Arthur Wedge
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It’s interesting looking at some of the names there and the longevity of some players
No idea how Webb Simpson or Dufner won majors
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It’s interesting looking at some of the names there and the longevity of some players
No idea how Webb Simpson or Dufner won majors
Arthur Wedge
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And that’s when points weren’t always so unfairly balanced towards the PGAT - rankings were better then
LincolnShep
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OK, I'm bored of looking through PDFs now. 
Best I found was five in the top eight (2011 Wk18) or six in the top twelve (four weeks later).
Best I found was five in the top eight (2011 Wk18) or six in the top twelve (four weeks later).
Lucifer MorningStar
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Same way Ben Curtis, Tod Hamilton, Paul Lawrie etc won a major. They had a good week and shot lower scores than the rest of the field !
At least Duffner and Simpson made it to worlds top 10 so would suggest they had a good patch in their careers for at least a 2 year period as well as winning majors.
@LincolnShep bored at work today? 
Highfade
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Get your point but don’t think Ben Curtis deserves to be put in that category of one hit wonders.
He won a few pga tour events, a few major top 10s and made a Ryder cup team.
Lucifer MorningStar
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That’s kind of my point! Which you have proven for me. Webb Simpson and Duffner also won tour events, top 10 OGWR and played in Ryder cups.
My response was to the post of how did they win majors and it’s no different to Curtis or other one time winners. They won because they had the lowest scores than of the week.
D-S
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There was a period when the majors had a lot of one time winners in the early 2000s with the likes of Shaun Micheel, Rich Beem, Todd Hamilton, Y E Yang, Ogilvy, Glover, Weir, Toms etc. that began to belie the ‘cream rising to the top’ in Majors, almost making them like ordinary tour stops, but this has not been the case so much recently.
Highfade
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I’ve picked u up wrong then as I’ve read that as you’re viewing Curtis/hamilton/Lawrie as outliers and that likes of Simpson & dufner should be given more credit for further accomplishments other than major.
My bad
Arthur Wedge
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You could look at the likes of Wyndham Clark ,Harman, Fitzpatrick and Cam Smith
There have been 8 one time winners since 2018
D-S
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There were 5 in a row in 2002/3. 16 from 2001 to 2010 - that’s a high %.
Highfade
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Points Gap between Scheffler and Rory is larger than the number of points Rory currently has…and will be wider tomorrow.
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The Squirrel
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18 top 10s in a row now - if he keeps it up to the Players then he will have been top 10 in every event he played for a full calendar year!!! Did Tiger ever do that - if we exclude time periods with long injury layoffs?
27 is the record I think. (Yes I know Byron Nelson had loads more than that in the 40s; no disrespect but when so many of your competitors were rather busy fighting in Normandy and the Pacific and you were playing golf on a medical exemption then your record absolutely does not count).
EDIT: did I imagine the 27 number? Is Scheffler now the record holder?
Arthur Wedge
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The Squirrel
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Not sure how that’s relevant with three streak breaking finishes below 10th in it
Arthur Wedge
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Not sure how that’s relevant with three streak breaking finishes below 10th in it
Was just showing you Woods best year on tour as opposed to a calendar year
Last year on tour Scottie had three events outside top 10
Not sure if they keep calendar year records
Highfade
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It’s not quite the 19 point gap tiger had on Phil in 2001 but still very impressive.
I reckon Scheffler could take every week off between now and the masters and if Rory won every week from now including the masters Scheffler would still be number one.
I reckon Scheffler could take every week off between now and the masters and if Rory won every week from now including the masters Scheffler would still be number one.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
I actually asked Grok to calculate this last week - it might even extend beyond that..
"Assuming Rory McIlroy wins every golf event he participates in starting from the week of February 16, 2026 (beginning with The Genesis Invitational), and Scottie Scheffler does not play any further events, it would take Rory approximately 8 weeks (or 2 months) to surpass Scheffler in the OWGR standings.This estimate assumes Rory plays and wins an event roughly every week with an average of 60 OWGR points per win (plus applicable multi-win bonuses), based on typical points distributions for PGA Tour events. In reality, the exact timeline could vary slightly depending on the specific schedule, field strengths, and points awarded at each tournament, but the dense PGA Tour calendar from February to April (including signature events, THE PLAYERS, and the Masters) aligns closely with this timeframe. "
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