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FTF: Would you rather have Mike Weir or Colin Montgomerie’s career?

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Whose career would you prefer?

I mentioned this thread on Twitter earlier this week, and I think the question leads to a great (if meaningless) debate: Whose career would you rather have, Mike Weir or Colin Montgomerie?

Credit to Sonny Crocket for starting this thread, which is complicated somewhat by the fact that Monty has had success on the Champions Tour and Weir is (theoretically at least) still competing on the PGA Tour. So for the purposes of the best possible debate, I’d say excluding any Champions Tour play and assuming Weir won’t make another cut on the PGA Tour is best.

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jamie

Jul 17, 2016 at 2:48 am

Monty,
one of the all time greats in Ryder Cup, The comp that’s now is no longer the walk over it was thanks to Monty, Seve, Poults, and the likes, 10 year dominance in the order of merit, got unlucky more once in the majors, and lets be honest, was beat by the odd good player here and there.
He contended against some great players over a long stretch, I know what I would prefer when looking back.
If your American, the masters and US open are the most important to you, if your British its the Open, I think had it been the open Mike Weir had in his pocket it may be a different discussion, that is not to play down the masters, but as the Greatest said ( Jack) your own open is the most important to you .
I am sure Monty has a few more memories to fall back on when the day comes to hang up the clubs.

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Justin Wells

May 24, 2016 at 11:47 am

You don’t care about the Masters??? If that’s the case then you must not care about golf. I’d choose Monty in this case for sure, even though the green jacket is a coveted prize

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Jon Bon JOvie

May 24, 2016 at 8:03 am

Any person who doesn’t say Colin Montgomerie is a buffoon. Montgomerie is a legend of the game, one of the best iron players in history, probably the best European player for an entire decade, and was a Ryder Cup stalwart.

Weir had 4 good days in his career, Montgomerie had about 10 years of it. Weir was a good golfer who played well one weekend, Montgomerie was an amazing golfer who maintained his class for a decade.

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MisawaGol4

May 23, 2016 at 11:52 am

Monty, and IMO, it’s not even close! He was the winner of the order of merit for over a decade and arguably the best Ryder Cup player ever. So he’s struggled playing in the states, many foreign players have. I think he handled himself with more dignity and class than most would have if they had to face the adversity that he had to during his US Open appearances with the fans openly taunting him. Granted his reactions to them probably only encouraged them more. Now on the Senior Tour he has his major title that alluded him all those years and where is that quirky lefty?Yeah, Weir has a green jacket and then what? Yes Monty looks like Mrs. Doubtfire but only poor people will tell you money can’t buy happiness.

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K dawg

May 21, 2016 at 6:32 pm

Not even a close contest. Weir!! And I can tell you who would agree with me….Len Mattice!!

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- Kut Knuckler
  
  May 21, 2016 at 8:04 pm
  
  K dwg is more appropriate
  
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golfraven

May 21, 2016 at 5:36 pm

I am sure Monty would give couple of his Millions away to Weir for the green jacket. So if I had to choose and I could win only one tournament in my golf career then it would be the Masters.

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Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.

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PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole

Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.

Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.

Henley’s Suitcase

Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype

LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!

Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.

Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.

Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.

Celine’s Suitcase

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Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS

DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!

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Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.

Kaneko’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping Max G440
Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7

Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro

Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.

The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.

Alvaro’s Suitcase

Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
Wedges
Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C

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Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk

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