I didn't mean "done" as in not able to play anymore, I meant "done" in the sence that he can't perform anymore. There are a few guys out there who are using various exemptions that are, for all intents and purposes, done.

Agreed

it's pretty amazing to me that Weir is 12th all time in money won. I would have guessed around 30th

Yeah I was shocked at that also. I am not writing him off yet but....
Though I have written Tiger off

Its amazing the fine line between making a ton of cash on the tour and it being over

never clicked on this thread before. here are a few thoughts.

was at us open at pebble last year. only two really wobbly shots i saw were by mike weir and aaron baddely. both stack and tilters. although i think mike was tied for first round lead.

pretty surprised he's #12 in money winning, but also won more tourneys that i thought too.

i haven't seen too much mention of weir in canadian being in danger of losing his card, but i thought he would be in danger. was he in top 150 or even 175 last year?

i will say that the most vociferious "mike weir is finished" was a month before he won the masters. i think it was "is finished". maybe it was that he had absolutely no chance at all in majors (the masters in particular)

Both left S&T and went back to their old instructors a couple of years ago.

I wasn't sure, thx... Although I think it screwed them up. Baddelly was nice win at l.a.

Canadians papers all over the story

It is pretty indicative of the big $$ era he played in. If you look at total tourneys won and placing he'd be much lower. Look where poor Jack is on the overall career earning list...OMG...

This explains quite a bit of the next events...http://tsn.ca/golf/story/?id=357241

Don't want to derail the thread, but imagine how much money guys like him and arnie would make today with the money the way it is. They both make ~25 mil in endorsements as it is, but wow. it's crazy to think of.

Probably pretty similar to what Tiger and Phil have been pulling in recently.

Withdrew from Puerto Rico after 8 holes cyst on his wrist. Or..... Pride

http://tsn.ca/golf/story/?id=357363

he was still in the hunt, only +5 thru 9

http://canadiangolfer.com/g4g/2011/0...ng-once-again/

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yikes 467 th in the world

He's probably the best player in the world with the driver yips. So there is that.

a full stroke worse per round than any other player on Tour this year, yikes

Injured again and out 3-6 months.

It was nice knowing your Weirsy.

It will be pretty much impossible for him to compete again.

In his prime he was getting his par 5 birdies with his wedge play, having to lay up on many of them.

He is short of the tee and this put longer clubs in his hands on 2nd shots. You can look at his stats on long pars over the last few years and it is evident that this was a challenge for him.

If if he gets 100% heathly, he is still getting on in years and has serious swing problems he can't seem to fix.

Imagine how hard it would be for a much younger, longer hitter with similar talent coming back off an injury, fixing the swing, and still having a chance to compete. Odds are slim.

For Weir, it looks like he is done, which is too bad.

No doubt he got more out of his talent than most guys on tour, so he certainly parlayed what he ahd to the max.

I find it odd that people think his length is his problem. He has never and never will be an overpowering guy, but he's always been an excellent long iron/fairway wood player. He's not really *that* short either.

And yeah, I'm never one to call something done before it's done. He's about as low as you can get right now, but he's got a long time before his career is over. He has longer until his career is over than it has been since he won the Masters.

From 100 yards & in (excluding putting), he is probably the best player on tour, or right at the top. It's the reason he's had the career he's had and that hasn't left him. If (and it's a big if) he learns to drive the ball into the fairway like a scratch golfer, he will win 2 or 3 more times before his career is out and compete in majors. But he's got the driver yips and that can certainly be a career ender.

No, he hasn't actually.

Relative to his competition, which is all that matters, he is short.

If you are talking about when healthy players who can maintain their tour card retire, then yes. But he isn't heathly and has not been playing like he can retain a card.

There was a time when he was, bit he has not been the best for many years.


I assume you misspoke. I'm sure no PGA Tour player wants to do anything like a scratch golfer. Do your realize what the Tour Players handicaps are, and do you realize that the average a scratch golfer would shoot 78 to 80 on most PGA tour set-ups.

He didn't misspoke.

Hard to return but its been done. Stricker went through a point were he couldnt hit a driver. When he finally figured it out Payday

Mike Weir such a nice guy you want him back

Another short hitter, Verplank went through a similar stretch. One year he was DFL in driving distance, DFL in driving accuracy, and missed every cut IIRC due to either elbow or wrist issues.

BO