Favorite Golfer?

[LeftyHawk]

As I was leaving a restaurant today, the football game playing on the TV, the gal cashing me out told me she was a huge Bama fan, then asked me if I was? I told her I don't really follow football. She then asked what sport I follow? my response was...."Golf!" She asked who my favorite golfer was? That's a question I've really never thought about, my favorite golfer?. I thought about it for a few minutes and told her "don't know".

I thought about that question the entire drive home....."favorite golfer?".... I realized that I really don't have a favorite golfer.  I just love the game itself. Now I do like to watch golfers make creative, inspired shots, that's really cool. I don't much care for the brute force drives of the PGA, I do like the grace and finesse of the LPGA. It really doesn't matter to me who has a long, 2 break 30 foot putt, and they make it. Wedge  it from 100 + yards out and stick the pin, that's some really great stuff to watch, but a favorite golfer?....not really. There are just way too many names to pick a favorite. Names like Jones, Palmer, Couples, Woods, Wright, Lopez, Inkster...the list could go on and on and on....

Chris

[PlaidJacket]

I suppose if I had to pick one.... currently it would be Gary Woodland. He seems to me as a guy that's not totally wrapped up in the personality of the game. Meaning.. the media side. I get the impression he's more interested in his family than golf. As in - golf is his job and all the distractions media attention etc. surrounding the game are irrelevant. 

[cnosil]

No favorite player.  I enjoy the game and watching people make good shots.  

[PMookie]

Freddie Couples. On the current tour, Tiger.

Past, Anthony Kim.

 

 

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[bens197]

David Duval was always my favorite next to Corey Pavin. 

[Berg Ryman]

In a post that I'm sure will get me no attention on this forum, my favorite golfer and the one man I will root for over all others when he is near the top of the leader board is Sergio Garcia.

[tchat07]

Rickie Fowler or Wesley Bryan. Both just seem like genuine people who just really enjoy what they do. They also have a very approachable personality to where young fans can be drawn to them.

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[TR1PTIK]

It's extremely difficult for me to pick just one golfer to be my favorite. If pushed, I think I'd give the nudge to Luke Donald, but that decision would be based on what he does on and off the course. He's one of the few guys I follow on social media and he definitely seems to have a good work/life balance. 

If it had to be someone based purely on how they play the game, then I'd be hard pressed to pick anyone other than Tiger. Obviously he has all the wins and what not, but even if he didn't I just love the way he approaches the game mentally. He's creative and very often fearless. In a game where everyone seems to be working toward the same swing and the same course strategy, it's so good to see him out there doing things a bit different (even if that wasn't always the case).

[THEZIPR23]

ME

[Shankster]

Bubba. Funnest guy to watch. Plus he is a misunderstood man, I can relate to that.

Who doesn’t like watching a 350+ high fade?

Tiger is up there too. Without him I wouldn’t be playing this game.

Seve... no explanation needed. The man was a genius.

More recently started liking G. Woodland, T. Fleetwood, and J. Rahm.

They are all good in some way or another though.

[Mr. 82]

Kevin Kisner.  His advice in Golf Digest on how to hit a draw changed my golf game forever.  I went from guaranteed banana ball to a sweet smooth baby draw.

Thank you Kis!

[HardcoreLooper]

When I was a kid in the 80s just getting into golf, I always pulled for the front-runners.  But when Daly was making his big run in the '91 PGA, the pro (who'd played the tour as a Monday Rabbit in the late 70's) and his assistants in the shop where I worked were pulling for him instead of the more established PGA Tour players.  When I asked why, the pro said "that could have been me, if I'd only picked the right week to get hot (he won the 1980 Maine Open)."

From then on, I started rooting for the no-names in the field.  A high finish is going to change their life.  

[revkev]

When I was a kid it was Nicklaus - now I’m in the I don’t have one camp. I suppose there’s an order that I follow in regards to rooting and that order will often mean that I’m not pulling for Justin Thomas but I don’t really dislike any players nor am I a big one for this guys a jerk or that’s a great guy based on lists regardless of where the lists come from.

 

I don’t personally know any tour player so I’m in no position to judge. I don’t know the character of the person making the list or his standards or agenda either. Successful pro golfers are multi millionaires. Many of them will value things differently from me.

 

I have met and hit balls with Brittany Lincicome on several occasions. She is well known in our community for her work with Junior Golf. I always root for her in LPGA tournaments because she’s a very sweet young woman. It will be nice to see her back this season.

 

 

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[DrMJG]

WenI first was following golf, it was Lee Trevino and then Fellow Wisconsinite Andy North.

[palvord]

Kevin Kisner after watching his video that he did with Vice Sports. It showed him to be a hard worker and someone that really enjoys what the game of golf can provide.

Max Homa after listening to him on the No Laying Up podcast and his appearances in some of their videos.

Scott Stallings after listening to him on the No Laying Up podcast. I really admire his story of completely changing his lifestyle due to a medical condition, and not allowing the medical condition to define him.

[pulledabill]

As a kid I liked Nicklaus, Trevino, Watson, Kite, and a few others. Couples eventually was  the man as the others faded away. Seve was brilliant and made me watch.

Today I follow Tiger, Woodland, and thats about it really. I enjoy Koepka, Rahm, Fleetwood, and Leishman. 

 

LPGA I will follow Pressel, Lincicome,Thompson, and Henderson.

[CarlH]

I like a lot of today's players, but Ricky Fowler is who I'll pull for when he's in play.

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[ZenGolfer]

For me, its Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly.  As someone who is just a kid from Wisconsin, those 2 guys were always our local heroes and Stricker and I grew up in the same town.  Supposedly my sister in law's uncle knows him too.

When I first started playing golf in the late '90s, my favorite golfer was Payne Stewart, so much so that I used to wear flat caps and knickers, just like Payne did.

Beyond that, I really look up to classic golfers like Jones, Snead and Hogan because they had such sweet swings and were larger than life figures.  I feel like golfers today merely tolorate being celebrities whereas legends like Jones/Snead/Hogan reveled in it and were comfortable in the fact that they werent like the rest of us.

[Bucky CC]

#1 is Stricker. #2 may be Patrick Cantlay after his “Two more holes and we can get a Mai Tai” comment. #3 is whoever is on my fantasy golf team and playing well.


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[toehold57]

Just because he’s different, I watch Matt Wolff every chance I get. Nice to see different.

Gary Woodland as never on my radar until that bit about him and Amy Bockerstette. Great to see of course, also easy to fake and just go through the motions. But if you watch closely you’ll see Gary and Kuch(?) in the background getting a kick out of Amy. Told me a lot about Gary as a person



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[FrogginBullfish]

It's always going to be Tiger and it's not even close. I have other favourites of course, Tony Finau, Rory, JT, Rickie, Anthony Kim (such a shame how his career ended), but my #1 will always be Tiger.

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[MGoBlue100]

Phil the Thrill. Love lots of the young guys and their drive. Not sure I’ll have one fav after Lefty hangs it up totally.

 

 

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[tony@CIC]

Probably easier for me to answer who don't I like since that list is shorter; Sergio and company. But if I was forced to come up with the non prioritized list, it would include Tiger, Rickie, Lefty, Bubba, mostly because of their unique personalities and what they bring to the game.


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[GB13]

This is a very difficult question to answer, there are many tour players that I like, however I can’t say I have a favorite. In no particular order, Spieth, Phil, Schauffele, Kuchar, to name a few. Like Tony above, I do have certain set of players I’m not a big fan of, Brooks, Sergio, etc. 

[sixcat]

My favorite golfer is the little blonde haired girl that sleeps down the hallway from me!

As for professional golf, I have favorite courses to see on TV but no favorite players. I just love the game!


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[Detonator]

Well, it seems Arnie's Army is not deployed to this AO. The king is gone but long live the king. 

[Headhammer]

Favorites of Old: Jack, Arnold & Couples

Favorites Today: Phil, Brooks, Jordan

[ga_pike]

Patrick Reed! No F's Given!!

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[Jus1412]

Seems to change over time... but I like watching Tony Finau right now!

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[NiftyNiblick]

I was my favorite player by far, but now...tough to say.