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[Doon frae Troon]

I'd disagree tbh, I remember as a kid going to watch the Car Care Plan International at Moortown in the mid 80's, I remember seeing Faldo, Howard Clark, Lyle, Torrance, Woosnam, Mark James could have been there, a lot of the big names in European golf, who are still household names today - a few major winners amongst them

There's not a chance in hell players of that calibre would be entering that event if it were still running, they'd be over in the States playing in whatever comp was running on the same weekend.

Faldo Lyle and Woosnam spent most of their careers on the PGA tour.

Clark and James were hardly world superstars.
Torrance flip flopped between the two tours.
Those three were Major virgins.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Faldo Lyle and Woosnam spent most of their careers on the PGA tour.

Clark and James were hardly world superstars.
Torrance flip flopped between the two tours.
Those three were Major virgins.

So my point stands then, if Faldo Woosnam and Lyle spent most of their careers on the PGA Tour, but still made the effort to appear at a relatively low key event in the UK, surely that demonstrates how over time the PGA tour has swallowed up the market for profesional golf, at the expense of the European Tour?

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Faldo, Woosnam and Lyle only played the US Tour when they became superstars and not most of their careers.

 

[AussieKB]

Faldo, Woosnam and Lyle only played the US Tour when they became superstars and not most of their careers.

Superstars ????? maybe Faldo

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Superstars ????? maybe Faldo

Woosnam is a hall of famer. I’d say that made him a superstar of his day.

 

[Crow]

And Lyle was one of the greatest iron strikers ever.

 

[AussieKB]

Woosnam is a hall of famer. I’d say that made him a superstar of his day.

2 wins on the PGA tour.....was a great player but superstar ?
as for the Hall of Fame, that place is full of people who should not be there. e.g. George W Bush

 

[Mel Smooth]

2 wins on the PGA tour.....was a great player but superstar ?
as for the Hall of Fame, that place is full of people who should not be there. e.g. George W Bush

He won 50 times on the European Tour and had 50 weeks as world number 1 - ranked 9th of all time!!

Be interesting to know what your parameters of golf superstar actually are ;-)

 

[AussieKB]

He won 50 times on the European Tour and had 50 weeks as world number 1 - ranked 9th of all time!!

Be interesting to know what your parameters of golf superstar actually are ;-)

At least 2 majors......minimum

 

[Mel Smooth]

At least 2 majors......minimum

How convenient.
?

 

[Deleted member 29109]

At least 2 majors......minimum

Thanks for clarifying at least means minimum.

One of the majors should have to be the Masters though!

 

[AussieKB]

How convenient.
?

As Jack said anyone can win 1 but to win a second......
and I did say they were Great players but Super Star.....Really
so what do call someone who has won 4 or more....a Super Super Star ?

 

[AussieKB]

Thanks for clarifying at least means minimum.

One of the majors should have to be the Masters though!

The Masters has the weakest field of all 4

 

[Mel Smooth]

As Jack said anyone can win 1 but to win a second......
and I did say they were Great players but Super Star.....Really
so what do call someone who has won 4 or more....a Super Super Star ?

So you class Harrington as a golfing superstar?

 

[AussieKB]

So you class Harrington as a golfing superstar?

So you class Harrington as a golfing superstar?

No.....Great but not Super Star, but everyone is entitled to their opinion.

 

[Backsticks]

So you class Harrington as a golfing superstar?

Triple the suoerstar that Woosnam was at least. Succesfully retainin a major, and winning consecutive ones in a year, adds further distinction that eluded Woosnam.

Andy North will always be regarded as a bigger star than him too I guess.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Well at least we’ve concluded that Gregg Norman is a golfing superstar, and we can get back on topic.

 

[AussieKB]

Well at least we’ve concluded that Gregg Norman is a golfing superstar, and we can get back on topic.

Agree with that....

 

[AussieKB]

Agree with that....

Sorry, I meant to say he is not, Australian but not World Superstar I my humble opinion.

 

[PJ87]

Sorry, I meant to say he is not, Australian but not World Superstar I my humble opinion.

2 majors, 331 weeks at number 1, 88 career wins (20 on PGA tour) 7 second place in majors

he was pretty good