Anyone who has a well-defined personality and some characteristics that separate them from the boring, white, conservative, WASP middle-American stereotypical no-personality golfer.
Poulter, Parnevik, Villegas, Katayama - guys who push the limits of sensibility in golf fashion, anybody who is outstanding because of eccentric personality
Vijay (Fiji), K.J. Choi (Korea), Shigeki Maruyama (Japan), Michael Campbell (Maori/Kiwi), Olazabal (Spain) Daniel Chopra (India) ...the list goes on ... anybody who throws a different ethnicity and nationality into the mix
Americans who have some kind of authentic "Good-old-boy" / redneck credentials (they didn't grow up on the country club). John Daly (for obvious reasons), Bubba Watson (because his name is "Bubba", of course), Kenny Perry - he's a very smart and decent man but also likes drag racing and NASCAR... a bunch of guys are like that
Almost all Aussie golfers, I don't know why but their presence and attitude just seems very positive, they are also the biggest new wave of talent to come from any nation
UK golfers representing the birthplace of golf and the sport as "properly" played but include a cast of characters as well.
Els and Goosen, pair of Afrikaner major champions and cool customers
Anyone who has some kind of eccentric swing or 'patented' technique that is special to their own game, left-handed players, Lefty's amazing / bizarre short game shots, the Villegas "Spider-Man" move, Furyk's spastic swing, anyone who has unusual habits or superstitions
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger ... essential element, the guy who single-handedly changed the face of golf in the last decade. We don't want to see coverage of him 24/7 but he's got to be in the picture somewhere
Phil Mickelson, he is as good as Tiger right now, but Phil has a family and Tiger doesn't, this gives him the nod to me.
You've got to be kidding! Now, I'll grant you Phil has been one of the best golfers on the PGA Tour for the past five or six seasons. But he didn't win any majors until 2004. There is no way he's as good as Tiger. Mentally Tiger is light years ahead of him. Physically Tiger is just a better athlete. And despite all his success how many player of the year awards or money titles has he won compared to Tiger? I just don't see how you can say Phil is as good as Tiger.
Tiger - Would watch him anytime.
Sergio - I think he is talented and is going to be a major force soon
Phil - I just like his style and attitude.
and Annika - Maybe the classiest golfer of them all......
David Toms? That seems like an odd man to single out. By most accounts, he seems like a really nice fellow and it's not like he's had some tremendous success to make people have a distaste for him. Did you have a bad personal experience with him?
David Toms? That seems like an odd man to single out. By most accounts, he seems like a really nice fellow and it's not like he's had some tremendous success to make people have a distaste for him. Did you have a bad personal experience with him?
i know its wierd, but theres something about him that makes me want to throw my putter through the television. just one of those people, ya know....
i know its wierd, but theres something about him that makes me want to throw my putter through the television. just one of those people, ya know....
I know what you mean... it doesn't apply to Toms for me, but I understand. Like maybe you knew a guy you couldn't stand that looks like him... kind of thing.
January 23rd, 2007, 02:03 PM
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