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In response to "I think I would've put federer at #1. -- nm" by mafic

I can't cuz for 2 reasons A) He didn't become tennis god till 2003. Tiger was all 10 years.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Dec 16 '09, 08:03

B) Tennis isn't beating 125 other guys each week, it's beating 5, 6 or 7 guys, one at a time.

In the PGA, there's a 155 guys who could play the week of their life to beat anyone. The depth is that great (Bob May, Todd Hamilton, Rich Beem). Tiger consistently beat everyone.

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But God quit this year. -- nm - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 08:11 1
- For 2010...new decade. And he'll be back by March is my guess. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:15
for me that's a triviality of timing. in those 7 years he's won more grand slam titles than any other man has in a career. - mafic Dec 16, 08:08 1
- The 2nd part is more vital then. He plays 7 matches vs 1 guy at a time. He could be awful but still better than the guy he's playing and advance. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:09
but there's no physical exertion in golf. "oh dear, the sun is beating down on me pretty hard today. caddie, give me my visor." puh-lease -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:05 30
- I take it you haven't played the game then. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:07 1
  - I'm sore as balls after the first round of the year. Golf uses muscles that you don't use on a day-to-day basis. -- nm - Christmas VacaShaun Dec 16, 08:19
- Half of most sports is hand-eye coordination. Golf takes it to an extreme. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Dec 16, 08:07 10
  - When someone is out there guarding the hole on the golf course... - Jim Dec 16, 08:08 9
    - by that reasoning, should we put a linebacker in the middle of a 100m dash, then? -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:11 1
      - I'd be more impressed. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:12
    - thank you! -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:09 6
      - And that's not to take away from Tiger or any other world class golfer. I'm just saying, I'll take Pujols, Manning, Sid the Kid, Lebron over the - Jim Dec 16, 08:12 5
        
        BTW: did you see Matthew Berry's take on Houston's D I posted last night? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:13 2
        
        I did now...Thanks. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:15 1
        
        he had teh stats to back up my thoughts :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:19
        
        Sid isn't even the best player on his team... -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 08:12 1
        
        Psst...not a big hockey guy. Sub Crosby for whoever is the best. -- nm - Jim Dec 16, 08:13
- you try swinging a golf club with any type of precision or consistency. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:06 16
  - yes it's a skill and it's very mental...but i can't compare it to swimming or tennis or basketball, etc. -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:08 15
    - it's more than just mental. it's about physical control. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:09 14
      - i suppose...but i feel like athletes from other sports could play golf...but that's not necessarily true when you reverse it. doesn't that say someth - Fednog Dec 16, 08:11 13
        
        To play golf at a world class level? No way. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:15 6
        
        Just look at those club-pros who qualify for the PGA Championship...these guys shoot 65 at home...shoot 80 at this tourney. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:17 5
        
        question: could that be because they have more opportunities to practice on their home (what is called?) turfs? -- nm - Fednog Dec 16, 08:19 4
        
        Partly. But it goes to show that the elite get ridiculous scores on whatever course they play. (nm) - musubi Dec 16, 08:24
        
        More that the big boys play on courses mortals aren't familiar with. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:24 1
        
        Plus most tour players get 1 shot a year at any given course so shooting 68 anywhere is insanely great. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:25
        
        sure, it would make sense that they know every in and out, nook and cranny of their home course. - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:21
        
        Sure, just not very well. Have you ever seen Michael Jordan play golf? -- nm - mara Dec 16, 08:14 1
        
        or Charles Barkley? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 08:17
        
        No...that speaks to specialization. Michael Jordan, best ever at his game couldn't perform as well as a modest Double-A baseball player. - Will Hunting Dec 16, 08:13 1
        
        but there was a tennis pro (lleyton hewitt's coach) i think his name was andrew draper...he was a pro on the ATP and now he's a pro on the PGA...i don - Fednog Dec 16, 08:17
        
        could they play golf? sure. could they do it at a professional level? doubtful. -- nm - merry xmas and happy znu year Dec 16, 08:12 1
        
        good point. never looked at it like that. i kind of put physical exertion (like feats of human anatomy) very high up when ranking sports, but your r - Fednog Dec 16, 08:15

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