The intriguing Whistling Straits is up next week for the final major should be interesting.
But who should be the favourite. There are four players who could escape the PGA as world number one and none of them are a great contender this weekend.
Tiger is playing like crap. Before this weekend, one could still make the argument that if you had to pick one person, you would pick him --- given his history and two top four finishes in majors this year. But this weekend was a low point not seen at all this year. Cannot even fathom Tiger contending.
Phil is gagging as he feels the pressure to be number one. Last three tournaments he has missed the cut, 46th and 48th. He is not playing like a favourite. Indeed he is choking as he traditionally does.
Lee Westwood who had arguably been the best player in the world this year, and seemingly contending (yet not winning) every big tournament would have been the next logical choice... but he is injured.
Next in thw world rankings would be Steve Stricker. Fourth in the world, solid this weekend, and a Wisconsin native. But he seems to be a master of the target golf type courses, which the Straits are not. He is also an emotional guy and the chance of winning a major and earning the world number one ranking with a win in Wisconsin, might be too much pressure for him.
Fifth in the world rankings is Jim Furyk. A solid golfer, but not someone you picture as a favourite entering a major.
So if you had to pick a favourite I guess it would be Stricker.
If you had to pick the top five in the world vs the field in any major, I would always bet on the top five in the world, larger because of Tiger, and to a certain degree Phil. But never before has their been such weakness at the top of the golf world. This week I would definetely take field over the top five
But who should be the favourite. There are four players who could escape the PGA as world number one and none of them are a great contender this weekend.
Tiger is playing like crap. Before this weekend, one could still make the argument that if you had to pick one person, you would pick him --- given his history and two top four finishes in majors this year. But this weekend was a low point not seen at all this year. Cannot even fathom Tiger contending.
Phil is gagging as he feels the pressure to be number one. Last three tournaments he has missed the cut, 46th and 48th. He is not playing like a favourite. Indeed he is choking as he traditionally does.
Lee Westwood who had arguably been the best player in the world this year, and seemingly contending (yet not winning) every big tournament would have been the next logical choice... but he is injured.
Next in thw world rankings would be Steve Stricker. Fourth in the world, solid this weekend, and a Wisconsin native. But he seems to be a master of the target golf type courses, which the Straits are not. He is also an emotional guy and the chance of winning a major and earning the world number one ranking with a win in Wisconsin, might be too much pressure for him.
Fifth in the world rankings is Jim Furyk. A solid golfer, but not someone you picture as a favourite entering a major.
So if you had to pick a favourite I guess it would be Stricker.
If you had to pick the top five in the world vs the field in any major, I would always bet on the top five in the world, larger because of Tiger, and to a certain degree Phil. But never before has their been such weakness at the top of the golf world. This week I would definetely take field over the top five