Your State's Golf Mt. Rushmore

[rwl]

> @lchang said:

> California: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller.

> (No room for Ken Venturi. And others I’ve missed?)

> Better than Texas?

 

Pretty close but I'd argue Crenshaw over Casper cinches it. Of course I'm biased but not even playing the Babe Zaharias, Harvey Penick et al card

[BlackDiamondPar5]

Hailing from Western NY State:

Walter Hagen

Calvin Peete

Jeff Sluman

Robert Trent Jones Sr (yeah he wasn't born in NY but his golf career started in NY. First as head pro in a small town course in Western NY and then built his first course in WNY-- both still open and very nice)

[dan360]

Washington. Born here? Hmm.... currently it would be

Fred Couples

JoAnne Carner

Ryan Moore

Kirk Triplett

 

we will have to wait & see what happens with others.

[lchang]

> @rwl said:

> > @lchang said:

> > California: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller.

> > (No room for Ken Venturi. And others I’ve missed?)

> > Better than Texas?

>

> Pretty close but I'd argue Crenshaw over Casper cinches it. Of course I'm biased but not even playing the Babe Zaharias, Harvey Penick et al card

 

Why Crenshaw over Casper? Casper had 51 Tour wins and 3 majors. Crenshaw with 19 and 2.

 

[dlygrisse]

Kansas.

 

Tom Watson. Born in Missouri, but played golf at Kansas City CC, which is on the Kansas side of state line. Lives on Overland Park Kansas. Yes this one is Debatable but he is in the Kansas golf HOF.

Gary Woodland

Matt Gogel

Jug McSpadden

Jim Colbert went to KState, born in NJ. Colbert Hills in Manhattan is his design, I have seen him hanging out there playing golf. Has strong ties with KState.

Grier Jones. PGA rookie of the year. Solid player back in the 70’s.

 

 

 

[tommg]

Moe Norman, Mike Wier, Sandra Post, Stanley Thompson.

[MountainGoat]

The list of great golfers from Maryland is pretty short. In no particular order -- Donnie Hammond, Fred Funk, Mark Carnevale, Jim Estes. Fortunately, our mountains aren't very tall.

 

[RIRider]

That would be Brad Faxon, Billy Andrade, and Dana Quigley from the biggest little, Rhode Island. I'm guessing there are a few lesser known but my interest ends here.

[MaineMariner]

Maine:

 

Uh, I don't know. We're a small, cold weather state, it's not fair.

[Ryan3773]

Steve Stricker, jerry Kelly, Kohler, Tiger Woods (he played tournaments here several times)

[ratdg1]

> @tannyhoban said:

> Ohio might be something like:

> Nicklaus, Weiskopf, Harbert, Shute

 

Nicklaus and Weiskopf are obvious, but I would argue that there are better choices for the other spots. Pete Dye is from Urbana, and Bill Powell, the first African-American to build and own a golf course, is from Canton. I'd argue they should be on there before Harbert and Shute. I had to google Harbert, and I only knew who Shute was because he was my club's first pro.

[mogc60]

Being from Utah...

Tony Finau

Bruce Summerhays

Daniel Summerhays

Bob Betley

Many affiliates via college and such like Johnny Miller, Mike Weir but home grown the list is kinda small with true tour success.

The club pro list is very strong here though and the success they’ve had nationally in the PGA events.

[DE-ILLINI]

Delaware: Ed “Porky” Oliver otherwise not much to choose from in the First State.

[Ghostwedge]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> Nile Kinnick, Bob Feller, Dan Gable.

>

> That’s plenty - we can put golfers on library murals.

 

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> Nile Kinnick, Bob Feller, Dan Gable.

>

> That’s plenty - we can put golfers on library murals.

 

You forgot the obvious... Hayden Fry and Jack Fleck.

[BicknellCC]

Indiana

I guess Fuzzy Zoeller is about it.

[Fairwindsgolfer]

Connecticut:

Julius Boros (Fairfield)

Doug Ford (West Haven)

JJ Henry (Fairfield)

[Fairwindsgolfer]

> @BicknellCC said:

> Indiana

> I guess Fuzzy Zoeller is about it.

 

Granted they haven't become professional standouts as of yet, but you've got Patrick Rodgers and Jeff Overton

[BicknellCC]

> @Fairwindsgolfer said:

> > @BicknellCC said:

> > Indiana

> > I guess Fuzzy Zoeller is about it.

>

> Granted they haven't become professional standouts as of yet, but you've got Patrick Rodgers and Jeff Overton

 

Also currently have Adam Schenk, and Tyler Duncan. both have contended, but not won on the Pga Tour.

[mizuno player]

> @MountainGoat said:

> The list of great golfers from Maryland is pretty short. In no particular order -- Donnie Hammond, Fred Funk, Mark Carnevale, Jim Estes. Fortunately, our mountains aren't very tall.

>

 

Mart West. He's a life long Am but the guy was rediculous....

But you are correct. MD isn't known for it's super star golfers.... Thankfully we have some super star courses!!

[ratdg1]

> @BicknellCC said:

> Indiana

> I guess Fuzzy Zoeller is about it.

 

Chick Evans, of Evans Scholarship fame.

[BicknellCC]

> @ratdg1 said:

> > @BicknellCC said:

> > Indiana

> > I guess Fuzzy Zoeller is about it.

>

> Chick Evans, of Evans Scholarship fame.

 

Thanks, I did a search on him and learned something new today

[zonadub]

> @BNGL said:

> North Dakota- Mike Podolak, Tom Hoge, Amy Anderson-Olson, John Reuter Jr.

 

Mike Morley (Quad Cities), Beverly Hanson (17 LPGA titles including 3 majors. She won the first LPGA Championship 1958)

[Hawkeye77]

> @Ghostwedge said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Nile Kinnick, Bob Feller, Dan Gable.

> >

> > That’s plenty - we can put golfers on library murals.

>

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Nile Kinnick, Bob Feller, Dan Gable.

> >

> > That’s plenty - we can put golfers on library murals.

>

> You forgot the obvious... Hayden Fry and Jack Fleck.

 

LOL, like I said golfers don’t deserve chiseling and Zach would be way more deserving than Fleck, heck amateur legend in his own time Eugene Elliott more deserving than Fleck!

 

Love Hayden but Kinnick only on a Mount Rushmore type monument.

 

[rangersgoalie]

> @lchang said:

> California: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller.

> (No room for Ken Venturi. And others I’ve missed?)

> Better than Texas?

 

Mickey Wright

[lchang]

> @rangersgoalie said:

> > @lchang said:

> > California: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller.

> > (No room for Ken Venturi. And others I’ve missed?)

> > Better than Texas?

>

> Mickey Wright

 

Ohhh! I guess Wright should bump Miller. My goodness! Miller and Venturi on the bench!

[grm24]

> @lchang said:

> > @rwl said:

> > > @lchang said:

> > > California: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller.

> > > (No room for Ken Venturi. And others I’ve missed?)

> > > Better than Texas?

> >

> > Pretty close but I'd argue Crenshaw over Casper cinches it. Of course I'm biased but not even playing the Babe Zaharias, Harvey Penick et al card

>

> Why Crenshaw over Casper? Casper had 51 Tour wins and 3 majors. Crenshaw with 19 and 2.

>

 

Billy Casper all day every day over Ben. Casper is the most over looked under appreciated great player ever. Full stop.

[rwl]

> @grm24 said:

> > @lchang said:

> > > @rwl said:

> > > > @lchang said:

> > > > California: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, Johnny Miller.

> > > > (No room for Ken Venturi. And others I’ve missed?)

> > > > Better than Texas?

> > >

> > > Pretty close but I'd argue Crenshaw over Casper cinches it. Of course I'm biased but not even playing the Babe Zaharias, Harvey Penick et al card

> >

> > Why Crenshaw over Casper? Casper had 51 Tour wins and 3 majors. Crenshaw with 19 and 2.

> >

>

> Billy Casper all day every day over Ben. Casper is the most over looked under appreciated great player ever. Full stop.

 

By that measure Kathy Whitworth blows away both Casper & Crenshaw; 88 tour wins most of PGA or LPGA. Still love Ben though... Hook 'em Horns!

[Schley]

No idea for Illinois golfers???? Not many.

[Schley]

> @Ghostwedge said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Nile Kinnick, Bob Feller, Dan Gable.

> >

> > That’s plenty - we can put golfers on library murals.

>

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Nile Kinnick, Bob Feller, Dan Gable.

> >

> > That’s plenty - we can put golfers on library murals.

>

> You forgot the obvious... Hayden Fry and Jack Fleck.

 

Hayden is not from Iowa, but Texas I believe. Also Kirk Ferentz has a better record than Hayden now.

[ceejay81]

> @clp34vmp said:

> Though it's not my home state, I've lived in Virginia for quite a while now, so I'll go with:

> Snead, L. Wadkins, Strange, and Vinny Giles

 

 

Not sure how you could leave off Mark Carnevale and Robert Wrenn off this elite list.