Kenny Perry HOF?

[williamsnrb]

I met him several times back in the day because he was very involved with the university where I played golf. Great guy and I watch him anytime I get the chance. However, I think he may be a major or two short of the HOF. I wish it were different, but it is what it is. If the HOF inclusion criteria included "be an unbelievably great man, husband, and father", he'd be a first-ballot inductee.

[imakaveli]

Yeah, I mean, with the strategy they have everyone will be in the HoF at some point. I am thinking I have a good shot at the HoF based on my WRX Likes...

[iBanesto]

Is this a joke? :lol:

[golfandfishing]

Perry won 14 times on the PGA Tour. Had he won a 15th he would be eligible for the WGHOF but with zero majors no chance of getting nominated. Info posted earlier in thread.

I stand corrected. I was thinking of an earlier other thread post I made thinking of a Spieth Stockton Zoeller comparison.

But at 14 and no major Perry has no chance. As you noted he's not eligible without number 15.

Some tour players have had a lesser career than KP based on actual wins but get WGHOF consideration because they won 2 majors/Players.(i.e. John Daly, Andy North, Lee Janzen and some others since they won multiple "majors" and Janzen a Players) with less overall wins than KP. (KP won 14 tour events, LJ (8), AN (3), JD (5) won a combined 16 times on tour but since they won the "right" events they can be considered for the WGHOF). Same as Justin Leonard (1 major/1Players).

 

Not saying KP should be considered for the WGHOF at all but the majors, as important as they are in golf history, are given too much weight/importance when comparing careers.

 

I think 8 wins that include 2 US Opens and a Players is a more distinguished career than KP's 14 regular tour wins. Less wins yes, but more cahones.

[mizuno player]

Not many in the HOF without at least one major. Colin had the 7 order of merits plus Euro wins.

 

Kenny has a very enviable career but I don't think it's HOF worthy.

[Bad9]

If Fred Couples can make it ... why not?

 

Fred's famous ... Kenny not so much

 

Yeah, I was kind of joking. After all, it is the Hall of Fame, right?

 

Freddie is famous in that many people who are not necessarily golf fans have heard of him. Kenny doesn't have that kind of recognition.

 

Is that really true or do we golfers just like to think it is?

[Lagavulin62]

As much as I really like Kenny Perry, almost all of his success came on the Senior circuit. It's just not seen the same way as on the regular tour IMO.

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I think maybe you mean as far as Senior majors? Because KP had a very good regular tour career. Short a major he won 2 Colonials, 3 Memorials, thars just for starters. I have not been shy about stating he never had the mindset for reg tour majors, but I will always recognize his reg tournament successes.

Not that hard to recognize, he had 10. That's good but not hof worthy.

 

 

 

I was taking exception to the comments suggesting KP's success was only on Senior Tour, disregarding the HOF argument of which I don't think he's good enough to be in it either. But I also don't care about HOF's.

[Shilgy]

Perry won 14 times on the PGA Tour. Had he won a 15th he would be eligible for the WGHOF but with zero majors no chance of getting nominated. Info posted earlier in thread.

I stand corrected. I was thinking of an earlier other thread post I made thinking of a Spieth Stockton Zoeller comparison.

But at 14 and no major Perry has no chance. As you noted he's not eligible without number 15.

Some tour players have had a lesser career than KP based on actual wins but get WGHOF consideration because they won 2 majors/Players.(i.e. John Daly, Andy North, Lee Janzen and some others since they won multiple "majors" and Janzen a Players) with less overall wins than KP. (KP won 14 tour events, LJ (8), AN (3), JD (5) won a combined 16 times on tour but since they won the "right" events they can be considered for the WGHOF). Same as Justin Leonard (1 major/1Players).

 

Not saying KP should be considered for the WGHOF at all but the majors, as important as they are in golf history, are given too much weight/importance when comparing careers.

I'm certainly with you on the least one. Majors get too much credit.

[iBanesto]

Perry won 14 times on the PGA Tour. Had he won a 15th he would be eligible for the WGHOF but with zero majors no chance of getting nominated. Info posted earlier in thread.

I stand corrected. I was thinking of an earlier other thread post I made thinking of a Spieth Stockton Zoeller comparison.

But at 14 and no major Perry has no chance. As you noted he's not eligible without number 15.

Some tour players have had a lesser career than KP based on actual wins but get WGHOF consideration because they won 2 majors/Players.(i.e. John Daly, Andy North, Lee Janzen and some others since they won multiple "majors" and Janzen a Players) with less overall wins than KP. (KP won 14 tour events, LJ (8), AN (3), JD (5) won a combined 16 times on tour but since they won the "right" events they can be considered for the WGHOF). Same as Justin Leonard (1 major/1Players).

 

Not saying KP should be considered for the WGHOF at all but the majors, as important as they are in golf history, are given too much weight/importance when comparing careers.

I'm certainly with you on the least one. Majors get too much credit.

 

With respect to Daly, North and Janzen, they all have 2 majors.

 

Winning 1 major is something but to win another is next level.

 

But this WGHoF is too subjective for my liking.