Who do you root for on tour?

[Jiro]

I don't get to watch a ton of the tour outside the majors but try and keep up with who is winning week to week. Probably the guy I like to root for right now is Jason Day. Top guy I root against is still Sergio--he plays the heel so well. Who do you root for? Who do you root against?

 

 

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[JudgeSmails]

Don't really root against anyone.....have a few favorites I like to see winning or in contention:  Spieth, Kuch, Lefty, really starting to like DJ

I find myself rooting the most for the ones I see as the 'nice guys' on tour

[Undershooter]

Rory. I can't explain why I like the dude but I do. He seems to have a weird sort of awareness about himself and everything that's happening around him that is refreshing from a super star athlete. As an American, I especially like how he took the role of villain upon himself at this year's Ryder Cup. I feel like he knew exactly what he was doing and put on a great show. 

 

I don't really pull against anyone. At least not that I can think of. I dislike Bubba alot but can't really say I root against him. I also sort of dislike Reed. Except team events when he turns into superman lol. 

 

Other guys I pull for are DJ, Koepka, Thomas and others depending on the situation and week. 

[Kenny B]

I tend to root for the underdogs, whoever they may be on any given week.  The top dogs are going to win a fair number of times, but when someone who doesn't get into contention very often is right there, I'm pulling for him to win.  If they have never won, or haven't won in a long time, I like to see them get a chance to taste the winner's circle.  As an example, I was an early fan of Stricker when he came back and started winning again.  

 

The tournament last weekend in La Quinta was very interesting to me because everyone with a chance to win was not a big name.  Hudson Swafford has made 19 straight cuts, but hadn't won.  It was fun to see how he handled himself down the stretch.  With that said, of the big dogs I like the amiable types.  I like Spieth, Day, Thomas; I haven't warmed up to Rory or DJ yet.  Great players, but need better personalities.  I actually like Reed, although I know a lot of guys don't.  Someone that I would really like to root for is Matsuyama.  What a great player, but until he learns to speak English and interact with the other tour players, he is not on my list.  I would love to see him with Danny Lee's personality.

[Kor.A.Door]

Phil. And Stenson. Many others as well, but hose 2 I really enjoy watching.

I don't like Tiger, Rory, DJ, Matsuyama.

I do like seeing a lot of young talented players on tour, They have a lot of talent, and many of them will win. Golf is fun to watch.

[MattF]

Day, Scott, Lee and Sergio.

 

Don't dislike anyone just not actively "barracking" for anyone else.

[Jonnythec]

Rors, lefty, dick fowler, and hopefully Sergio wins a major this year!

 

 

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[Jonnythec]

And can't forget hadwin and delaet..they were both born about 45 min from where I live. Got this pic in my office..

 

 

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[Kenny B]

Day, Scott, Lee and Sergio.

 

Don't dislike anyone just not actively "barracking" for anyone else.

2 Aussies and a Kiwi... I can understand that.  Sergio?  I like him a lot better since he stopped waggling 15-20 times before a shot, and became a little more humble.  I have actually rooted for him the past few years because of his near misses.  If he could only putt consistently!

[Kkaw1988]

I like watching most of the guys In the top 20. But specifically Phil, Tiger, Rory, DJ, and Spieth.

 

 

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[MDGolfHacker]

I like to root for Phil, DJ, Tiger, Speith, Stetson. Just for the fact they can make the impossible shots look so easy. I like it when it's an all out slugfest too - two golfers are going at it at such a high level that you just wish you were there live (British open 2016 comes to mind).

 

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[Undershooter]

Phil.

I don't like Tiger, Rory, DJ, Matsuyama.

I do like seeing a lot of young talented players on tour, They have a lot of talent, and many of them will win. Golf is fun to watch.

Whats the deal with Matsuyama? Lack of English? He never moved the needle in either way for me. Kind of like beige lol

[Kor.A.Door]

Whats the deal with Matsuyama? Lack of English? He never moved the needle in either way for me. Kind of like beige lol

Like watching paint dry. I Just dont like his style of play I guess.

[Fireinthehole]

1 name only: Henrik Stenson. The swedes the man! Funny guy too

 

Sidebar: i would like to know how matsuyama builds all that speed with almost a full stop at the top

 

 

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[Undershooter]

Like watching paint dry. I Just dont like his style of play I guess.

Understandable. Like i said, beige lol

[Undershooter]

Matsuyama should hopefully get more interesting when he starts doing his own interviews (in english without a translator). Word is, that should be soon. 

[silver & black]

I root for Jason Day for the most part. I like Phil and always want to see him do well. Now..... as far as the guy that I root for over anyone? That would be John Daly!

[Jiro]

I do like Matsuyama as well. I am half Japanese so tend to root for the guys from Japan. This year looks like a year he could win a major.

 

I'd love to see Tiger or Phil win another major.

 

 

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[EthanSterlingPrice]

Typically I'll pull for Jordan Spieth Ryan Palmer and Jimmy Walker along with any of the other Texas boys then if a Texas A&M grad is in the field I'll go with them. After that it's fellas like Phil and your usual suspects. I try not to wish bad for any player out there but if a guy has a bad personality (had some eye openers volunteering at Colonial) I won't necessarily pull for them either.

 

 

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[EthanSterlingPrice]

Understandable. Like i said, beige lol

The Texas Rangers are the home baseball team here and their pitcher Yu Darvish is the same as far as the language barrier goes. Got to meet him once and he didn't speak much English, makes it hard for fans to get a connection in any sport when there's a language barrier.

 

 

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[SuperDave]

Glad you asked. I posted this somewhere else, but don't remember. I make my picks by region.

 

USA: Phil Mickelson (when retired probably Dustin Johnson or Patrick Reed)

Ireland: Rory Mcilroy

England: Andrew 'Beef' Johnston

Australia: Jason Day

Japan: Hideki Matsuyama

Canada: Brooke Henderson

 

I have a few more, but I think I made my point. When you watch golf on TV, you don't see everyone play. So, if you got options, you should see someone you're rooting for.

 

 

 

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[MattF]

2 Aussies and a Kiwi... I can understand that.  Sergio?  I like him a lot better since he stopped waggling 15-20 times before a shot, and became a little more humble.  I have actually rooted for him the past few years because of his near misses.  If he could only putt consistently!

 

Yeah, kind of left field, but I just like him now that he's matured a bit.

[Undershooter]

The Texas Rangers are the home baseball team here and their pitcher Yu Darvish is the same as far as the language barrier goes. Got to meet him once and he didn't speak much English, makes it hard for fans to get a connection in any sport when there's a language barrier.

 

 

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Yea but Yu is FILTHY when he is on. Check out the video of him throwing a slider left handed. Even it was pretty solid lol.

Matsuyama can apparently speak English very well. He just uses the translator so he doesn't have any slip ups. Kind of like a security blanket. A Cabrera is similar. He always uses a translator despite speaking great English. I think Matsuyama will soon start doing his own interviews though. Hopefully anyway. 

 

@SuperDave Great call! How could I forget the Beef Johnston?! That dude is awesome. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ooSsFfZro

[ole gray]

I like Boo Weekly, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, and Phil Mickleson, Russel Henley, Harris English. Cris Kirk, Jordan Speith and gawd knows how many more. I suppose Boo Weekly is my favorite.

 

I've never been a Tiger fan.

 

 

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[EthanSterlingPrice]

I like Boo Weekly, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, and Phil Mickleson, Russel Henley, Harris English. Cris Kirk, Jordan Speith and gawd knows how many more. I suppose Boo Weekly is my favorite.

 

I've never been a Tiger fan.

 

 

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Boo is the kind of good ole boy I'd go fishing with.

 

 

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[ole gray]

Boo is the kind of good ole boy I'd go fishing with.

 

 

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Just saying If you like Boo, then you'd like ole gray  

[EthanSterlingPrice]

Just saying If you like Boo, then you'd like ole gray

if you aren't already you should try to make it to the Texas golfspy tournament Plaid is organizing. It's in my area, we can meet up and maybe get into some good fishing or something.

 

 

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[Kenny B]

Just saying If you like Boo, then you'd like ole gray

I like Boo

[Undershooter]

I like Boo

I would think that it's a very short list who dislike Boo Weekly. 

[MDGolfHacker]

I like Boo and fishing (just looking at replacement spincasters for the kids a few minutes ago). Must mean I'll like ole gray too when I eventually meet him...

 

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