I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE NEAT TO SEE WHO OTHERS CHOOSE FROM THE REGULAR PGA TOUR WHO EXEMPLIFY THE MEANING OF "CHARACTER" IN A GOLF PROFESSIONAL.
I WENT TO THE FOLLOWING SITE
http://www.pgatour.com/r/players/
AND SCROLLED DOWN THE LIST. WHEN A NAME STUCK OUT IN MY MIND, I COPIED THE NAME ON A WORD PROCESSOR THEN AT THE END I COPIED THE NAMES TO THE POST
I DID NOT THINK VERY LONG ABOUT MY SELECTIONS..........JUST THOSE WHO MET MY DEFINITION OF CHARACTER.........A PLAYER WHO I WOULD BE PROUD TO EMULATE ON AND OFF THE GOLF COURSE.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO IS ON THE LISTS AND WHO IS NOT. NO LIMIT ON # OF PLAYERS, JUST PICK THE ONES YOU LIKE AND WHAT YOUR DEFINITION FO CHARACTER IS. YOU MIGHT ALSO SELECT YOUR TOP PIC.
HERE IS MY LIST:
PAUL AZINGER
FRED COUPLES
DAVID DUVAL
ERNIE ELS
FRED FUNK
TREVOR IMMELMAN
ZACH JOHNSON
MATT KUCHAR
ROM LEHMAN
ROCCO MEDIATE
COREY PAVIN
CHRIS PERRY
SCOTT VERPLANK
MIKE WEIR
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MY TOP PICK:
i'm not going to list everyone because i think there is alot of good guys on the tour. but here are the 2 top ones,
top current player is zach johnson in my opinion.
but all time is payne stewart. he was an amazing man on and off the course.
here he is after winning the 1999 us open. he told phil that he will have plenty of chances to win again and this could be my last chance to win. it was on one of phils first fathers day too i believe. of course we all know not too long later payne died in the horrible plane crash. he was an amazing man. he had a great testimony and one of my all time favorite people.
As far as current players go I think these guys show great character on and off the golf course; Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington and Kenny Perry.
It's is hard though not to include Payne in a conversation about players of character, he's still missed today.
My top players.Steve Stricker, Zach Johnson, Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, Payne Stewart, Ernie Els, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Gary Player and Ben Hogan.
My overall player currently on the tour: Steve Stricker
No Longer Playing: Tie, between Arnie & Jack
Voke & Scotty...... MJ & Fred Couples.... enough said, right?
ok since everyone else is listing people i will too. guys i cheer for are phil, kenny perry, ernie els, stricker, and jb holmes (uk pride). i like the tom watsons, jack, and normans too. i grew up watching them so i still like seeing them.
i'm still a tiger fan, but i would never say that he was a man or character, even before 5 months ago.