Classiest, most liked guy on tour?

[jmck]

likely be someone who has underachieved...makes a ton of money...and smiles all day to the bank.

 

Chucky Three Sticks. GREAT guy. Loved by everyone. Unusually thoughtful and well spoken too--check out some of the times he's been on No Laying Up's podcasts.

[Tcann32]

likely be someone who has underachieved...makes a ton of money...and smiles all day to the bank.

 

I'd like this 100 times if I could.. haha. I was thinking the exact same thing.

 

Pay me $5M a year to do well enough to get my card and exemptions, make a few cuts, live ultra comfortably, and play golf for a living, and you'd all love the hell outta me! lol It's the guys that take themselves too seriously that become the ones people like less.

 

Essentially, as you described, the guy that smiles a lot and goes WEEEEEEEEE all day and nobody can figure out why he's happy about T35th. He gets a 6 figure check, hops on the plane a few hrs earlier, keeps his endorsements, goes along to the next lavish location, and goes WEEEEE again.

 

The funny thing though, is that these are the guys that seem to appreciate this life the most. Some of the best players seem to be the most unhappy, as the game has taken over their happiness, and they drive angry to the course in their ferrari, and drive home angry in their ferrari, and park it next to their other Ferrari, angry that they aren't playing better.

[2putttom]

Charlie (dancing bear) Hoffman, I had the opportunity to sit in he's company and talk for a while. Charlie has an expansive knowledge of the world and is one hell of an interesting person.

[Francois]

Joking aside, I'm a little surprised no one's mentioned MA Jimenez or Angel Cabrera yet.

 

Being a golf nut and having spent most of my adult life in the UAE I've bumped into many a tour player. MAJ, GMac, David Howell, Rory, Kjeldsen, Chris Wood, Richard Green, Stenson, Monty, Paul Lawrie etc etc. I can say one thing for sure. They are all extremely gracious, friendly and down to earth people. They appreciate nothing more than an acknowledgment and maybe a quick 30 second chinwag about nothing whatsoever. But it is very important to not overstay your welcome. Say hi, talk crap for a short while, wish him the best and move on.

[Fischputza]

I could see Jimmy walker being well liked. But TV only tells us so much.

 

I think his wife was pretty popular, too........

[MattyO1984]

Joking aside, I'm a little surprised no one's mentioned MA Jimenez or Angel Cabrera yet.

 

Being a golf nut and having spent most of my adult life in the UAE I've bumped into many a tour player. MAJ, GMac, David Howell, Rory, Kjeldsen, Chris Wood, David Green, Stenson, Monty, Paul Lawrie etc etc. I can say one thing for sure. They are all extremely gracious, friendly and down to earth people. They appreciate nothing more than an acknowledgment and maybe a quick 30 second chinwag about nothing whatsoever. But it is very important to not overstay your welcome. Say hi, talk crap for a short while, wish him the best and move on.

 

Paul Lawrie is a great guy, he doesn't take any nonsense and I can't imagine that he suffers fools very easily but to have a quick chat with he is very good. I have seen him like that at events where he is playing or spectating and I have seen him that way at his Golf Centre in Aberdeen. I do cringe sometimes at his responses on Twitter but I think that is more to do with the fact that he was an adult before the advent of social media.

[Frankensteins Monster]

Has to be Scott. The ultimate nice guy, the looks, and the classy dress, though I hate the Uniqlo logo. He needs to go back to Ralph Lauren.

[egr2teup]

This thread is refreshing, much more fun than those where the players are being bashed.

[Christosterone]

Son of Sten

 

-Chris

[SteelPride]

Jesus Christ you can't go 20 minutes on a golf broadcast without hearing he world "class" or some variation thereof.

 

"Pure class", "all class", "classy", "classiest", "class-tastic", "class-master", "class-Diego", "class-hole", "class-me-ouhtsiiide", "shake that class, girl"...

 

I'm sick of the damn word. What does it even mean? To the OPs point though, Rose seems like a good dude. But I don't know him personally and it's tough to ascertain how "classy" someone is based off a handshake or pat on the back. What's the alternative? Kicking Sergio in the balls?

[rangersgoalie]

When I was playing, Nick Price was the nicest great player. He was just a good guy, great to play with, and when he was number one, it was impressive.

 

I will surprise a few people, by Norman was very nice to me as well. I played in Australia a bit, and really liked it, so maybe that's why, but he was very good to me.

 

Curtis Strange reached out to help me out as a second year player, and I never forgot that. I didn't spend much time with him, but he was very good to me as well, even when he transitioned more to tv.

 

Most of the guys were fine, like anything else, personalities clash, but for very,very good players, the guys above were good to me, and as a nobody, those were nice moments

[Francois]

When I was playing, Nick Price was the nicest great player. He was just a good guy, great to play with, and when he was number one, it was impressive.

 

I will surprise a few people, by Norman was very nice to me as well. I played in Australia a bit, and really liked it, so maybe that's why, but he was very good to me.

 

Curtis Strange reached out to help me out as a second year player, and I never forgot that. I didn't spend much time with him, but he was very good to me as well, even when he transitioned more to tv.

 

Most of the guys were fine, like anything else, personalities clash, but for very,very good players, the guys above were good to me, and as a nobody, those were nice moments

 

It must be a Zimbo thing. I am yet to meet a person from Zim who's a muppet.

[1s1k]

BEEEEEEEEEF!!!!

[pcs11]

Here is that Golf Digest article. I believe they were ranked tournament volunteers and employees etc. etc.

 

http://www.golfdigest.com/gallery/top-30-good-guys-on-tour#5

[Undershooter30]

Here's a link to the golf digest article about best like pros among their peers: http://www.golfdiges...-guys-on-tour#1

 

Stricker is an easy pick. Always a super friendly guy. My sister in law met him at the Masters this passed week and said he was awesome. Kuch also gave her a Masters bag. Another classy dude.

She also watched DJ's french bulldog for him and Paulina for a little while on Tuesday I think. I may or may not have given her a hard time saying it was her fault he busted his a** coming down those stairs lol.

 

I think it says alot about Rory that he's so high up the list. I'm a bit biased there as he's probably my favorite player though. Gmac is another one that I've always thought was super classy.

 

edit: spelling

[Undershooter30]

Here is that Golf Digest article. I believe they were ranked tournament volunteers and employees etc. etc.

 

http://www.golfdiges...-guys-on-tour#5

haha beat me to it by seconds. I wrote too much :)

[Barfolomew]

They're all so nice...

[WidespreadPanic]

I think its gotta be Strick. To me he has one of the most envious careers of anybody. 12 wins, over 100 top 10's, made over $40 million. Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup player and captain. Girls streaking across the green for you.

[Undershooter30]

I think its gotta be Strick. To me he has one of the most envious careers of anybody. 12 wins, over 100 top 10's, made over $40 million. Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup player and captain. Girls streaking across the green for you.

Don't forget the fact that he's a savage too

[cray159]

Not on the PGA Tour but I like Kenny Perry and Steve Flesch

[CHuntsman]

Andrew "Beef " Johnston for the win!

[Roadking2003]

Els, Stricker, Scott, Furyk, Kaymer, Kuchar, Fowler, "Meat", Donald, Weekly.

 

Still don't understand why Rickie was the only pro who showed up at the Opening ceremony. Where TF were the other players?

 

How do you know that?

[ablewalker]

O'hair..Vegas...Chalmers..Senden...off the top of my head all seem like nice guys and realize what great lives they have playing Golf for a living.

[Caddykev]

Joking aside, I'm a little surprised no one's mentioned MA Jimenez or Angel Cabrera yet.

I loved Cabrera trying to walk in on Berger a couple weeks ago as he was taking hours to putt out from 2 feet. He kept stepping up and then stopping with a look on his face. Watching him play when I was a kid at Torrey pines was awesome. He walked up to his hall in the rough, hit his cig one last time, pulled a club and stiffed it and picked up his cig and took another drag and walked away handing his club to his caddy. He didn't mess around. He was super classy in his defeat to Scott as well. I bet his English probably is a barrier to being tips on this list.

[toddnt]

Stricker, Jim F, Varner, Scott come to mind. I feel most of the guys are pretty cool, seems more appropriate to name the jack-wagons!

[Undershooter30]

Joking aside, I'm a little surprised no one's mentioned MA Jimenez or Angel Cabrera yet.

I loved Cabrera trying to walk in on Berger a couple weeks ago as he was taking hours to putt out from 2 feet. He kept stepping up and then stopping with a look on his face. Watching him play when I was a kid at Torrey pines was awesome. He walked up to his hall in the rough, hit his cig one last time, pulled a club and stiffed it and picked up his cig and took another drag and walked away handing his club to his caddy. He didn't mess around. He was super classy in his defeat to Scott as well. I bet his English probably is a barrier to being tips on this list.

His English is actually pretty solid. He uses a translator for press conferences "just in case."

[Chip Out Sideways]

Here is that Golf Digest article. I believe they were ranked tournament volunteers and employees etc. etc.

 

http://www.golfdiges...-guys-on-tour#5

haha beat me to it by seconds. I wrote too much :)

 

I will get my tin hat judging by responses in another thread but Paddy is on this list and quite high whereas Garcia is not. I like Garcia and loved the fact he won last week (although Rose is my current favourite player) but that history he has plays against him and although he has grown up he needs to show some remorse for past misdemeanors.

[aarbro]

As an Aussie, it's great to see lots of people saying Scotty. I've met Geoff Ogilvy at the Aus Open before and he's a great guy. He did have a run in with Robert Allenby a few years ago, but I think he is probably the only Aussie on tour I can think of that is a complete loss.

[4thand11]

 

 

- Rosie

- Kaymer

- Fowler

- Kuchar

 

I don't pick:

 

- Mickelson (his "always smile" looks a bit fake to me)

 

 

Funny that you say that about Mickelson's fake smile, yet have Kuchar on your most classy list. It just irks me the way Kuch wanders around the course smiling like a lobotomy patient.

 

Plus Kuch gave that bizarre interview where he kept repeating that he would feel better if he could "punch Faldo in the back of the neck". Supposed to be funny, I guess. Weird sense of humor, I say.

[thug the bunny]

At the PGA last year, I was sitting greenside and GMac hit his approach a little short left in the rough right in front of me. He comes up, surveys his shot, he's a bit short-sided, a delicate little shot. He steps up and before settling in he turns to us and asks "What are my odds?". There's 3 young dudes to my left and one says "50%" He says "50%? That's it?". Then he hit a meh chip to about 5ft.

 

Anyways,

 

GMac

Weekly

Furyk

Mediate

Goydos