Can anyone catch Tiger Woods for Player of the Year?
With four victories including a U.S. Open title for the ages, can anyone catch Tiger Woods for Player of the Year? Some say the competition is over, that winning a U.S. Open on one leg is an achievement that can't be topped.
But what if Trevor Immelman adds a PGA Championship to the green jacket he won in April? Or if Padraig Harrington, playing loose and free after winning the claret jug, nabs the Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA?
Or what if Anthony Kim, after two huge wins on the PGA Tour, breaks through for his first major and then sinks the winning putt in the Ryder Cup?
Lots of ifs, to be sure, but it will be interesting to see how Woods's peers vote if Immelman, Harrington or Kim breaks through this week.
Speaking of Kim, no golfer with two good legs has been written about more in the last few months.
Hank Gola of the New York Daily News wrote about Kim on Saturday. "Almost no one has made the kind of transformation Kim has made in one year, from the cocky rookie who just talked a big game to the confident player who will be among this week's favorites."
Posted by: Graeme Elliott | Aug 6, 2008 6:49:03 PM
POTY honours should go to either Immelman or Harrington is they win the PGA. Multiple major winners should get the nod despite the amazing feat that Tiger accomplished. If not, Tiger all the way!! And to comment on an earlier post, from what I've read, Lefty is not that well liked in the locker room either. I guess that comes with the level of talent.
Posted by: Trung | Aug 6, 2008 5:54:21 PM
Rick, are you in the locker room to assess that? I thought it was Michelson, Perry or Kim or...
Posted by: Rick | Aug 6, 2008 2:19:59 PM
Tiger may have the points-based POTY award put out by his PR firm IMG locked up, but the PGA winner (Singh or Lefty?) or either of the other major winners (and maybe even Perry without a major) who also wins the FedEx Cup will get the vote of the players over Woods (who, though respected, is not well-liked in the locker room).
Posted by: Bob | Aug 6, 2008 10:53:49 AM
Kenny Perry is not in the running if he wins the PGA??????