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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
Nowadays, most guys are still close to their prime even at 49 years old. You see guys like Kenny Perry playing as well as ever. Was Lee Trevino still doing well on the big tour when he was 49 years old? That was back in about 1990. If my memory is right, I don't think he was very competitive on the big tour at that point. I think the reason is because the players were getting so much better. And today the fields are much deeper than they were back in 1990.
I disagree with your assessment that the kids today can't hit alot of different types of shots. Some of the shots I see these guys hit are incredible.These guys aren't afraid to open the blade and take a full swing on a 10 yard shot if they need to make the ball stop fast. Trevino may have been an incredible shot maker by 1960s and 1970s standards, but I have to question whether he would be considered an incredible shot maker by today's standards.
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Richie, you absolutely have to take the modern golf ball and the modern equipment into account. Kenny Perry has been the first to admit that the reason he is playing so well at such a late age is because of the golf ball and equipment. If these kids today played with the golf ball and equipment that Trevino, Jack, etc had to play with...they would get their asses handed to them.