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re: Why do some golfers “lose It” when they are still in their prime?
Posted on 3/8/25 at 8:01 am to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 3/8/25 at 8:01 am to Mingo Was His NameO
I’m not saying Xander will make a run at tiger, but we’re talking about players who have had great 18 month stretches.
There’s been a lot of names mentioned in here that didn’t have the run Xander went on last year.
There’s been a lot of names mentioned in here that didn’t have the run Xander went on last year.
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Posted on 3/8/25 at 8:27 am to Tiger1242
Posted on 3/8/25 at 8:34 am to Tiger1242
They tinker with swing mechanics that don't really need adjustment and, as others have mentioned, wealth kills drive to win.
Posted on 3/8/25 at 9:00 am to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:
So not as good as Phil, which was the whole conversation. Got it
Player played all over the world and typically would only play 12 or 15 PGA Tour events a year of course he isn't going to have as many PGA wins as Mickelson when Mickelson is playing in almost twice as many PGA tournaments a year than Player was. A third of Player's PGA wins were majors. Roughly one out of ten of Mickelson's wins were majors.
Posted on 3/8/25 at 9:11 am to lsupride87
quote:
They are already close dude. At worse Rory will pass him on wins and be two majors behind him
It’s wild this has any downvotes.
Posted on 3/8/25 at 9:21 am to DraggingPride
quote:There are 20 golfers with 5 majors or more
Golf is by far the hardest game to stay dominant at, there isn't anything close
Only 14 tennis players in open era with 5 grand slams or more
Seems it’s slightly easier in golf to stay “dominant”. Likely due to the longevity being less physical
This post was edited on 3/8/25 at 9:31 am
Posted on 3/8/25 at 9:39 am to Swagga
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The two best drivers of the golf ball are Rory and Scottie.
Potgieter is laughing at you right now. still can't believe how unlucky he got in Mexico
Posted on 3/8/25 at 9:40 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:People don’t realize how much Rory has already accomplished. He is already on the same career tier as Phil with 10 years of great golf left
It’s wild this has any downvotes.
[]Professional wins
]
Rory (35 years old)-42
Phil (54 years old)-57
Majors
Rory-4
Phil-6
PGA tour player of the year awards
Rory-3
Phil-0
Money leader
Rory-2
Phil-0
Vardon award (lowest scoring average)
Rory-4
Phil-0
This post was edited on 3/8/25 at 9:44 am
Posted on 3/8/25 at 9:42 am to lsufball19
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You see Scheffler, he def owns that swing
hopefully his achilles can hold up
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:19 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:
It’s wild this has any downvotes.
quote:
ude. At worse Rory will pass him on wins
I mean thats idiotic. Rory has to win 15 more times to tie Phil. That’s 2 wins a year well into his 40s. Possible? Of course. At worst? Not even close. Worst he wins 3-5 more times and gets no more majors, and then he’s not very close to Phil’s career.
He’s averaging 2 wins a year since 2020 and hasn’t picked off a major in over a decade. That should be his prime based on historical averages so not sure why’d you just pencil him in to continue and eclipse what he’s done in that timeframe for another decade plus
This post was edited on 3/8/25 at 10:22 am
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:22 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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I mean thats idiotic. Rory has to win 15 more times to tie Phil. That’s 2 wins a year well into his 40s. Possible? Of course. At worst? Not even close. Worst he wins 3-5 more times and gets no more majors, and then he’s not very close to Phil’s career
the argument is he wouldn't SNIFF Phil's numbers, not whether or not he would pass him.
quote:
This stuff is why I appreciate Phil Mickelson. These guys won’t even sniff his career numbers
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:23 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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He’s averaging 2 wins a year since 2020 and hasn’t picked off a major in over a decade. That should be his prime based on historical averages so not sure why’d you just pencil him in to continue and eclipse what he’s done in that timeframe for another decade plus
2 of those wins are at Quail Hollow which is hosting a major in 2 months.
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:26 am to Corinthians420
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the argument is he wouldn't SNIFF Phil's numbers, not whether or not he would pass him.
20% less wins and majors doesn’t sniff him, imo so if he wins no more majors and clips off 10 more wins, he doesn’t sniff him.
He's going to have to continue to be a top 3-5 player for a decade and win a major to even get close. Pretty tall task, even for Rory
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:27 am to Corinthians420
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2 of those wins are at Quail Hollow which is hosting a major in 2 months.
The Wells Fargo isn’t a Major and he’s shown us for a decade he melts when the pressure gets real
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:28 am to Mingo Was His NameO
2 more majors and he'd arguably pass phil, that's definitely sniffing.
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:29 am to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:Assuming Rory only wins 5 more times(which is kinda ridiculous), that would be the below. Saying they “aren’t close” is just silly Mingo
Worst he wins 3-5 more times and gets no more majors, and then he’s not very close to Phil’s career.
Professional wins
]
Rory )-47
Phil-57
Majors
Rory-4
Phil-6
PGA tour player of the year awards
Rory-3
Phil-0
Money leader
Rory-2
Phil-0
Vardon award (lowest scoring average)
Rory-4
Phil-0
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:30 am to lsupride87
Rory McIlroy
Has been in the world's top 10 for 740 weeks
Phil Mickelson
Has been in the world's top 10 for 775 weeks
Rory will certainly pass Phil in that
Has been in the world's top 10 for 740 weeks
Phil Mickelson
Has been in the world's top 10 for 775 weeks
Rory will certainly pass Phil in that
This post was edited on 3/8/25 at 10:31 am
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:30 am to lsupride87
quote:
Assuming Rory only wins 5 more times(which is kinda ridiculous), that would be the below. Saying they “aren’t close” is just silly Mingo
20% less wins and majors. Back door top 10s to rack up money do nothing for me
Posted on 3/8/25 at 10:38 am to Mingo Was His NameO
i guess time will tell.
Lowry put it on Rory the past 2 days
Rory will have to putt his arse off to beat guys like Scheffler/Koepka/Bryson/Morikawa because he isn't just gonna beat them with his driver like Tiger's ex-wife
Lowry put it on Rory the past 2 days
Rory will have to putt his arse off to beat guys like Scheffler/Koepka/Bryson/Morikawa because he isn't just gonna beat them with his driver like Tiger's ex-wife
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