He's certainly fun to watch, I'll give him that. He used to be pretty boring. Now it's an adventure.
Spieth is not yet 24. I think a case can be made that he's not even in his prime. The 5 straight majors without a top 10 I guess is a knock but he has a T13 and T11 in there so it's not like it is MC's. A shot or 2 and he's got 2 top 10's.Spieth's a nice enough kid, and had a great run a couple of years ago, but he's not the face of golf. Five straight majors without a top 10 is not something that I think any of the greats of golf, and not even the greats of today experienced in their prime.
I guess I'm using prime in the golf sense, rather than the typical athletic sense. In my view, if you're on the good side of say 30, and you've already won two majors, it's hard to argue your prime hasn't started. Thus, Tiger's prime certainly had begun by the time he won the PGA at Medinah, and it lasted at least through his win at Torrey Pines in 2008. But it's not really that important. I'm just saying that prime or not, it's very unusual for multiple major winners to ever experience a stretch of non-contention like that between major wins. And I do of course expect him to win again. Because yes, he's certainly one of the 4 or 5 best golfers in the world.Spieth is not yet 24. I think a case can be made that he's not even in his prime. The 5 straight majors without a top 10 I guess is a knock but he has a T13 and T11 in there so it's not like it is MC's. A shot or 2 and he's got 2 top 10's.
Not sure I've ever seen a deeper cherry pick than this. From the 2015 US Open through the last Major, these are Rory's finishes:Spieth's a nice enough kid, and had a great run a couple of years ago, but he's not the face of golf. Five straight majors without a top 10 is not something that I think any of the greats of golf, and not even the greats of today experienced in their prime.
No, what you said was "Five straight majors without a top 10 is not something that I think any of the greats of golf, and not even the greats of today experienced in their prime."As for Rory, I don't think I said anything about him, other than the fact he has 4 majors and three times as many Twitter followers. These are pretty unassailable facts, unlike the claim that he only "has twice the Majors because he's 5 years older," which is wrong on a couple of counts.
No, what you said was, "If Spieth isn't the face of the game, and it sure as hell ain't Rory, then who is it?"I didn't say Rory's game was in shambles,...
Then it's weird that you brought up "non golf fans" when explaining why DJ is not the face of golf.If you want to argue that Twitter followers and video game sponsorships make Rory the true face of the game, I've got no problem with that except to say that I can't think of a sport on Earth whose core fan base are less interested in Twitter and video games than golf fans.
Not this week, unfortunately. I talked to his brother Sunday after they finished last week, and he said if Rob kept playing like he did last week, he'll get his Tour card back. Well, through these first two rounds (66, 63), I'd say he's right. But again, it's all about the weekend. This course is certainly playing easy, with 19 guys at -10 or better through 2 rounds. He's going to have to keep making birdies if he wants to get another top 10...Is Rob's brother on the bag again this week?
Rob is -13 (T3) going into the weekend at the web.com stop in Utah.