us open - winged foot

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

Stricker's always been a good player. Golf was never a top priority with him. Even full time he never played an overabundance of events and when his wife started having kids and stopped caddying for him, I think his interest waned further. He's playing very well this year. Doesn't have his full time card the last two years and has made about 600 grand on tour this year in only 5 events and he ran away with the sectional qualifier in Chicago shooting something like 63. He's loaded with top 10 finishes in majors. A top 10 in the Masters, two top 5's in the US Open and a 2nd at the PGA. Winning the World Match Play is nice as well even though the field was depleted for the event that year when it was held in Australia. He beat some nice players in that event including Harrington amongst others.

But a guy with multiple PGA tour wins, several top 10s in majors, 9 million in career earnings is hardly an 80k claimer. It is likely he'll fall apart, but I think he is a more likely major winner than Ben Curtis and Todd Hamilton were. You never know.

Well,he has talent.Guy lost his card because he was mentally weak.I remember when it happened.He needed to make the cut at the last full field event,and couldn't do it.He said he didn't know what to say.Said he wasn't going to Tour School though.So,this stuff about not being able to play that much is B.S.The guy refused to simply go get his card back at Q SCHOOL.OBVIOUSLY NOTHING HAS BEEN WRONG WITH HIS GAME,and he is getting some confidence back.I will be happy for him if he wins,but the reason he lost his card was blamed on poor driving.So,now he wins on the most demanding driving set up they play?DOUBT IT,BUT yes.I would like to see him win it.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

"Golf was never a top priority with him. Even full time he never played an overabundance of events and when his wife started having kids and stopped caddying for him, I think his interest waned further."



Again..mentally weak.Look at this guy named Brant Jobe.Plenty of game.Mental weakling though.How can you shoot that well that often,and continually go away on the weekend? Amazing.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Hang in there ya fat Ferrie.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Well,he has talent.Guy lost his card because he was mentally weak.I remember when it happened.He needed to make the cut at the last full field event,and couldn't do it.He said he didn't know what to say.Said he wasn't going to Tour School though.So,this stuff about not being able to play that much is B.S.The guy refused to simply go get his card back at Q SCHOOL.OBVIOUSLY NOTHING HAS BEEN WRONG WITH HIS GAME,and he is getting some confidence back.I will be happy for him if he wins,but the reason he lost his card was blamed on poor driving.So,now he wins on the most demanding driving set up they play?DOUBT IT,BUT yes.I would like to see him win it.

FActs are he lost his card after 2004 season. He was 183,000 short of top 125, he needed to do a heckuva lot more than just make the cut. That means he needed to finish top 3 in last full field event to retain his card. He got in 21 events last year on past champion status, sponsor exemptions etc which is pretty much what he played with his card. His schedule when he was playing well in late 90s through 2003 was always 20-22 events per year. He did not play a lot then. He could have played more but he chose not too. He did go to Q school in 2005 as the longer you go without your card, the harder it is to get sponsor expemptions, so 2004 was the only year he didn't go to Q school and as I said he got into plenty of events as it was. He was like 3 shots short of qualifying this year.

I really don't know about his mental handicaps, but making 9 million dollars playing golf is really a nice mental handicap to have.