If you could cobble a swing together.....

[One Planer]

..... From all the best players, throughout the history of the game, to make an "Ideal Player" (..... Without repetition of names in your list), who would you choose for these areas?

1. Driving
2. Iron Play
3. 120 Yards and in
4. Short Game (Greenside)
5. Bunker Play
6. Putting
7. Temperament

My list would look something like:

Driving - Lee Westwood

Iron Play - Sam Snead

120 Yards and in - Luke Donald

Short Game (Greenside) - Seve Ballesteros

Bunker Play - Phil Mickleson

Putting - David Toms

Temperament - Jason Dufner


..... Who would you choose?

 

[bladeplayer]

Driving - Justin Rose

Iron Play - Lee Westwood

120 Yards and in - Luke Donald

Short Game (Greenside) - Phil Mickleson

Bunker Play - Phil Mickleson

Putting - Steve Stricker

Temperament - Phil Mickleson

 

[mcbroon]

Driving - Rory, pre-Nike

Iron Play - Westwood

120 Yards and in - Tiger

Short Game (Greenside) - Mickleson

Bunker Play - Seve

Putting - Ben Crenshaw

Temperament - Tom Watson

 

[brendy]

All the above with Tigers (not you Tiger, the other more famous one!) ability and Ricky Fowlers temperament.

 

[guest100718]

Tee to green it's all pretty much of a muchness for the pro game, but on the green? Crenshaw please.

 

[guest100718]

Or maybe Brad faxon

 

[coolhand]

Or maybe Brad faxon

1.Driving = Rose
2.Iron Play = Westwood
3.120 Yards and in = Donald
4.Short Game (Greenside) = Michelson
5.Bunker Play = Day
6.Putting = Baddeley
7.Temperament = Rose

 

[guest100718]

Quite a few Luukes for shortgame. Has Seve upset you?

 

[tsped83]

Driving - Bubba!


Iron Play - Brandt Snedeker (no fannying about)


120 Yards and in - Tiger Woods


Short Game (Greenside) - Seve Ballesteros


Bunker Play - Seve Ballesteros


Putting - Steve Stricker


Temperament - Miguel Angel Jimenez

 

[Fader]

Driving - Greg Norman

Irons - Nicklaus.

120 Yds - Stricker

Bunkers - Seve

Putting - Faxon

Temprament - Fowler

 

[jimbob.someroo]

Driving - Poulter (not the longest, but not short and good accurate)


Iron Play - Westwood (no more consistent long iron striker of a ball)


120 Yards and in - Donald (solid, going to be putting for birdie from less than 15 ft a lot)


Short Game (Greenside) - Mickelson (genius)


Bunker Play - Mickelson (genius)


Putting - Brad Faxon (never seen a more consist and effective putter)


Temperament - Tiger (ruthless, wins so often from leading positions)

 

[Joff]

Got to laugh at the omission of Tiger from most of you. I can understand not including golfers you may not have seen...

 

[Pin-seeker]

Driving - Justin Rose

Iron Play - Sergio Garcia

120 Yards and in - Luke Donald

Short Game (Greenside) - Tiger

Bunker Play - Ernie Els

Putting - Steve Stricker

Temperament - Jimenez

 

[Nashy]

Driving- Greg Norman
Iron play- Faldo
120 Yards in- Luke Donald
Greenside- Phil Mickleson
Bunker- Seve
Putting- Tiger
Temperamemt- Palmer

 

[Captainron]

Driving- Greg Norman
Iron play- Seve
120 Yards in- Seve
Greenside- Seve
Bunker- Gary Player
Putting- Ben Crenshaw
Temperament- jack Nicklaus

 

[SocketRocket]

Driving - Moe Norman (Not longest but not not called 'Pipeline Moe' for nothing)

Iron Play - Jack Niklaus

120 Yards and in - Luke Donald

Short Game (Greenside) - Tiger

Bunker Play - Gary Player

Putting - Nick Faldo

Temperament - Ernie Els

 

[Region3]

I've not seen enough of a lot of the old guard to include some players that I'm sure should be there, but of those I've seen a bit of....

Driving - Greg Norman


Iron Play - Justin Rose


120 Yards and in - Tim Clark


Short Game (Greenside) - Luke Donald


Bunker Play - Phil Mickelson


Putting - Brad Faxon


Temperament - Tiger Woods

 

[Gazzaman]

Driving Westwood
Iron Play Rose
120 Yards and in Donald
Short Game (Greenside) Mickleson
Bunker Play Donald
Putting Tiger (In Prime)
Temperament

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Hmmm.......hardly the greatest names of all time being mentioned, with a couple of exceptions they are all current players

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Tom Watson for everything except putting...Bob Charles for that