In reply to: Brooksie-boy... posted by The Holtz Room
Answer is 33
He won four before 30 and four after
But he was so close to winning US Open in ‘83, Masters in ‘84, British in ‘84. US Open in ‘87, Masters in ‘91, and obviously British Open in ‘09. He was KC’a third sports franchise and is beloved here. Of all the majors I wish he would have won the obvious one is ‘09 Open...but the one I really would have liked to see him win would have been the ‘83 US Open as he would have been a repeat winner of both US Open and British Open which would have been a helluva feat. Certainly, I would have loved for him to have won a PGA to get the career slam as he seemed like such a good golfer and should have accomplished it
Winning majors in one’s 40’s ain’t easy.
at the British Open at the age of 59.
getting McCord banned from telecast.
Golf's already way too stiff as it is, I like a little irreverence and humor, but that's just me.
More people will follow golf if there’s some version of a Big Three, even if we don’t have someone with tiger’s appeal years ago. Koepka is an attractive representative for the men’s tour.
and held the course. He did have huge help from DJ however, which was nice. For him.
I expect you’ve seen a few Majors hot streaks over the years which cooled off.
EDIT - though as a casual golf watcher, I much prefer those hot streaks to final rounds featuring one-shot wonders like Shaun Micheel and Trevor Immelmann.
What a snoozefest. We left after 9 holes and watched the back nine at home.