Interesting trivia; majors won by country and US state

[tiderider]

alabama sneaking in there with 6, tied with florida and ahead of 20 other states with bigger populations ... we seem to show up a bit on athletic lists, punching above our weight ...

[Ashley Schaeffer]

> @tiderider said:

> alabama sneaking in there with 6, tied with florida and ahead of 20 other states with bigger populations ... we seem to show up a bit on athletic lists, punching **above our weight** ...

 

Wellll....Let’s not get carried away...

JK, Tide, JK. Great representation on the list for Alabama. My home state has a big fat zero.

[OutBackHack]

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> > > Rose was born in SA. but has English citizenship. So it depends on your criteria for the list.

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> > No it doesn't depend on "your criteria", he's British, he plays for Europe in team events.

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> When you produce your own chart you can use whatever criteria you choose. You could even choose to do it based on where they live.

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Ok Donald.

[jmvargas]

> @duffer987 said:

> Where's this list coming from?

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> It's got some pretty obvious mistakes: Faldo + Rose + Willet > 6, Rory + Gmac + Clarke > 5, Seve + Jose Maria + Sergio > 6

 

I think it's the British Open winners that may make up for the differences..

[bscinstnct]

NY has 7. Who? Gotta check it out.

[tiderider]

sarazen ...

[Hawkeye77]

Suddenly Jack Fleck no longer has a U.S. Open win?

 

No words.

 

 

 

[Hawkeye77]

And Sandy Lyle wasn't born in Scotland so totals for The Masters and The Open are off.

[Roadking2003]

> @tiderider said:

> alabama sneaking in there with 6, tied with florida and ahead of 20 other states with bigger populations ... we seem to show up a bit on athletic lists, punching above our weight ...

 

Only a Masters win away from a "state slam".

[tiderider]

> @Roadking2003 said:

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> > alabama sneaking in there with 6, tied with florida and ahead of 20 other states with bigger populations ... we seem to show up a bit on athletic lists, punching above our weight ...

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> Only a Masters win away from a "state slam".

 

hubert should've won in '78 ... led after 54 but player shot a 64 on sunday ...

 

[BrianMcG]

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> Not if you are compiling a list by country of birth. Kinda like Feherty. Born in Ireland but now a US citizen. I'll put all of Feherty's majors in both Ireland and the USA.

 

Yes, Feherty. That's why Texas numbers are so big.

[tgard227]

Yeah, that Missouri Kansas thing is a little touchy in the Kansas City area(not that it matters much though) :smile: Who are the major champion winners from Missouri? Payne Stewart, Tom Watson and Hale Irwin? Who am I missing from Missouri?

[Ashley Schaeffer]

Horton Smith

 

 

[Roadking2003]

And Herman Keiser (Masters 1946), Johnny Revolta (PGA 1935)

[Roadking2003]

> @bscinstnct said:

> NY has 7. Who? Gotta check it out.

Craig Wood (2), Ed Furgol, Tony Manero, Gene Sarazen (2), Jim Turnesa. Lots more if you start counting in the 1920s.

 

[golfandfishing]

Off the top of my head KY is missing a Masters - Gay Brewer.

[golfandfishing]

Good Lord - the censor doesn’t allow you to type G A Y Brewer?

[tiderider]

> @golfandfishing said:

> Good Lord - the censor doesn’t allow you to type G A Y Brewer?

 

the censor probably knows it's a name and is completely empathetic to anyone with such a name ...

[bscinstnct]

> @Roadking2003 said:

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> > NY has 7. Who? Gotta check it out.

> Craig Wood (2), Ed Furgol, Tony Manero, Gene Sarazen (2), Jim Turnesa. Lots more if you start counting in the 1920s.

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Thanks, Rk.

 

Tony Manero? never knew ; )

 

 

 

Ha, actually here he is, interesting story too.

 

 

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_U.S._Open_(golf)

 

Entering the final round, Cooper led Manero by four strokes. Manero's final round 67 (−5) was a course record and gave him a 72-hole total of 282 (−6), two strokes ahead of Cooper, who shot 73 (+1) for 284. Manero's total of 282 set a new U.S. Open tournament record by four shots; the previous record of 286 was set in 1916.[4]

 

Manero was fortunate to even be in the championship, because during sectional qualifying, he needed a chip-in on his final hole just to qualify. His victory was not without controversy. During the final round he was paired with Gene Sarazen, whose tournament scoring record he would break. Sarazen apparently requested the pairing as he believed he could help the notoriously high-strung Manero, a close friend, stay calm. Afterwards a complaint was filed with the USGA alleging that Sarazen was actually giving advice to Manero, a violation of the rules. After a meeting, the USGA ruled that there was no evidence of any wrongdoing, and Manero was allowed to keep the championship.

 

 

[RobotDoctor]

Is it an accurate reflection to say Nicklaus contributed 18 majors for Ohio when he moved to Florida, became a resident of Florida, and won a bulk of his majors as a Florida resident? If being from a state constitutes a win for that state then what about Hale Irwin and Colorado? He went to HS in Boulder and attended the University of Colorado.

 

It's interesting where the regions where these great golfers came from.

[cardoustie]

Sad to see Canada with only one by Mikey Weir. If only Knudson could putt !!

We need a Danish winner to round out my heritage. If Sweden can do it surely Beergarden or Thorbjorn can raise the viking hammer

[cdnglf]

> @cardoustie said:

> Sad to see Canada with only one by Mikey Weir. If only Knudson could putt !!

> We need a Danish winner to round out my heritage. If Sweden can do it surely Beergarden or Thorbjorn can raise the viking hammer

 

Stephen Ames won the 5th major (by 6 strokes!) after becoming a Canadian.

 

[Ashley Schaeffer]

> @RobotDoctor said:

> Is it an accurate reflection to say Nicklaus contributed 18 majors for Ohio when he moved to Florida, became a resident of Florida, and won a bulk of his majors as a Florida resident? If being from a state constitutes a win for that state then what about Hale Irwin and Colorado? He went to HS in Boulder and attended the University of Colorado.

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> It's interesting where the regions where these great golfers came from.

 

Irwin was born in Missouri, raised in Kansas and CO.

[blink3665]

> @2putttom said:

> those 8 by Georgia,,,, Jones related? Not jonesscott !

 

JonesScott was from my hometown and state of Seattle, WA. We get to claim him.

[cardoustie]

Sarazen and Manero were really the original Italian major winners, no offense to Molinari

[RobotDoctor]

> @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

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> > Is it an accurate reflection to say Nicklaus contributed 18 majors for Ohio when he moved to Florida, became a resident of Florida, and won a bulk of his majors as a Florida resident? If being from a state constitutes a win for that state then what about Hale Irwin and Colorado? He went to HS in Boulder and attended the University of Colorado.

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> Irwin was born in Missouri, raised in Kansas and CO.

 

Right. Started playing competitive golf in Colorado.

[Roadking2003]

> @golfandfishing said:

> Off the top of my head KY is missing a Masters - **** Brewer.

 

G. Brewer was born in Ohio.

[Roadking2003]

> @RobotDoctor said:

> Is it an accurate reflection to say Nicklaus contributed 18 majors for Ohio when he moved to Florida, became a resident of Florida, and won a bulk of his majors as a Florida resident? If being from a state constitutes a win for that state then what about Hale Irwin and Colorado? He went to HS in Boulder and attended the University of Colorado.

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> It's interesting where the regions where these great golfers came from.

 

I used the birth state for the stats. It would be quite difficult to track by state of residence.

[golfandfishing]

> @Roadking2003 said:

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> G. Brewer was born in Ohio.

 

Indeed he was, thought he was a KY guy, turns out he was raised there, but born in OH, good job.

[Hawkeye77]

Nice effort, and lots of work, but chart still isn't corrected for Iowa's 3 majors, not 2.

 

Figures a Texas guy is still pissed about Hogan losing. ;-)