What State Has Produced The Coolest Golfers

[LaterOn61]

Define coolest...

 

I'll take Pennsylvania, simply due to Palmer

Palmer, Furyk, and Mediate plus some of the best Ams. Jay Sigel and a woman from Pittsburgh whose name escapes me. She was from Sewickley.

I forgot Betsy King

[bladehunter]

south carolina man..... Dustin Johnson, Kisner, william Mcgirt, DJ trahan, tommy Gainey, ....we even claim Heinrick Stenson since his wife went to USC ( yes the original USC) and he practices with the team when close by.....

[bladehunter]

Ohio......we have Jack

 

And not to mention HVIII, Kokrak, Knost, and I'll accept JDay as an Ohioan now.

 

HVIII is a Pirate and to be a pirate you have to swear off all other allgiences ...so i hereby decree him to belong to North Cackalacky!

[elwhippy]

Alaska surely....

[jeepman]

Ohio......we have Jack

 

And not to mention HVIII, Kokrak, Knost, and I'll accept JDay as an Ohioan now.

 

HVIII is a Pirate and to be a pirate you have to swear off all other allgiences ...so i hereby decree him to belong to North Cackalacky!

 

Agreed. He was born in the state that "claims" to have had an influence on flying but grew up in the First in Flight state just outside of Charlotte.

[jeepman]

While admittedly not as much in recent years as a few years back but a case could be made for North Carolina. This is especially true if you include players either currently live or who went to college in NC....

• Davis Love III
  
• Raymond Floy
  
• Peggy Kirk Bell
  
• Webb Simpson
  
• Chip Beck
  
• Skip Alexander
  
• Harvey Ward
  
• Will Mackinzie
  
• Harold Varner III
  
• William McGirt
  
• Jim Thorpe
  
• Charlie Sifford
  
• Scott Hoch
  
• Johnny Palmer
  
• Billy Jo Patton
  
• Donald Ross (adopted North Carolinian)
  

Throw in the college players.....

• Arnold Palmer
  
• Jay Haas
  
• Lanny Wadkins
  
• Curtis Strange
  
• Scott Hoch
  
• Bill Haas
  
• Billy Andre
  
• Darren Clarke
  
• Kevin Streelman
  
• Joe Oglvie
  
• Carl Pettersson
  
• Tim Clark
  
• Davis Love III
  
• Raymond Floyd
  

[Roadking2003]

Besides being born in Texas - several others developed their skills in college there - some only briefly - Monte, Faldo, Stewart.

 

Texsport

 

And Couples, Zoeller, Elkington, Lietzke, Rogers, Billy Ray Brown, Jim Nanz......

 

A good trivia question. What school has the most NCAA golf National championships since WWII?

 

A. Houston with 16. OK State is 2nd with 10.

[widow-maker]

Define coolest...

 

I'll take Pennsylvania, simply due to Palmer

And Richard.

[RichieHunt]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

[ruffellprefley]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

 

Bryson DeChambeau

 

cool or tool?

[xflex]

Like Every other sport that matters.....Texas/California/Florida

[LaterOn61]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

Add nancy Lopes and Amy Alcott

[playa]

Besides being born in Texas - several others developed their skills in college there - some only briefly - Monte, Faldo, Stewart.

 

Texsport

 

And Couples, Zoeller, Elkington, Lietzke, Rogers, Billy Ray Brown, Jim Nanz......

 

A good trivia question. What school has the most NCAA golf National championships since WWII?

 

A. Houston with 16. OK State is 2nd with 10.

Jim Nantz is not, by any definition, cool.

[jeepman]

Besides being born in Texas - several others developed their skills in college there - some only briefly - Monte, Faldo, Stewart.

 

Texsport

 

And Couples, Zoeller, Elkington, Lietzke, Rogers, Billy Ray Brown, Jim Nanz......

 

A good trivia question. What school has the most NCAA golf National championships since WWII?

 

A. Houston with 16. OK State is 2nd with 10.

Jim Nantz is not, by any definition, cool.

 

Jim Nantz is, by every definition, the epitome of cool. When referencing golf alone, he's been the voice of CBS Golf for 30 years and of The Masters for 27 years. When he says "Hello friends" or "A tradition unlike any other", you know it's the greatest week of the golf year.

[gvogel]

Define coolest...

 

I'll take Pennsylvania, simply due to Palmer

Palmer, Furyk, and Mediate plus some of the best Ams. Jay Sigel and a woman from Pittsburgh whose name escapes me. She was from Sewickley.

 

Carol Semple - Carol Semple Thompson (married name).

[PJ72]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

 

John Jacobs?

 

I take it you mean someone other than THE John Jacobs?

[Bingo1976]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

 

John Jacobs?

 

I take it you mean someone other than THE John Jacobs?

 

Tiger is not, and never was cool. An enormously talented dweeb, yes, but cool, no.

 

I vote Spain.

[sevenputts]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

 

John Jacobs?

 

I take it you mean someone other than THE John Jacobs?

 

Tiger is not, and never was cool. An enormously talented dweeb, yes, but cool, no.

 

I vote Spain.

Pretty cool dweeb in my book. I vote California.

[bscinstnct]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

 

John Jacobs?

 

I take it you mean someone other than THE John Jacobs?

 

Tiger is not, and never was cool. An enormously talented dweeb, yes, but cool, no.

 

I vote Spain.

 

TW wasn't cool?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TW is the guy who *made golf cool*

 

[Conrad1953]

CALIFORNIA.................where

[Conrad1953]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

 

John Jacobs?

 

I take it you mean someone other than THE John Jacobs?

 

Tiger is not, and never was cool. An enormously talented dweeb, yes, but cool, no.

 

I vote Spain.

 

TW wasn't cool?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TW is the guy who *made golf cool*

 

 

Bsc, WTH is at that Kite is wearing? Is it from ancient Greece or Rome?

[mosesgolf]

This thread is 10x more analytical/controversial compared to asking who is GOAT. :D

[knock it close]

Cat was sooo damn cool on the course, off it not so much

 

[manku]

Tom Kite? Chip Beck? Webb Simpson?

 

Jim Nance?

 

Jack Nicholson is cool. Steve McQueen was cool. Morgan Freeman is cool. Rickie Henderson is cool.

 

Golfers, by and large, are not a cool group...now if we're grading on a curve, then it's a different story.

 

But Arnie, especially in the 60s, was as cool as they came.

[Roadking2003]

Like Every other sport that matters.....Texas/California/Florida

 

Not quite, depending on how you define it. Here are some interesting stats;

 

Major wins by state of birth;

 

TX - 42

CA - 37

OH - 25

VA - 11

MO - 10

 

FL is way down the list with 4.

 

Golfers who have won a major;

 

TX - 18

CA - 15

OH - 7

MO - 5

 

FL is way down at 3.

[Texsport]

Besides being born in Texas - several others developed their skills in college there - some only briefly - Monte, Faldo, Stewart.

 

Texsport

 

And Couples, Zoeller, Elkington, Lietzke, Rogers, Billy Ray Brown, Jim Nanz......

 

A good trivia question. What school has the most NCAA golf National championships since WWII?

 

A. Houston with 16. OK State is 2nd with 10.

 

Add all time LPGA greats - Mickey Wright and Kathy Whitworth

 

Texsport

[bladehunter]

that Kite pic....... man i cant un-see that !? why??? o- why??

[Hawkeye77]

Ohio......we have Jack

 

And not to mention HVIII, Kokrak, Knost, and I'll accept JDay as an Ohioan now.

 

And Weiskopf.

[Hawkeye77]

Wisconsin!

 

Stricker and Kelly are overriding-ly cool.

 

Iowa!

 

Jack Fleck!?!? C'mon. Julius Boros? Sweeeet

 

And Zach - essence of cool, lol.

 

And Dave Rummells.

 

And Lonnie Nielsen.

 

BTW, Julius Boros was from Connecticut.

[Hawkeye77]

I never thought of Tom Kite and Kathy Whitworth as 'cool.' Neither did I think of Byron Nelson that way either, although I greatly admire the man.

 

I would probably go with California.

 

Phil

Tiger

Mac O'Grady

Gary McCord

Johnny Miller

John Jacobs

Bryson DeChambeau

John Cook

Rickie Fowler

Bill Glasson

Mark O'Meara

Tony Lema

Jamie Lovemark

Hunter Mahan

Ryann O'Toole

 

 

 

 

 

RH

 

John Jacobs?

 

I take it you mean someone other than THE John Jacobs?

 

Tiger is not, and never was cool. An enormously talented dweeb, yes, but cool, no.

 

I vote Spain.

 

TW wasn't cool?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TW is the guy who *made golf cool*

 

 

Bsc, WTH is at that Kite is wearing? Is it from ancient Greece or Rome?

 

It's from a pink box at your local pharmacy.