U.S. Open

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

Marty, you are giving Miller too much credit. Yes he had about a 3 year stretch where he was awesome...but even he admitted this weekend on tv he was very inconsistent with his irons. He talked about taking it low every chance he got because his iron play was not very consistent.
I would take Watson's iron play over Millers.

that 3 yr stretch was the best anybody ever hit the irons ever , that to me put him in my group

all the picks i made are debeatable - i just don't think anyone ever had a better mindset for the whole game than jack and i don't think anyway was a better driver of the golf ball the greg norman - woods included

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by gales0678

that 3 yr stretch was the best anybody ever hit the irons ever , that to me put him in my group

all the picks i made are debeatable - i just don't think anyone ever had a better mindset for the whole game than jack and i don't think anyway was a better driver of the golf ball the greg norman - woods included

Woods driver would definately not be one of his strengths.. sure he can hit it a mile but until the past few weeks you could count on missing tons of fairways. His iron play, short game, putting and mental toughness are as good as anyones.. and his mind and jacks mind are very similar.... Woods grew up wanting to be Jack.

Jack would never miss an important putt on 18... now Woods is in that same catagory.

Last year should have never gone to a playoff... all Rocco had to do was make birdie on the par 5 18th.. where people could make birdie left and right.. to put the match away. He misses (not too many people have the balls to be able to sink a very important putt) and gives Woods the opportunity, which you knew he wasnt going to let pass by.

[slotdirt]

I was just thinking of the '02 PGA where Rich Beem made about 27 or so 30 footers to beat Tiger Woods. That was awesome.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I was just thinking of the '02 PGA where Rich Beem made about 27 or so 30 footers to beat Tiger Woods. That was awesome.

it was , but , he was not playing with tiger that day mano a mano

to me the may/woods 18 holes + playoff was a epic battle that hasn't been topped , even last year's open

[GPK]

Originally Posted by gales0678

that 3 yr stretch was the best anybody ever hit the irons ever , that to me put him in my group

all the picks i made are debeatable - i just don't think anyone ever had a better mindset for the whole game than jack and i don't think anyway was a better driver of the golf ball the greg norman - woods included

When you talk about great drivers of the golf ball (in the modern era) there are really on 3 names that need to be mentioned.
#1 Greg Norman
#2 Jack Nicklaus
#3 Sergio Garcia

Whoever is #4 is such a distant 4 it really doesn't matter.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

When you talk about great drivers of the golf ball (in the modern era) there are really on 3 names that need to be mentioned.
#1 Greg Norman
#2 Jack Nicklaus
#3 Sergio Garcia

Whoever is #4 is such a distant 4 it really doesn't matter.

see kev we do agree on 1 thing


still waiting you opinion on putter and wedge player

[GPK]

Originally Posted by gales0678

see kev we do agree on 1 thing


still waiting you opinion on putter and wedge player

Putter I will have to say Ian Baker-Finch.

Wedges - Trevino, Phil Rodgers and Olazabal are the 3 that come to my mind.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

Putter I will have to say Ian Baker-Finch.

Wedges - Trevino, Phil Rodgers and Olazabal are the 3 that come to my mind.

don't you mean ian baker flinch

actually i would have to think seve would be pretty close to the top with the wedge and putter to , if he couldn't chip or putt he would never have won the madrid open

[GPK]

Originally Posted by gales0678

don't you mean ian baker flinch

actually i would have to think seve would be pretty close to the top with the wedge and putter to , if he couldn't chip or putt he would never have won the madrid open

Seve got by on guts and imagination. Probably one of the worst ballstrikers to ever make a living out there.

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by GPK

Seve got by on guts and imagination. Probably one of the worst ballstrikers to ever make a living out there.

the up and down against watson in the '84 british open - simply amazing and then the bridie from the parking lot against nick price in the '88 open just remarkable

he could will the ball into the hole as good as anyone