
Cwebb, on 31 October 2017 - 01:23 AM, said:
grm24, on 31 October 2017 - 01:03 AM, said:
PGArox, on 31 October 2017 - 12:45 AM, said:
I have to go with the 2nd in a major, and here is why -
If you win an opposite field event there is a very good chance that 90% of the golf watching public will not see it. Furthermore, in playing against such a weak field your victory is not likely to give you the sky-high confidence that contending mightily in a major surely would.
If you finish runner-up in a major you will be watched by millions of people worldwide, and the confidence you would come away with would very likely propel you to that victory you are looking for, so you end up winning twice.
If you win an opposite field event there is a very good chance that 90% of the golf watching public will not see it. Furthermore, in playing against such a weak field your victory is not likely to give you the sky-high confidence that contending mightily in a major surely would.
If you finish runner-up in a major you will be watched by millions of people worldwide, and the confidence you would come away with would very likely propel you to that victory you are looking for, so you end up winning twice.

Jason Dufner. He lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship....then he won it the following year