Comments on: It’s Official: Day Four at the Dubai World Championship

By: Birdie Inn

Birdie Inn — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:06:34 +0000

I’m obviously not looking in the right places!

Personally I don’t think it’s nearly as big a deal if it’s already been done more than once, no matter who it was that did it. Wonder which years it was, and how much Tiger led each list by?

By: Shoshana

Shoshana — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:47:05 +0000

@Birdie it was mentioned in this weeks golf confidential, last weeks pond scum etc + on twitter (Doug was saying that Norman had also done it unofficially in ’86).

The question is: since it’s been done unofficially, does that make Donald doing it less impressive? Keep in mind that with committing to both tours, Donald had additional travel/tournament requirements (& couldn’t play as many starts on the pga tour as others).

By: Birdie Inn

Birdie Inn — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:15:46 +0000

Rory needs to get into the gym. If at age 22, only playing a single tour, and he can’t keep up with 30-something Luke Donald who is playing 2 tour simultaneously, well that’s extremely questionable. Kid is a lightweight.

By: Birdie Inn

Birdie Inn — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:55:43 +0000

Shoshana, appreciate your even handed observations and input, a welcome addition. However, outside of your comments above, I have yet to hear any media outlet even once mention Tiger in the context of Luke and the dual money titles. But thanks for bringing it up!

Separate from that, I think it’s worth noting that Alvaro Quiros is clearly the best high-draw hitting player in the world right now and is clearly the most talented player that anyone under the age of 82 has ever been paired with! Oh, so nice to live in these times!!

By: Shoshana

Shoshana — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:50:09 +0000

@Jeff, most of the press have noted that Tiger would’ve won it multiple times if he had joined the European tour. He chose not to take up membership & meet the tours requirements.

On the pga tour many people playing on sponsor exemptions are pga tour members, same with Euro tour.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:00:36 +0000

If a player won the PGA money title just from sponsor exemptions or in some way won without being a PGA member wouldnt he still be accepted as the money title holder? Woods won both the PGA and Euro money titles several times, he just wasnt a Euro member at the time…but I guess the press is buying this story of Luke Donald and his very historic achievement.

By: Troy Vayanos

Troy Vayanos — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:17:41 +0000

Great victory by Quiros. This guy can really play and when it puts it all together consistently is going to be an even better player.

Congratulations to Luke Donald on winning both the US PGA tour & European tour money lists in the one season.

By: Shoshana

Shoshana — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:41:04 +0000

Given Quiros’ apparent fondness for winning in the desert, I’m putting him on my WGC match-play watch list