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Originally Posted by BadBoyBenny
Delivering in the biggest moments isn't just running hot, and choking isn't bad luck to me. We're talking about the greatest. Hitting the fairway when in contention on the 72nd hole of a major is a much better indicator of greatness than doing it Thursday at the greenbriar, and winning a major should matter a lot more than winning the Buick Invitational
+1.
This is something the mouthbreather set in this thread (Dis, BO, NXT) just completely ignore like it doesn't exist. The only explanation for it is that they haven't watched major championship golf for decades. More people have choked than not choked in these moments and it takes a certain kind of intestinal fortitude to finish off these tourneys that has nothing to do with variance. (See: Tiger early in his career). On the flip side some guys are just born to piss chance after chance down their leg regardless of how "good" they are (See: Sergio, Norman to some extent, Monty). Anyone who has played golf at any level has experienced nerves. The ability of your golf game to overcome that is a big part of what makes people great.
This is why sorting by Major wins is not a dumb way to consider who is actually great ESPECIALLY WHEN LOOKING AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LIST. It is nearly impossible to win 10+ majors and not been a great golfer and a generational talent. No amount of "variance" gets a Carl Petterson who has won several tour events to 10+ majors.
As the post above rightfully points out, there is a whole different level of pressure coming to the 18th tee on Sunday of the Masters with a 1 shot lead and doing the same thing at the John Deere Classic. Anyone who has watched golf has seen the vast majority of golfers basically **** their pants trying to finish off majors. The guys who don't are special golfers because you know the nerves are there but their swing/putting stroke/mental approach is all talented enough to overcome it. There is a reason the guys who have won 3+ majors are basically all HoF golfers.
Last edited by WichitaDM; 07-03-2014 at 04:28 PM.