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Originally Posted by loosekanen
Zach Johnson picked up a beer that was resting on the sign behind the 11th tee and feigned taking a sip. Got the biggest applause of the day. Much as I see how it's easy to like Phil, I can see how it's easy to hate Zach. He's on that edge of confident/cocky without an electric game to back it up. I kind of like him though and after seeing him interact with others this week I think I'm on the right side of that ledger.
Used to hate ZJ for similar reasons (confident/cocky with no electric game + religion and whatnot), but after seeing his reaction/non-reaction to getting heckled an absurd amount as he sat on a bench waiting to hit on 18 tee after having a horrific Sunday at Valhalla in 2014, I've grown to have a soft spot for him and like him except for those shades. Despite not having an electric game, he's truly one of the best iron and short game players in the game. Hard to argue with 12 TOUR wins (none rain-shortened) in the Tiger era, which will surely be in the top 100 of PGA Tour players for quite a while, even if he wins no more which I doubt. I'd be mildly shocked if he played 3 more years without another win like his current drought.
Thanks for the reports, they were fun to follow.