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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.I can’t remember the gap to 3rd but I think it was around 9(?) shots. Watson shot 65-65 in the last 36 holes to Nichlaus’s 65-66… I... -
Hobbit replied to the thread Random Irritations.Oh I can see a bruising coming your way. I dare you to even get one wrong when she’s under the weather and, possibly, a bit tetchy...
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Everything you're saying is true, which is why I reiterate that the only thing we can say with any certainty, is that participation has...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.I kinda agree with your post but I’ll add another reason why some weren’t as good, especially Brits/Europeans. The money wasn’t in the...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.Out of curiosity I’ve been looking at the stats between the players from the 60’s & 70’s compared to now. It extremely difficult to do a...
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Anyone thinking Nicklaus didnt play against strong opposition, probably wasn't around to watch it!🤣🤣 Smells a bit like the thinking...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.I had no problem shaping a balata but 9 times out of 10 it was unintentional.
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.You hit the nail. He was straighter. That said, his shot into the 72nd green a Turnberry in 77 out of a scabby lie was stunning.
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.But the crucial factor, which I didn’t list, is ability. In my view the best of yesteryear are as good as today. In fact, I believe the...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.Are they? And you know because? I don’t know either way. I’ve watched the professionals from the early 70’s, and I’ve seen some from...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.Or he was better than the others. Bearing in mind how many wins he had I’d expect him to be well up in the top 10’s. The stats can be...
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Hobbit replied to the thread The Footie Thread.Like I said, “I disagree.” As for what he achieved during his second stint, Ravenelli was the Prem’s top scorer with 31(?) goals when...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.I agree. Tiger shot himself in the foot, or was it the knee… as my last sentence in the post you quoted, he “would probably have beaten...
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Surely part of being ‘great’ is also all peripheral things outside of just talent and application, that will impact your career’s...
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Hobbit replied to the thread GOAT 2012 v 2025.As much as it galls me to say it, I agree. Both exceptional golfers, both with enormous mental strength & focus. Tiger was an athlete...
