Rory/Day/DJ will never win another major

[JeffreySpicoli]

I love these speculative threads.

 

My prediction is that Young Tom Morris, Harry Vardon, and Chick Evans won't win any more Majors.

[golfer929]

 

Appreciate the hot take my man!

 

Just because you don't see them running around making the throat slash motion and screaming on every made putt doesn't mean they don't have the will or drive to win. I think this generation of elite tour pros is much different than anything we have seen in the past. Yes, they are friends but they also compete, they quietly thrive to push each other to be better each and every day. Read any background on how they prep, and the physical conditioning they do now and it instantly disproves your theory. If they were content just floundering in mediocrity while still making millions you wouldn't see any of that.

 

I like the GIF, lol! I suppose that could be true, that they just don't show it on the outside. I also have picked these 3 due to other reasons besides drive

[youdamantiger]

Why is Skip Bayless posting on GolfWRX?

 

Honestly I would rather have a forum full of Skip Baylesses and Johnny Millers than a forum full of Kiss-Azz Frank Nobilos.

[dikaia22]

 

Appreciate the hot take my man!

 

Just because you don't see them running around making the throat slash motion and screaming on every made putt doesn't mean they don't have the will or drive to win. I think this generation of elite tour pros is much different than anything we have seen in the past. Yes, they are friends but they also compete, they quietly thrive to push each other to be better each and every day. Read any background on how they prep, and the physical conditioning they do now and it instantly disproves your theory. If they were content just floundering in mediocrity while still making millions you wouldn't see any of that.

 

I like the GIF, lol! I suppose that could be true, that they just don't show it on the outside. I also have picked these 3 due to other reasons besides drive

 

Would they be off course money, family, and the very limited schedules they play?

 

 

[golfer929]

I'm not ready to close the door on them just yet, but I do think you have a point. Who would've guessed after the 1964 Masters that Arnie would never win another major? Or Tom Watson at the '83 Open? Or Hogan at the '53 Open? Or the biggest example, Tiger at Torry Pines? The point is, in retrospect, we recognize these things as historical facts but at the time it would have been crazy to suggest those guys were done. Every player, no matter who they are, has that one major win in their career that turns out to be their last. If Rory never wins another he has still had a remarkable, HOF career. If DJ and Day are done however, I think they vastly underachieved considering their immense talent.

 

You, thanks for the comments.Yes, everyone right now thinks I am crazy but if I said this about any of those other greats of the game I would have been called an idiot as well. Rory has had a great career so far, and there is nothing wrong with him not winning another major. He is HOF'er. I agree that DJ/Day have underachieved but still both great talents

[deadsolid...shank]

Geeze people. The guy has an opinion. He put it out there on the line with the reasons he thinks so. He didnt trash any of the three (anymore so that things that have been said here on numerous occasions). And he's politely responded to all the comments (many of which didn't deserve a response).

 

Lighten up a little. If you disagree with him, tell him why, in the same tone he's responded to everyone here.

 

Real nice welcome.

 

BTW OP, while I can certainly see where and why you're coming from on that opinion, I just thing there is way too much talent in that group for one of them to not win another one at some point.

[golfer929]

I love these speculative threads.

 

My prediction is that Young Tom Morris, Harry Vardon, and Chick Evans won't win any more Majors.

 

I think you maybe be right on the money with that one!

[golfer929]

 

Appreciate the hot take my man!

 

Just because you don't see them running around making the throat slash motion and screaming on every made putt doesn't mean they don't have the will or drive to win. I think this generation of elite tour pros is much different than anything we have seen in the past. Yes, they are friends but they also compete, they quietly thrive to push each other to be better each and every day. Read any background on how they prep, and the physical conditioning they do now and it instantly disproves your theory. If they were content just floundering in mediocrity while still making millions you wouldn't see any of that.

 

I like the GIF, lol! I suppose that could be true, that they just don't show it on the outside. I also have picked these 3 due to other reasons besides drive

 

Would they be off course money, family, and the very limited schedules they play?

 

I think it could be a combo of all 3 things. They guys have tons of money and have secured a nice future for their families. Rory has just gotten married and is going to have kids at some point in time I believe. Day/DJ already have 3 young children between them and I think they will want to be there for them and will be focusing less on golf. Also, these 3 players have unfortunately been injury riddled their careers and as they get older will not become healthier

[golfer929]

Geeze people. The guy has an opinion. He put it out there on the line with the reasons he thinks so. He didnt trash any of the three (anymore so that things that have been said here on numerous occasions). And he's politely responded to all the comments (many of which didn't deserve a response).

 

Lighten up a little. If you disagree with him, tell him why, in the same tone he's responded to everyone here.

 

Real nice welcome.

 

BTW OP, while I can certainly see where and why you're coming from on that opinion, I just thing there is way too much talent in that group for one of them to not win another one at some point.

 

Thank you, DeadSolid! I think that most people on this forum and this thread have opinions of the PGA Tour that are way out there but are too afraid to say it. I hope that my thread inspires them to share their opinions! I agree they all are tremendous talents, but I just think that other outside factors that I have previously stated in my OP and comments are and will limit them. Have a great weekend!

[dlygrisse]

I think you all are being a little harsh on the OP. What he is saying is plausible. Except probably for different reasons.

 

Rory-short game and putting yips may doom him

Day-health issues, his body seems to be breaking down.

DJ-who knows what's going on in his head? But I gotta think he will stumble upon another one, but golf is hard and you just never know. My guess these guys will all have another run after a little down time but I remember thing the same about Tom Watson in the mid 1980's. At the time it was obvious he was going to win 50-60 total with 12-15 majors.

 

And then he just quit winning.

[Froghair]

You heard it here first, these 3 will never win another major. They all don't have the Will to Win, especially Rory. You can just see it in his eyes. He doesn't want to put in the work to be the best, he is content with just making money and that's it. He can say he wants to win all he wants but I do not believe it for 1 second.

 

Day has already peaked. He might win a Tour event now and again but will not close out another major. He played the best round of his life in the '15 PGA and barely edged out Spieth who did not have that great of a Sunday and was just playing the last few holes safely so he could capture World #1.

 

DJ will win a tour event every year but same thing as Rory is that he doesn't have the eye of the tiger. He gives in when it gets too hard for him. He played great at Oakmont I will give him that but if he gets into the thick of it on Sunday again he will not close the door. Wow he cant hit the long ball, great for him. But when it comes down to it he isn't clutch.

 

 

"Some want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" -MJ

I haven't read the whole thread, but I'd be surprised if most folks didn't want some of what you're smokin'.

 

*edit* On the other hand, that s#&t make ya crazy, so I don't know.

[jmck]

73 more Posts and you can sell whatever...

 

Only 50 more and he's there! Impressive!

[Maximilian]

There has been 27 different major champions the last ten years. If I was going to make a list today of people I think will win a major in the next 10 years, all of those three would be high on my list. Of course there will be new players coming that we haven't heard of yet, but all three of these are still young and relatively healthy.

 

We see a lot of pictures posted of todays superstar golfers when they are out doing other things, that I think some people don't realise exactly how much work they do put in. Showing emotions or not while on the course counts for little in my opinion, no telling what's going on in their heads or what techniques they use to stay focused and calm.

 

Remember when Rory lead the Masters by four going into the last day, only to have a complete meltdown? He said he watched the footage afterwards and didn't recognise himself, he spent way more time on every shot trying to do everything perfect (I'm paraphrasing, but that was basically it). After watching that he made an effort when going to the US Open the same year, to do everything like he normally does, and he ran away with it. Did he look hungry during that Masters? Yeah, but that didn't work for him.

 

Dustin gets made out to be a dumb and doesn't care. He may or may not be dumb, I don't know, but I am sure he cares and has just figured out what works for him on the course. He's playing some pretty fantastic golf with his no-emotions expression.

 

Even though Brooks and Fowler arn't in this discussion, they look very much the same while playing. Brooks even said in his recent press conference that he believes people put to much pressure on themselves in the majors and don't play their natural way and that puts them in a disadvantage (paraphrasing again).

 

Maybe you are right and none of these guys will win another major, but I personally don't believe so, even if it takes them a few years.

[golfer929]

I think you all are being a little harsh on the OP. What he is saying is plausible. Except probably for different reasons.

 

Rory-short game and putting yips may doom him

Day-health issues, his body seems to be breaking down.

DJ-who knows what's going on in his head? But I gotta think he will stumble upon another one, but golf is hard and you just never know. My guess these guys will all have another run after a little down time but I remember thing the same about Tom Watson in the mid 1980's. At the time it was obvious he was going to win 50-60 total with 12-15 majors.

 

And then he just quit winning.

 

Thanks for the reply, always love to hear feedback! I like your reasons for why they might not win also, I think I stated some of them in my previous comments. Hope you have a great day today!

[jacot23]

73 more Posts and you can sell whatever...

 

Only 50 more and he's there! Impressive!

 

LMAO!

 

There is this though:

 

"Post runs (more than 10 posts per day) to reach 75 posts are monitored and will result in account suspension."

[golfer929]

You heard it here first, these 3 will never win another major. They all don't have the Will to Win, especially Rory. You can just see it in his eyes. He doesn't want to put in the work to be the best, he is content with just making money and that's it. He can say he wants to win all he wants but I do not believe it for 1 second.

 

Day has already peaked. He might win a Tour event now and again but will not close out another major. He played the best round of his life in the '15 PGA and barely edged out Spieth who did not have that great of a Sunday and was just playing the last few holes safely so he could capture World #1.

 

DJ will win a tour event every year but same thing as Rory is that he doesn't have the eye of the tiger. He gives in when it gets too hard for him. He played great at Oakmont I will give him that but if he gets into the thick of it on Sunday again he will not close the door. Wow he cant hit the long ball, great for him. But when it comes down to it he isn't clutch.

 

 

"Some want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" -MJ

I haven't read the whole thread, but I'd be surprised if most folks didn't want some of what you're smokin'.

 

I do not smoke, have a good day

[tiderider]

You heard it here first, these 3 will never win another major. They all don't have the Will to Win, especially Rory. You can just see it in his eyes. He doesn't want to put in the work to be the best, he is content with just making money and that's it. He can say he wants to win all he wants but I do not believe it for 1 second.

 

Day has already peaked. He might win a Tour event now and again but will not close out another major. He played the best round of his life in the '15 PGA and barely edged out Spieth who did not have that great of a Sunday and was just playing the last few holes safely so he could capture World #1.

 

DJ will win a tour event every year but same thing as Rory is that he doesn't have the eye of the tiger. He gives in when it gets too hard for him. He played great at Oakmont I will give him that but if he gets into the thick of it on Sunday again he will not close the door. Wow he cant hit the long ball, great for him. But when it comes down to it he isn't clutch.

 

 

"Some want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" -MJ

 

I don't fully agree, I think Ror's game is good enough to catch fire once in a while, if the conditions are right and everything. Probably same with Johnson.

 

The discussion is more interesting when people go out on a limb and make predictions, long as there is some logical argument. So don't mind these punks that try to shout down any opinion they don't agree with. There was a fun thread from back in the day someone predicted that Jordan would be a fluke and be surpassed by the likes of Patrick Cantlay or whatever. Good stuff right. No harm in it whatsoever yet people get so offended it's kind of crazy.

 

nothing wrong with predictions, but it's amusing to constantly hear the bleacher folks question someone's will to win - "i have no facts, just my opinion that this guy doesn't want to win"... op's assertion that rory just wants more money is illogical at best ... he already has enough money to live extremely comfortable the rest of his life as a member of the 1 % ... doesn't have to pick up a golf club ever again ... but he apparently is lazy and complacent because he hasn't won this year ... dj doesn't have a killer instinct since he's ... only won 3 times this year? ... it's the same as my fellow billy bob bama fans saying 'they just didn't want it' every time the team freakin loses ... when you really need to feel good about yourself, question other's will to win ...

[golfer929]

73 more Posts and you can sell whatever...

 

Only 50 more and he's there! Impressive!

 

LMAO!

 

There is this though:

 

"Post runs (more than 10 posts per day) to reach 75 posts are monitored and will result in account suspension."

 

I am not afraid of account suspension as I have done nothing wrong I believe

[golfer929]

You heard it here first, these 3 will never win another major. They all don't have the Will to Win, especially Rory. You can just see it in his eyes. He doesn't want to put in the work to be the best, he is content with just making money and that's it. He can say he wants to win all he wants but I do not believe it for 1 second.

 

Day has already peaked. He might win a Tour event now and again but will not close out another major. He played the best round of his life in the '15 PGA and barely edged out Spieth who did not have that great of a Sunday and was just playing the last few holes safely so he could capture World #1.

 

DJ will win a tour event every year but same thing as Rory is that he doesn't have the eye of the tiger. He gives in when it gets too hard for him. He played great at Oakmont I will give him that but if he gets into the thick of it on Sunday again he will not close the door. Wow he cant hit the long ball, great for him. But when it comes down to it he isn't clutch.

 

 

"Some want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" -MJ

 

I don't fully agree, I think Ror's game is good enough to catch fire once in a while, if the conditions are right and everything. Probably same with Johnson.

 

The discussion is more interesting when people go out on a limb and make predictions, long as there is some logical argument. So don't mind these punks that try to shout down any opinion they don't agree with. There was a fun thread from back in the day someone predicted that Jordan would be a fluke and be surpassed by the likes of Patrick Cantlay or whatever. Good stuff right. No harm in it whatsoever yet people get so offended it's kind of crazy.

 

nothing wrong with predictions, but it's amusing to constantly hear the bleacher folks question someone's will to win - "i have no facts, just my opinion that this guy doesn't want to win"... op's assertion that rory just wants more money is illogical at best ... he already has enough money to live extremely comfortable the rest of his life as a member of the 1 % ... doesn't have to pick up a golf club ever again ... but he apparently is lazy and complacent because he hasn't won this year ... dj doesn't have a killer instinct since he's ... only won 3 times this year? ... it's the same as my fellow billy bob bama fans saying 'they just didn't want it' every time the team freakin loses ... when you really need to feel good about yourself, question other's will to win ...

 

My facts about Rory is that he is obviously a bad putter, you do not need stats to see this. I read a stat about him that showed that he has the most approach shots on tour from 125-150 yards but yet he ranks LAST in proximity from that distance! Crazy! I believe that if he really did want to win majors as bad as everyone on this site says that he does then he would have taken some time over the past 3 years and improved his putting and would work on improving his approaches. DJ has won this year yes, but has not won a major. I did not say these guys would not win on Tour, I think they are all great talents. There are outside factors that I have stated for why I believe they will not win anymore majors

[Cornwall1888]

You could be right, winning majors is tough, Sergio dj and day are great players only done it once

 

I doubt it though, didn't dj win 2 or 3 in a row a few months back

 

Every player is flawed these guys have too much talent not to win again imo

 

Most likely to win another, dj Rory then day imo

[golfer929]

There has been 27 different major champions the last ten years. If I was going to make a list today of people I think will win a major in the next 10 years, all of those three would be high on my list. Of course there will be new players coming that we haven't heard of yet, but all three of these are still young and relatively healthy.

 

We see a lot of pictures posted of todays superstar golfers when they are out doing other things, that I think some people don't realise exactly how much work they do put in. Showing emotions or not while on the course counts for little in my opinion, no telling what's going on in their heads or what techniques they use to stay focused and calm.

 

Remember when Rory lead the Masters by four going into the last day, only to have a complete meltdown? He said he watched the footage afterwards and didn't recognise himself, he spent way more time on every shot trying to do everything perfect (I'm paraphrasing, but that was basically it). After watching that he made an effort when going to the US Open the same year, to do everything like he normally does, and he ran away with it. Did he look hungry during that Masters? Yeah, but that didn't work for him.

 

Dustin gets made out to be a dumb and doesn't care. He may or may not be dumb, I don't know, but I am sure he cares and has just figured out what works for him on the course. He's playing some pretty fantastic golf with his no-emotions expression.

 

Even though Brooks and Fowler arn't in this discussion, they look very much the same while playing. Brooks even said in his recent press conference that he believes people put to much pressure on themselves in the majors and don't play their natural way and that puts them in a disadvantage (paraphrasing again).

 

Maybe you are right and none of these guys will win another major, but I personally don't believe so, even if it takes them a few years.

 

Thank you for the comments, very well thought out. I think that Fowler will break through eventually and Brooks has a good chance at winning again. Out of the 3 I mentioned, Rory is the youngest and the best player so I think he has the best chance. I am sure that all 3 of them want to win a major, but it is very hard to do so. There are many factors that I think will hold them back from winning another one.

[Andrew Bond of Glencoe]

It's not a totally absurd post, but it's close. I would be willing to bet that one of the three won't win another major, but certainly not all three. Majors are hard to win and a rarity.

 

I saw idiots on this site and others claiming Rory was the next Tiger a couple of years ago when he racked up majors. People were saying he would win 10-14 majors. Golf is unpredictable and it's hard. To be one of the greatest of all time I think you need to win 6-7 majors and there are very few who have done it.

[jacot23]

73 more Posts and you can sell whatever...

 

Only 50 more and he's there! Impressive!

 

 

 

LMAO!

 

There is this though:

 

"Post runs (more than 10 posts per day) to reach 75 posts are monitored and will result in account suspension."

 

I am not afraid of account suspension as I have done nothing wrong I believe

 

No you haven't. Welcome to the board.

[Hawkeye77]

Why is Skip Bayless posting on GolfWRX?

 

Honestly I would rather have a forum full of Skip Baylesses and Johnny Millers than a forum full of Kiss-Azz Frank Nobilos.

 

Frank is a class act. Skip is a classless a**. I'll take Frank.

[raggal62]

I like Rory's chances best. In my mind he should win at least 2 more. He's a streaky putter and can catch fire at any time. If he can have average to good putting stats at the Masters next year he should win, especially with his driving skill.

[golfer929]

73 more Posts and you can sell whatever...

 

Only 50 more and he's there! Impressive!

 

 

 

LMAO!

 

There is this though:

 

"Post runs (more than 10 posts per day) to reach 75 posts are monitored and will result in account suspension."

 

I am not afraid of account suspension as I have done nothing wrong I believe

 

No you haven't. Welcome to the board.

Thank you, Jacot, I appreciate it! Have a great day today

[the bishop]

[youdamantiger]

Why is Skip Bayless posting on GolfWRX?

 

Honestly I would rather have a forum full of Skip Baylesses and Johnny Millers than a forum full of Kiss-Azz Frank Nobilos.

 

Frank is a class act. Skip is a classless a**. I'll take Frank.

 

If I want a guy to give a toast at my wedding, I agree. Give me Frank. If I want a guy who's unafraid to give their unvarnished opinion as to whether a guy really did have a bad lie or in actuality he simply choked, I'll take Miller. As for Bayless he's a clickbaiting ****** but I would still take him over Nobilo. Nobilo is the apotheosis of the rabid player advocate. I've never heard him give a negative take about any player's performance, even when they deserved it. Witness this exchange...

 

 

Nobilo nearly has an aneurysm because Lerner and Chamblee have the temerity to suggest that Tiger isn't always forthcoming about his health. Honestly, when it comes to player analysis, I don't know why Nobilo, Begay, and Duval are there. They're nothing but cheerleaders for the player POV. It's tedious because you know in advance what their take will be. If I want smoke blown up my rear, I'll read a PGA press release.

[NJpatbee]

Welcome to the Forum and starting with a post that raised many of our eyebrows. I believe that all three of the golfers you mentioned should win at least one more major:

 

DJ - An injury can impact your entire game but he will be back

Rory - He can get fired up and shoot lights out

Day - Has the talent and will gel several times during majors

 

None of these three golfers needs the money but I believe they all have the desire to play and win.

[golfer929]

No sir, not a troll thread. I am serious