What a player! What more can you add? It's just fun to watch.
In just two years, Vijay has changed his legacy. He went from merely a steady, consistent and successful pro...one of the most consistent of his generation...to, arguably, one of the all-time greats.
And the truly unusual aspect of Vijay's great accomplishment, in a historical perspective, is that he's done it in his 40's. That may end up being Vijay's greatest legacy.
As much as I dislike Vijay, I've got to hand it to the guy. He's worked his tail off and shown everyone that you can be a dominany player still at an age when most guys are sliding downhill and prepping for the Champion's Tour. The question now becomes: will he win #10 next week in Atlanta?
As much as I dislike Vijay, I've got to hand it to the guy. He's worked his tail off and shown everyone that you can be a dominany player still at an age when most guys are sliding downhill and prepping for the Champion's Tour. The question now becomes: will he win #10 next week in Atlanta?
I think more than being the ultimate closer, Vijay has been "ultimately" consistent. You look at this tournament. He shot a good round day one. Then another one day two. Then another one day three. The difference between Vijay and the rest of the players on Tour is they might post one round of 62 but won't be able to sustain any sort of consistency. Vijay hasn't show blow out numbers in the Chrysler but he's been consistently good all 3 days and is now in the lead.
Another example was the PGA Championship. If I recall correctly, he shot over par on Sunday but still managed to make the playoff. That's not really what I call a great closer. The thing is, he had 3 consistent rounds that put him in position to be able to shoot a round like that to win.
What a player! What more can you add? It's just fun to watch.
In just two years, Vijay has changed his legacy. He went from merely a steady, consistent and successful pro...one of the most consistent of his generation...to, arguably, one of the all-time greats.
And the truly unusual aspect of Vijay's great accomplishment, in a historical perspective, is that he's done it in his 40's. That may end up being Vijay's greatest legacy.
One of the all-time greats? Uh, nah. If he can do this for another five years, sure.
can these morons stop talking about Vijay surpassing $10 million? His
average money/event is about $60K LESS then Tiger in 2000 with much bigger
purses. Vijay still has had a fantastic year from the standpoint that his
wins and money are better then 2:1 against the 2nd place player, Phil
Mickelson. I think that is a better measure then absolute money won.
And the truly unusual aspect of Vijay's great accomplishment, in a historical perspective, is that he's done it in his 40's. That may end up being Vijay's greatest legacy.
Interesting how different players hit their strides at different ages. Vijay's 2004 (which isn't over yet) will probably become a standard reference to make in future discussions of who has peaked when in their lives.
I would rank Vijay's 2004 above Tiger's 1999, but 2 notches below Tiger's 2000 because:
* Tiger won 2 more majors.
* Tiger won 2 of those majors(US Open, British Open) by record margins
* Tiger's 4th round PGA Championship score was 67, 9 shots better then Vijay's 76.
* Tiger's average money/event was $459K, Vijay's 2004 average is $382K
* Tiger's scoring average was 67.79, a full shot below Vijay's 2004 scoring average
* Tiger had a 2:1 money lead on #2, Phil, Vijay has about 1.8:1 to #2, Phil.
I don't like Vijay a lot, but he's sure playing some amazing golf. That flop yesterday? I couldn't believe it. He's a hard worker and deserves every bit of what he got this season.
Why do so many people feel the need to compare this season for Vijay to Tiger? I think most will agree that Tiger's 2000 season is better than Vijay's 2004 season. Tiger's run was amazing. Vijay's current run is great, too. It's one of the best runs in recent memory so I'll give him the credit he deserves. When Tiger made his run in 2000, I did the same.
October 30th, 2004, 06:56 PM
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