Predict the 4 major champions for 2024

[DArnie]

Masters-Scheffler

PGA-Koepka

US Open-Harman

Open-Fitzpatrick

[gbang15]

Masters: Viktor Hovland 

PGA: Brooks 

US Open: Ludvig Aberg

Open: Rory

 

Honorable mention:

Masters: Tiger Woods 

[jdl]

9 hours ago, DArnie said:

Masters-Scheffler

PGA-Koepka

US Open-Harman

Open-Fitzpatrick

Yours is the first that @Pnwpingi210 didn't like so it must be correct.

[Pnwpingi210]

14 minutes ago, jdl said:

Yours is the first that @Pnwpingi210 didn't like so it must be correct.

Fixed it

[Maine Golfer]

Masters: Phil

PGA: Rahm

Us Open:  Chase Koepka

Open Chase Koepka 

 

[Trippels]

Masters: McIlroy 

PGA: Spieth

US Open: Hovland

The Open: Tiger

[jjgott]

Masters: Rory

PGA: Thomas

US Open: Fowler

Open: Fitzpatrick

[Hankshank]

Masters - Scheffler

PGA - Hovland

US - Brooks

Open - Rory

[MtlJeff]

On 12/28/2023 at 1:32 PM, Maine Golfer said:

Masters: Phil

PGA: Rahm

Us Open:  Chase Koepka

Open Chase Koepka 

 

 

These are not serious picks. 

 

Everyone knows Valhalla doesn't suit Rahm

[Justsomeguy]

Masters: Rory breaks through

PGA: Scheffler shatters records

US Open: Hovland wins the toughest major

Open: Aberg will have more experience and shock with crazy approach numbers

[KennyP]

Masters - Koepka

PGA - Hovland

US Open - some random guy

Open - Mickelson (Royal Troon specialist)

[ColinKelvin]

Masters: Koepka (Rory 2nd after a poor first round and a final round 66 from too far behind)

PGA: Homa

US Open: Hovland

The Open: Aberg if the weather's good; Hatton if the weather's bad. I f*cking love Royal Troon.

[nojohcan]

Masters- Homa

US Open- Rickie

Open- Ludvig 

PGA- Speith

[Dutch1008]

Masters - Hovland (He's due)

PGA - Rory (Good vibes at Valhalla)

US Open - Scheffler (It will be firm and fast and nobody will separate w/ the flat stick, ball striking wins)

The Open - Rahm (The media frenzy around the LIV switch will have died down by then)

[Neo1]

Masters- Koepka, goes low on Sunday and steals a green jacket

 

PGA- Hovland, birdie machine and Valhalla will give up low #'s

 

USO- Day, usga will leave pinehurst missing just a windmill and a clowns mouth after last year, short game wins.

 

Open- Harmon B2B

Edited January 3 by golf_junkie_85

[CCTxGolf]

Masters: Koepka 

PGA: Scheffler 

US Open: Hovland 

Open: Rham

[notsohard]

Day

Connors

Scheff, Morikawa, Aberg and Hovland Play-Off

Harman and Rahm Play-Off

[ColinKelvin]

8 hours ago, golf_junkie_85 said:

Masters- Koepka, goes low on Sunday and steals a green jacket

 

PGA- Hovland, birdie machine and Valhalla will give up low #'s

 

USO- Day, usga will leave pinehurst missing just a windmill and a clowns mouth after last year, short game wins.

 

Open- Harmon B2B

 

3 hours ago, notsohard said:

Day

Connors

Scheff, Morikawa, Aberg and Hovland Play-Off

Harman and Rahm Play-Off

 

 

[notsohard]

36 minutes ago, ColinKelvin said:

 

 

 

lol.... Harman doing it for the garden gnomes.

[khalespace]

I think course design will have a big influence. Can someone familiar with these course give a quick description of the designs? For example, long/short, small/large FW, more fade/draw, small/large greens, deep rough or not?

Pinehurst 2 -

Valhalla -

Royal Troon -

 

If a course is shorter, has smaller FWs, small greens, and rough not too deep or most of these factors, I would go with Collin Morikawa. Collin also doesn't do well with high wind.

Edited January 3 by khalespace

[Danny90]

Masters: Finau
US: Harman
PGA: Rahm
Open: Rahm

[NailedIt]

Masters: Koepka

PGA: Hovland 

US Open: Scheffler 

Open: Fowler becomes champion golfer of the year!

[BombinJim]

35 minutes ago, Danny90 said:

Masters: Finau
US: Harman
PGA: Rahm
Open: Rahm

Grand Slam for Rahmbo?!

[Peak]

Masters: Rahm
US Open: Scheffler
PGA: Åberg
The Open: Hovland

 

Rahm’s been hot early in the year the last few years. Scottie is great OTT, the greens are tough to hold and the waste area is intimidating on Pinehurst #2. Åberg for no particular reason. Hovland I just want to see win The Open.

Edited January 3 by Peak

[smashdn]

On 1/2/2024 at 5:11 AM, ColinKelvin said:

Masters: Koepka (Rory 2nd after a poor first round and a final round 66 from too far behind)

PGA: Homa

US Open: Hovland

The Open: Aberg if the weather's good; Hatton if the weather's bad. I f*cking love Royal Troon.

 

Glad someone else is paying attention to Rory's MO.

 

Masters: Koepka

PGA: Cam Smith  (I can't figure how Valhalla suites any one particular type of golfer.  If Smith putts well, drives it ok and hits decent iron shots he should be near the top.)

US Open - Cam Smith  (Sort of Australian Sandbelt course feel to it.  Oddly enough I think BDC could do well here too if he is able to place his drives with either driver or 3 wood.)

The Open - Morikawa

[bscinstnct]

[ColinKelvin]

3 hours ago, khalespace said:

I think course design will have a big influence. Can someone familiar with these course give a quick description of the designs? For example, long/short, small/large FW, more fade/draw, small/large greens, deep rough or not?

Pinehurst 2 -

Valhalla -

Royal Troon -

 

If a course is shorter, has smaller FWs, small greens, and rough not too deep or most of these factors, I would go with Collin Morikawa. Collin also doesn't do well with high wind.

Troon doesn't have the tightest fairways but some of the greens are quite small and the bunkering is deep. Probably a faders course if anything. 

 

By far the biggest factor will, of course, be the Scottish summer weather. If it's calm and the rough is burned/wispy then the winning score will be very very low... So here's hoping for wind and rain in at least a couple of rounds.

 

The Postage Stamp (best par 3 in the world) will be fun as long as there's a breeze. 

Edited January 3 by ColinKelvin

[khalespace]

56 minutes ago, ColinKelvin said:

Troon doesn't have the tightest fairways but some of the greens are quite small and the bunkering is deep. Probably a faders course if anything. 

 

By far the biggest factor will, of course, be the Scottish summer weather. If it's calm and the rough is burned/wispy then the winning score will be very very low... So here's hoping for wind and rain in at least a couple of rounds.

 

The Postage Stamp (best par 3 in the world) will be fun as long as there's a breeze. 

I like Morikawa's chances if the course has more fade holes and greens are small, but he needs no rain and wind. Collin always play badly in high wind because he can't hit it low like Rahm or other players.

[Neo1]

12 hours ago, ColinKelvin said:

 

 

 

 

hey are you the guy that got kicked out? 🤣

[ColinKelvin]

8 hours ago, golf_junkie_85 said:

 

hey are you the guy that got kicked out? 🤣

Nah just one of the sizable majority of British golf fans who were underwhelmed by his win. Don't get me wrong - it was fully deserved and he blew the field away (while also being abused by some drunken idiots) but for me he can be filed alongside Curtis, Hamilton and Cink as very uninspiring Open winners.