definitely not the classiest golfer of all time. In fact, he was known for his gamesmanship antics, such as coughing in the middle of others' swings and his loose interpretations of the rules.

Posted by L.A.

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 7:39 pm to tigerpawl

Seve was known for doing chickenshot stuff on the course to try to rattle opponents. Nick Faldo talked about that on the air a few weeks ago. It might be good gamesmenship, but it precludes him from consideration for me.

For me it's Jack Nicklaus. Anyone else is a distant second.

Posted by prostyleoffensetime

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 7:45 pm to LSUAlum2001

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Greg Norman.. Lost multiple majors on fluke shots by average golfers and an incredible back 9 by Nicklaus..

That's probably a good one. A guy that has been so close so many times could be a real a-hole and nobody would blame him. I watched him on Feherty, and for a billionaire, he seemed like a down to earth guy.

Posted by COTiger

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 7:52 pm to prostyleoffensetime

No way I could name the Shark.

The fact that I had a crush on Chris had nothing to do with it.

Posted by purplepylon

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 7:56 pm to Choupique19

Got to go with my boy David Toms

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Posted by NOTORlOUSD

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 8:07 pm to purplepylon

No Phil?

Posted by tigerblood29

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 9:26 pm to NOTORlOUSD

arnold palmer,and it's not close.only other person possible is jones

Posted by Interception

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 9:26 pm to purplepylon

Gary Player

Posted by Muahahaha

Ohio

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Posted on 4/7/12 at 9:30 pm to Interception

Arnold Palmer.

Definitely not Lee Trevino.

Posted by Raz

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 8:03 am to Muahahaha

Charles Barkley

Posted by KingwoodLsuFan

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 8:25 am to Raz

Chi Chi Rodriguez! LINK

Posted by VABuckeye

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 9:17 am to tigerblood29

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arnold palmer,and it's not close.only other person possible is jones

Yep, and I am a huge Nicklaus fan. I was at Ohio Stadium the day Jack dotted the "i". Great experience.

Posted by usc6158

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 9:18 am to LanierSpots

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John Daly

The epitome of class

Posted by tigerpawl

Can't get there from here.

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 9:20 am to KingwoodLsuFan

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Chi Chi Rodriguez!

Totally overlooked him. How can you not like this guy?

Posted by jdg91878

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 9:25 am to Cecil D Diesel

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Hell, I thought I might've been the biggest Tiger fan on here!

How anyone can be a fan of this jerk is mind boggling. Tiger doesn't tip. Tiger doesnt return his brothers phone calls. Tiger loves his family so much he fricked around on his wife. Tiger is a baby on the course. Tiger is a douchebag prick that happened to be good at golf at one time. The way he treats people and his True character being revealed via 9 iron from wife just proves who he really is: an arrogant ego freak has been who can't find his swing and happens to double as a pos in his personal life.

:nb4racistcausethishasmoretodowiththecontentofhischaracternotthecolorofhisskin:

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Posted by VABuckeye

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Posted on 4/8/12 at 9:28 am to tigerpawl

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Chi Chi Rodriguez

Saw him play at The World Series of Golf at Firestone. On the driving range he engaged the crowd with a ton of tricks and talked to everyone. Seemed like a great guy who really enjoyed entertaining people.