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Old March 5th, 2008, 02:03 PM
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Re: Top Asian Pros

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Originally Posted by QuadrupleEagle View Post
I can't think of any reason that Americans should be inately more talented in golf than Japanese.
Americans are taller, on average, than Japanese by 2". I think being 2" taller is an advantage, especially on the men's tour. There are only a few PGA Tour players who I think of as short, and plenty of tall players.

Also, I would guess that golf is more accessible in the US than it is in Japan.
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