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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
I think the PGA Championship is the major most suited to the game of the majority of pro golfers in the world. The Ryder Cup and the PGA Championship are not easily set up, but they aren't set up the same as the Masters and the U.S. Open. There is a reason why Rocco has had some success in the U.S. Open. It somehow suits his game(the course set up.) I remember seeing Kenny struggling in practice rounds the week of a U.S. Open. He was not able to chip out of the high grass close to the green(not at all.) Look at the courses he has traditionally done well at. He does well at the course in Michigan(The Buick.) The John Deere is not played on a particularly difficult course. For instance, David Gossett In 2006, made his first cut on the PGA TOUR since the 2004 season in July at the John Deere Classic in Moline, IL. Finished T75 at the 2006 John Deere Classic, where he won his only PGA event in 2001(I think he shot like -19.) Gossett made the cut there, and that's like the only PGA EVENT he has made the cut in for the last 3-4 years. He also does well at the Colonial in Dallas(short course.) He has had some success at Jack's tournament(that's probably the most difficult track he has won at.) He has had some success in Milwaukee   That's not a difficult course(public course that short hittin' Sluman destroyed one year.) What major did Sluman win? Uh huh. That's the same major Kenny's game is suited for. What I am saying is that Kenny is a very good golfer, but his game is not as complete as to ever really be ready for these majors that he is skipping. The 1st 2 majors test all areas of a golfer's game. Kenny knows his game isn't up for that. I don't know why he is skipping the British Open, but it could be he simply knows he doesn't have the overall game to play some of the shots he would have on a links style course. This is not a guy who can recover from a poor shot hit into deep major tournament rough. Maybe someone strong like Andy Bean or obviously Tiger can recover with a miracle shot, but Kenny's week would most likely be done. Kenny contended strongly at a very difficult course(Players Championship.) I don't think he choked there. I think the difficulty of the course finally took it's toll. That's why I was confident he would be able to rebound(he was contending in a tournament he normally wouldn't have traditionally had the game to quite contend in.) When he got to easier tracks, he has taken off. |
Scuds the bottom line is if he putts he wins, last week he made everything, he has been making everything recently
GPK will tell you the PGA tour is a putting contest , whoever has the "hot blade" for the week will usually win
Kenny is a damn good driver of the ball and a hell of an iron player, i don't think it's the rough that gets him because there is no rough at the masters (or at least very little now), i just think the majors probably don't mean as much to him as say a tiger or a phil.
you have to be able to putt to win a masters or a us open and that is not his strong suit in general, if you could let Olzabal play his drive at augusta every year they would win just as much as tiger at that golf course
but i will tell you this and gpk will agree he is one of the longest and straightest drivers in the last 10 years on tour - check out total driving