Spieth will finish as a Top 10 Player All-Time

[lowheel]

When you've got 3/11 at age 24, the sky is the limit.

 

Suppose he has Phil's durability and longevity - no major injuries, and a consistently high level of play into his forties.

Maybe he averages 3 wins per year for another 15 years and then wins another 9 through his golfing dotage.

That would give him 65 total, of which 10 or 11 are majors. Plus 12 Australian Opens, of course.

 

3 per year for 15 years...that sounds generous. It's certainly possible, but won't be easy for him to achieve that.

 

He could average that easily.thats what hes averaging now. 5 1 year 2 the next, 3 the next.... not crazy

 

"Easily." Nothing easy about it. You're talking 15 years. Hell of a lot can change in that time.

 

Sure it can but like i said, if it wasnt for JT and DJ last year he wins 6- 7 - 8 or even 9 events. Until i see him not giving himself 10-12 chances to win a year, then ill worry.If he wins another 3 or 4 this year (which i believe he will) its him jack and tiger in that group of guys their age with that many wins... think about that for a second.

[LeoLeo99]

i'm a big Jordan fan but am 72 so can't really think about how he'll be at the end of his career but i'm hoping to see him complete HIS grand slam and win at least 8 majors in my lifetime..

 

Wow. That's sobering. Eat your vitamins and I hope you live to see JS fizzle out in his early 50s.

[CCTxGolf]

I think 8 majors and 50 wins put him at a better spot in history than just top 10. Probably top 5

[Shilgy]

When you've got 3/11 at age 24, the sky is the limit.

 

Suppose he has Phil's durability and longevity - no major injuries, and a consistently high level of play into his forties.

Maybe he averages 3 wins per year for another 15 years and then wins another 9 through his golfing dotage.

That would give him 65 total, of which 10 or 11 are majors. Plus 12 Australian Opens, of course.

 

3 per year for 15 years...that sounds generous. It's certainly possible, but won't be easy for him to achieve that.

 

He could average that easily.thats what hes averaging now. 5 1 year 2 the next, 3 the next.... not crazy

 

"Easily." Nothing easy about it. You're talking 15 years. Hell of a lot can change in that time.

 

Sure it can but like i said, if it wasnt for JT and DJ last year he wins 6- 7 - 8 or even 9 events. Until i see him not giving himself 10-12 chances to win a year, then ill worry.If he wins another 3 or 4 this year (which i believe he will) its him jack and tiger in that group of guys their age with that many wins... think about that for a second.

He won three times last year and finshed 2nd 3 times. For nine wins he would have had to win every single time he made top 5. He had nine top 5's. It was not just JT and DJ. It was Kisner and Hideki and Rose and O'Hair and Rahm and a few in a twom man event......that finished ahead of him in his top 5's.

But he had a very good year and is neck and neck with Tiger for age 24 wins. YJS had a bit of a head start age-wise and is about to get lapped unless he can win about 4-9 times a year for the next decade. But who know? He might.

[Valtiel]

I'm a fan of Spieth for sure and he has a lot of amazing golf ahead of him I bet. That I said, I feel there is absolutely zero point in attempting to predict golf careers, it is a crap shoot at best and a complete waste of time at worst.

[iBanesto]

What are next week's lotto winning numbers?

[golfer929]

What are next week's lotto winning numbers?

4 8 15 16 23 42

[Shilgy]

What are next week's lotto winning numbers?

4 8 15 16 23 42

Great, thank you!! :)

[mosesgolf]

What are next week's lotto winning numbers?

4 8 15 16 23 42

1,2,3,9,18,36,72 :D

[bscinstnct]

Spieth talkin on a GC piece

 

Said he putts "based on speed".

 

Does drills where he putts from 5 to 50 feet. I think he just means without even putting to a hole, just to work on how far the putt goes. Putts a ball 5 feet then 6 feet etc.

 

Also, he is very involved in designing his UA shoes.

[Outlier]

But is he better over the next 10 years than Cantlay, or Pieters or Thomas? Probably so.

 

Speith is an absolute mental Bully on the golf course when and where it counts. "Kuchar- go sit the hell down, I'm busy over here!". LOVE IT!

 

 

 

 

See that look?.....He means it!!!

[disco111]

I think we are over looking 1 important factor with JS and that would be about life in general and marriage specifically. If and when children enter the picture is another focal point. Both of these can and do affect the mental posture and JS will not be immune from their influence.

 

4 8 15 16 23 42 ...............Thanks for the numbers, played them and I won!.........yep in the big bucks now - won the Polish lottery and get a buck a year for a million years... :yahoo:

[SBH9458]

kid Isnt going to anything but get better. If Augusta couldnt break him nothing will.

 

This is so very correct.

[J50L]

All I know is that he absolutely has the potential to finish as the 3rd best of all time. Very few have done what he's done at his age. Those that have have typically gone on to do amazing things. He also has 3 wins in 7 top-5 appearances in majors.

 

But once you consider potential injuries, loss of motivation, the shear amount of talent on the PGA tour, and potential decline in talent, the odds of him getting there is maybe 25%? Unlikely, but not super unlikely.

[hdr_ric]

 

 

3 per year for 15 years...that sounds generous. It's certainly possible, but won't be easy for him to achieve that.

 

He could average that easily.thats what hes averaging now. 5 1 year 2 the next, 3 the next.... not crazy

 

"Easily." Nothing easy about it. You're talking 15 years. Hell of a lot can change in that time.

 

Sure it can but like i said, if it wasnt for JT and DJ last year he wins 6- 7 - 8 or even 9 events. Until i see him not giving himself 10-12 chances to win a year, then ill worry.If he wins another 3 or 4 this year (which i believe he will) its him jack and tiger in that group of guys their age with that many wins... think about that for a second.

He won three times last year and finshed 2nd 3 times. For nine wins he would have had to win every single time he made top 5. He had nine top 5's. It was not just JT and DJ. It was Kisner and Hideki and Rose and O'Hair and Rahm and a few in a twom man event......that finished ahead of him in his top 5's.

But he had a very good year and is neck and neck with Tiger for age 24 wins. YJS had a bit of a head start age-wise and is about to get lapped unless he can win about 4-9 times a year for the next decade. But who know? He might.

 

He is neck and neck with Tiger at age 24, but has already been lapped and left in the dust when comparing wins by number of starts.

[Hankshank]

The thing talking for him is that players that captializes on their good swings, like Sergio, Stenson, DJ will go out and in in swing form. Noone except Furyk has been going through their tour career without swing droughts. While the good putters, like Crenshaw, Stricker and Jacobsson never seem to go out of putting sharpness. And Spieth is definitely one of those. His putter and his short game will not let him down. Touch seems genetic. The question is, how bad swing performance can he fix with his shorter game? He is a world class fairway miss handler psychologically. When Stenson and Garcia throws clubs he will yell "get lucky" and go take what he gets. That's maybe his biggest asset apart from the putting from 40 to 10 foot. And he's definitely not one of the guys that gets shaky legs the last three holes.

 

But I think that, in order to become one of the really great ones, he must do something fundamentally about the swing. He gets wayward too often, And that swing is so anti-Louis, looks tremendously complex and timing-dependent( and, frankly, ugly). He could win more with a more state-of-the-art swing (and it would make the TV coverages less painful for swing aestethic lovers like me...)

[imakaveli]

I would love to see hims vs Rory in a Major on Sunday to see how It will end up, hopefully will happen at Carnoustie!

[Jordan Speeth]

i'm a big Jordan fan but am 72 so can't really think about how he'll be at the end of his career but i'm hoping to see him complete HIS grand slam and win at least 8 majors in my lifetime..

 

Wow. That's sobering. Eat your vitamins and I hope you live to see JS fizzle out in his early 50s.

 

Hopefully, you'll be watching the whole thing from a much more comfortable seat ;-). Don't cheat and pull the "eternity" thing to peek ahead though. I'm right there with ya...

[Yuck]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

[bladehunter]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

 

yea..some of that "new math" at work there... Rahms good.. but putting him ahead of a 3 time major winner who hasnt fallen off because he won a Pro/am event in the off season is a joke.

[SwooshLT]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

 

yea..some of that "new math" at work there... Rahms good.. but putting him ahead of a 3 time major winner who hasnt fallen off because he won a Pro/am event in the off season is a joke.

 

Amen.......but what do we know??

[Shilgy]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

 

yea..some of that "new math" at work there... Rahms good.. but putting him ahead of a 3 time major winner who hasnt fallen off because he won a Pro/am event in the off season is a joke.

Only one of the 3 majors counts in the rankings though.

[SwooshLT]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

 

yea..some of that "new math" at work there... Rahms good.. but putting him ahead of a 3 time major winner who hasnt fallen off because he won a Pro/am event in the off season is a joke.

Only one of the 3 majors counts in the rankings though.

 

Still more than Rahm and most for that matter....

[cdnglf]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

 

yea..some of that "new math" at work there... Rahms good.. but putting him ahead of a 3 time major winner who hasnt fallen off because he won a Pro/am event in the off season is a joke.

 

Amen.......but what do we know??

 

[Tyler1putt]

Speith mentally is crazy good like Tiger in his prime.

 

Also check the stats for the first 2/3 of last season pretty sure that he was leading proximity to hole with an iron in his hand. Not bad for somone with poor golf swing.

 

The swing may be ugly but it is effective and when your capable of getting up and down from anywhere that breeds confidence.

 

Would not be surprised if he made double figures of majors

[SwooshLT]

Haha.....good one

[golfer929]

Haha.....good one

What is a good one?

[SwooshLT]

Haha.....good one

What is a good one?

 

The Barbie memes

[bladehunter]

I think Rahm will have a better career than Spieth. Neither will be a "top ten all time".

 

That's bold. It will be interesting to see how Rahm's swing holds up over time.

 

It is not Rahm's swing i worry about. He is a streaky good putter, not a great putter. I did notice Rahm's OWGR is now ahead of Spieth.

 

yea..some of that "new math" at work there... Rahms good.. but putting him ahead of a 3 time major winner who hasnt fallen off because he won a Pro/am event in the off season is a joke.

Only one of the 3 majors counts in the rankings though.

 

 

still though... 1 major is greater than 2 regular wins..one a silly season pro/am? basically meaningless ... didnt spieth win the Travelers before the open ? .... are we saying Rahm basically played more events and built up a couple more points through starts ? good grief...

[Shilgy]

If all we were doing is counting majors what would be the point? Making cuts and high finishes are important as well. Not just total wins.

Let's get extreme. A player wins a major-last year and three other events in two years and misses the cut in the rest of his events. Player B has three wins and a dozen top 10's this year (last 52 weeks). Who do you think is ranked higher. Bringing up Spieth's major wins from 2.5 years ago is as relevant as saying Jack has 18 majors and should be ranked #1.