Mr Hahn Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 This got me thinking about players that have been at the top, had a real dip in the rankings only to come back strong again. Lee Westwood went from #4 in May 2001 to #255 by June 2003 and we all know the player he went on to be. Paul Casey, ranked #3 in August 2009, has been as low as #168 in June 2013 and back to #11 by June 2018. Henrik Stenson, #5 in May 2009 to #224 in May 2012, back to #2 by June 2014. Still waiting on Luke Donald making a big comeback after being #1 in 2012 to #595 in 2019, currently sitting at #410. Find this quite interesting for some reason, obviously everyone has good and bad seasons. Probably missing some better examples. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 This got me thinking about players that have been at the top, had a real dip in the rankings only to come back strong again. Lee Westwood went from #4 in May 2001 to #255 by June 2003 and we all know the player he went on to be. Paul Casey, ranked #3 in August 2009, has been as low as #168 in June 2013 and back to #11 by June 2018. Henrik Stenson, #5 in May 2009 to #224 in May 2012, back to #2 by June 2014. Still waiting on Luke Donald making a big comeback after being #1 in 2012 to #595 in 2019, currently sitting at #410. Find this quite interesting for some reason, obviously everyone has good and bad seasons. Probably missing some better examples.I'll be surprised if Donald ever gets near the top 10 again, he doesn't hit it anywhere near far enough. It was remarkable he ever got to number one at all, but for 18 months or so he was one of the best putters in the world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hahn Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 38 minutes ago, peasy23 said: 4 hours ago, Mr Hahn said: This got me thinking about players that have been at the top, had a real dip in the rankings only to come back strong again. Lee Westwood went from #4 in May 2001 to #255 by June 2003 and we all know the player he went on to be. Paul Casey, ranked #3 in August 2009, has been as low as #168 in June 2013 and back to #11 by June 2018. Henrik Stenson, #5 in May 2009 to #224 in May 2012, back to #2 by June 2014. Still waiting on Luke Donald making a big comeback after being #1 in 2012 to #595 in 2019, currently sitting at #410. Find this quite interesting for some reason, obviously everyone has good and bad seasons. Probably missing some better examples. I'll be surprised if Donald ever gets near the top 10 again, he doesn't hit it anywhere near far enough. It was remarkable he ever got to number one at all, but for 18 months or so he was one of the best putters in the world. I'm inclined to agree with you, especially on the PGA tour where driving distance seems to be a fairly accurate measure of success. Would like to see him competing near the top of the leaderboard at tournaments again though. He's got a lovely swing to watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, peasy23 said: 4 hours ago, Mr Hahn said: This got me thinking about players that have been at the top, had a real dip in the rankings only to come back strong again. Lee Westwood went from #4 in May 2001 to #255 by June 2003 and we all know the player he went on to be. Paul Casey, ranked #3 in August 2009, has been as low as #168 in June 2013 and back to #11 by June 2018. Henrik Stenson, #5 in May 2009 to #224 in May 2012, back to #2 by June 2014. Still waiting on Luke Donald making a big comeback after being #1 in 2012 to #595 in 2019, currently sitting at #410. Find this quite interesting for some reason, obviously everyone has good and bad seasons. Probably missing some better examples. I'll be surprised if Donald ever gets near the top 10 again, he doesn't hit it anywhere near far enough. It was remarkable he ever got to number one at all, but for 18 months or so he was one of the best putters in the world. Yep Donald's putting and wedge play was magnificent when he was at his peak. Tough to see a way back for him to that level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 He's done well to even get back to playing after the injuries he's had. Really nice guy as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 He's done well to even get back to playing after the injuries he's had. Really nice guy as well.He does seem like a decent bloke, he did a sky zone bit at the British Masters a couple of years ago which was excellent, and I saw this one on Twitter during the Dunhill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Calum Hill finished 3rd in the penultimate event on the Challenge Tour and goes back top of the standings.Conor Syme is still in the top 15 and Ewan Ferguson could still sneak into the top 15 with a good result in the grand final in a couple of weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 A few players who were on the verge of losing their card have pulled a performance out of the bag at the Portugal Masters. Jack Singh Brar was the man right on the cut off line at the start, but he managed a T8th finish to lift him up to 109. Justin Walters was 121st, but a T2 finish lifts him well above the line. Story of the week was Steven Brown, who was 150th and needed a top 2 finish, and has just won the tourney by a shot from Brandon Stone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Tiger ties Sam Snead with the most PGA Tour wins, picking up his 82nd in Japan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 26/10/2019 at 15:57, Mr Hahn said: This got me thinking about players that have been at the top, had a real dip in the rankings only to come back strong again. Lee Westwood went from #4 in May 2001 to #255 by June 2003 and we all know the player he went on to be. Paul Casey, ranked #3 in August 2009, has been as low as #168 in June 2013 and back to #11 by June 2018. Henrik Stenson, #5 in May 2009 to #224 in May 2012, back to #2 by June 2014. Still waiting on Luke Donald making a big comeback after being #1 in 2012 to #595 in 2019, currently sitting at #410. Find this quite interesting for some reason, obviously everyone has good and bad seasons. Probably missing some better examples. Not quite a dip in form, but worth noting Tiger was ranked about 1200th only 2 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabGaz Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 https://mobile.twitter.com/golftv/status/1188550136433119232?s=12 Bubba Watson doing Bubba Watson things. Edit - he still only made par. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hahn Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 2 hours ago, MONKMAN said: Not quite a dip in form, but worth noting Tiger was ranked about 1200th only 2 years ago. Fair point. Tiger's graph is an interesting one.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 16 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: I didn't realise Tiger also played cricket in his youth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/pga-tour-survey-slow-play/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Robert McIntyre hit a 69 in China this morning to follow up yesterday's 70, he now sits tied 11th on -5. Great performance for his first WGC appearance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 With the cut off point for the main European Tour being last weekend it was a very good year for the 15 players who had stepped up from the Challenge Tour. They had 3 wins from David Law, Sebastian Soderberg and adopted Dundonian Victor Perez. Collectively they had 21 top 5 finishes, with Robert McIntyre having 3 second places, and 11 of the 15 managed to retain their card for next year.If McIntyre can finish the season well he won't be far off a top 50 spot in the OWGR that would give him a spot at the Masters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Good start for Russell Knox in the PGA event in Bermuda. 9 under after 2 rounds and in 7th spot and only 2 shots off the lead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) On 01/11/2019 at 20:28, peasy23 said: With the cut off point for the main European Tour being last weekend it was a very good year for the 15 players who had stepped up from the Challenge Tour. They had 3 wins from David Law, Sebastian Soderberg and adopted Dundonian Victor Perez. Collectively they had 21 top 5 finishes, with Robert McIntyre having 3 second places, and 11 of the 15 managed to retain their card for next year. If McIntyre can finish the season well he won't be far off a top 50 spot in the OWGR that would give him a spot at the Masters. On 01/11/2019 at 20:40, Distant Doonhamer said: Good start for Russell Knox in the PGA event in Bermuda. 9 under after 2 rounds and in 7th spot and only 2 shots off the lead. Slightly disappointing round of one over for MacIntyre today. Knox remains in contention in Bermuda. Birdied last 2 holes for a round of 3 under to be tied 6th with one round to go. Edited November 2, 2019 by Distant Doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 MacIntyre finished with a decent 67 for a share of 17th. A good effort for his first WGC event. McIlroy won the event from Schauffele in a play off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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