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Gary Dacre

Watched the world matchplay over the weekend and was very impressed with Ross Fisher, probably the best i have seen someone drive a ball, very long and hardly ever missed a fairway.

If he can produce this in a major im sure he could win one,

Who do you think has the best chance of a major out of the british tour players?

Tim Hawkins

Greg Hughes

Greg Hughes

bags of talent, much better game than casey and westwood.

could of won both the open and the us open.

great attitude to the game. 

Fearghal Kelly

Fisher did really well and was right in there at the Open which was awesome considering he was about to become a dad. He strikes me as the kind of guy who is equally at home in a Tournament or sunday fourballand with his level of consistency I look forward to seeing him at the Ryder cup.

  I also think Luke Donald has an excellent swing and will maybe win one or two if he gets his injuries sorted out.

Darren Ramowski

Would love Westwood to do something but he should have had the experience by now to have clinched the Open.

Fisher does seem calm, cool and collective.  2010 could be a very interesting year.

David Homer

He's got much more of a chance than Lee Westwood as Fisher is a lot more consistent with the putter. I don't have the stats, its just my perception!

Either Poulter or Fisher will take a major next year.  More likely Poulter in the US.

Gary Dacre

Greg Hughes

Yep unfortunatly westy is gonna be another monty, an amazing player but will never win a major. (Casey will be next on this line of amazing golfers not to win one)

I honestly don't think Poulter has it in him to win one, if he had he would of done by now.

As for Fisher as I said before I think we are gonna see great things from him. (few majors at least)

Finally Luke Donald won't win one he just hasn't got the distance to keep up with the big boys.

John Flood

No doubt Fisher is an excellent player but I still think over 72 holes he is still missing something. Maybe something to do with his comment after won the Volvo matchplay where he said "I like matchplay because I'm an agressive player". Sometimes in strokeplay you need a little bit of patience.

I'm not writing him off but I fancy Westwood to win a major soon. His recent win will hopefully get him out of the habit of losing & on to bigger & better things.

Greg Hughes

I disagree I honestly think that an aggressive attitude is what gives players who win majors the edge over the players that don't and will never.

Players without the aggression in there play are on the ones who are happy with a top 10 and haven't got the aggressive edge to win majors. (monty, westy perfect examples).

John Flood

Greg,

Matchplay is a completely different mindset to strokeplay which is why some players do better than others.

Over a 72 hole competition you can't be agressive on every single hole, you have to be patient & except that you may have to take par on some holes.

I'm sure Ross Fisher would love to go back to the Open & play the 5th hole again. I bet he'd play it a bit less agressive & walk off with par rather than quadruple bogey!!

Gary Hand

Don't agree with the Ross Fisher putting comments. If Ross Fisher could putt he would be a major champion already.

Ross is no.1 ranked for GIR and abot 200 ranked for his putting. In the open I think I remeber him shooting a round of 68 with 35 of those being putts his accuracy is fenominal and if he leasrns to putt he will be a multiple major winner.

Gary Hand

Just to add to my point above did a bit of research Ross is ranked 186 for putting and averages 1.87 putts per GIR and 31.33 putts per round.

A definate weak point in his game if he wants to be ranked in the top ten or win a major.

Greg Hughes

John,

I'm sure there are x amount of players who are in the "could of won a major" bracket who wished they'd of took the shot on other than laying up.

Take away Tigers aggression towards shots and the line he takes round the golf course away from his game, I bet you'd take away quite a few of his majors as well.

Plus take into account Fishers performances in stroke play events and Geoff Olgivys, both fine matchplay players. 

Lee Butler

David Homer

Very impressed about the Ross Fisher stats...

If he carries on putting like he did in the matchplay then he'll do a lot better going forward.

John Pettitt

It is impossible to say who has a major in them as we have all witnessed the unknown suddely winning one out of the blue.

Personally I would rather have Monty's record than worry about winning a major. It is just another tournament on another four days which everyone hopes will coincide with a decent  bit of form.

With the money at stake throughout the field then there is not that much incentive. First ten places for money would soon focus the mind.