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Build the Perfect Golfer

Posted by: user33026 [FORUM MODERATOR] | Tue 29th Sep 2009 12:41 | Last Reply

Here's one for you all.  A bit of fun and it's up to you if you want to justify your answers or not. 

You have been appointed Chief Mad Scientist by one of the top golf manufacturers (I won't name them).  They have tasked you with splicing DNA to create the perfect golfer and only the best will do.  Your first job is decide who's DNA you want.  You have to choose someone for each of the following: -

  • Swing - You can go textbook, consistency, fluidity, how it looks, etc 
  • Driving/woods - You can go for power, accuracy, consistency, shot making, etc
  • Iron play - You can go for shot making, ball striking, green hitting, accuracy, etc
  • Recovery (not that your golfer will need it) - Getting out of trouble, inventiveness, ability to minimise the damage, etc.  Includes bunker play.
  • Short game - You can go for touch, feel, inventiveness, accuracy, etc
  • Putting - Consistency, nerve, nailing the clutch putt, sinking the long ones, etc

So you have six criteria.  You can pick anyone you want, past or present, but there is one rule.  To keep the DNA pure, you can only pick a player once.  That means you have to pick six diffferent players.  Choose carefully!

And if anyone wants to do a golfshake members only one they're welcome to!

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user52922
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 12:49

Interesting challenge that, Chris, will need to think long and hard about it.

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user33026 [FORUM MODERATOR]
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 12:53

I can see Hawkins getting all excited at the prospect of being appointed Chief Mad Scientist!

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user202037 [FORUM MODERATOR]
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 12:54

Here goes,

SWING - Rory McIlroy, Good at present and can only get better.

DRIVING/WOODS - Tom Watson, didn't miss many FW's.

IRON PLAY - Monty of old.

RECOVERY - Seve, the old saying. "He could get up and down from a Rubbish Bin".

SHORT GAME - Olazabal, just as good as Seve.

PUTTING - Tiger, his strongest part of the game over the years.

TheLyth

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user24437
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 13:27

Obviously I'm desperately disappointed on not being automatically named as Chief Mad Scientist so I'd propose:

Build - Montgomery

Hair - McIlroy

Personality - Faldo

Swing - Furyk

Nicotene habit - Cabrera

Alcohol habit - Daly 

Dress sense - Payne Stewart (or Daly recently)

Bottle - pre-seniors Norman

That'll teach 'em, mwahhaa.... 

 

 


Last edit : Tue 29th Sep 2009 13:28
re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user99350
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 13:53

 Swing- Tom Wieskopt

 Driving Sergio Garcia (would have picked Tom again)

Iron Play Faldo in his glory years

Short game Lee Trevino (with a slice like that you need to be godd around the greens though for bunkers would choose Ernie)

Putting Ben Crenshaw

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user16163
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 14:16

HMMM

SWING - Fred Couples - makes it look so easy

DRIVING - Payne Stewart - i felt he used to hit fairways most consistantly

IRONS - Nick Faldo - always seemed to be really accurate (when i was a lad)

SHORT GAME - Olazabal - I feel he has one of the best short games in golf

RECOVERY - Seve/Mickleson - 2 of the worlds most amazing shot makers

PUTTING - Bernhard Langer - might be wrong but i think he was one of the best/most consistant putters in the game

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user52922
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 14:39

Bernard Langer had quite a long spell suffering from the yips, so cannot be called the best putter

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user16163
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 14:45

My apologies john

since he got over them i think he was one of the best

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user77012
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 14:49

Swing : Hogan - goes without saying only one of two players to own their own swing.

Driver/woods  : Cabrera - never heard a fizz off a 3 wood like it!

Iron play : Tiger - Just witnessed to many unbelievable shots that have made me jump out of the chair, I normally reserve that for  Welsh Rugby tries!!

Recovery : Seve - Just magical should never have gotten awaywith so much pure genius.

Short game : Mickleson - pure class totally in control with awedge in his hands, especially be handicapped play the wrong way round,

Putting : Nicklaus- Noboby has made as many clutch putts as this man, but like all his records he's being caught.

Pat great pick on Wieskoft, you must have a good memory not much footage of him here's a link for those who have never seen him unfortunately not in his hay day but still very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb-V5JGYPm8

Enjoyed that well done Perryranger


Last edit : Tue 29th Sep 2009 18:10
re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user77012
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 14:52

Yes John, My eyebrows went up when I saw Langer next to best putter but to be fair he is a lot better these days.


Last edit : Tue 29th Sep 2009 14:53
re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user200003
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 15:53

SWING - Ernie Els.  Effortless Power and control.

IRON PLAY - Faldo in his day.

DRIVING/WOODS - John Daly.  'Grip it and rip it'.  Not the most accurate but awesome to watch. 

RECOVERY - Got to be Seve.

SHORT GAME - Phil Mickleson.  Unbelievelable what he can do at times.

PUTTING - Tiger.


Last edit : Wed 30th Sep 2009 16:00
re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user52922
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 16:18
  • Swing - Peter Thomson
  • Driving/woods - Sergio Garcia
  • Iron Play - George Will 
  • Recovery - Seve
  • Short game - Phil Mickleson
  • Putting - Tiger Woods
re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user115085
Reply : Tue 29th Sep 2009 23:26

Swing: Els - smooth as.

Driving/Woods: Daly - for the attitude

Irons: Langer - Would have been woods but saving him for putting.

Recovery: Harrington - quietly creative

Short game: Mickelson - Magic

Putting: Woods - some day he just can't miss - and from distances we'd be happy just to two putt from.

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user33026 [FORUM MODERATOR]
Reply : Wed 30th Sep 2009 09:46

Sorry Jonny, you're sacked!  You've had Tiger twice.

Not as easy as it looks is it!

re: Build the Perfect Golfer
user133274
Reply : Wed 30th Sep 2009 17:57

This is a great thread id have

swing  ernie els

driving angel cabrera

irons  luke donald

recovery seve ballesteros

short game phil mickelson

putting  ben crenshaw / tiger woods cant decide

personality  ken brown


Last edit : Wed 30th Sep 2009 17:58

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