Darrell Jefress

Harrington wins two majors, plus a fifth at Augusta. But otherwise, he has
no finish on tour better than a third at Riviera. Didn't play well in the
Players Championship, WGC events, or the FedEx Cup.

The unnamed golfer from Fiji wins two playoff events and the FedEx Cup
title, as well as the last WGC event of the year. Three wins in significant
events, plus the money title. But his 14th at Augusta was his only major
finish better than 65th, including two missed cuts. Also missed the cut at
TPC Sawgrass.

Tiger? Four wins, including a major and a WGC. Second at the Masters, and
second on the money list.

I don't see any other serious candidates. Kim and Camilo are clearly going
to be superstars, but their 2008 resumes aren't yet POY-caliber.

I think one could make the case for Tiger. But will the players vote for
him *yet again*? Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more than
usual this year.

But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.

DJJ

Bah

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:08:43 GMT, "Darrell Jefress" <>
wrote:

>I think one could make the case for Tiger. But will the players vote for
>him *yet again*? Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more than
>usual this year.
>
>But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.

Don't forget Kenny Perry - 3 wins this year, and a very successful
Ryder Cup.

Kev

On Sep 29, 3:08 pm, "Darrell Jefress" <eve...@tokyo.com> wrote:
> Harrington wins two majors, plus a fifth at Augusta.  But otherwise, he has
> no finish on tour better than a third at Riviera.  Didn't play well in the
> Players Championship, WGC events, or the FedEx Cup.
>
> The unnamed golfer from Fiji wins two playoff events and the FedEx Cup
> title, as well as the last WGC event of the year. Three wins in significant
> events, plus the money title.  But his 14th at Augusta was his only major
> finish better than 65th, including two missed cuts.  Also missed the cut at
> TPC Sawgrass.
>
> Tiger?  Four wins, including a major and a WGC.  Second at the Masters, and
> second on the money list.
>
> I don't see any other serious candidates.  Kim and Camilo are clearly going
> to be superstars, but their 2008 resumes aren't yet POY-caliber.
>
> I think one could make the case for Tiger.  But will the players vote for
> him *yet again*?  Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more than
> usual this year.
>
> But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.


Dunno how one can not vote for Tiger. As you outline, all the
others had
"flash in the pan" credentials. Harrington comes closest. I had all
but written
Vijay off for the year until this finish. Rocco is no candidate.
Heck, Curtis is
probably a better candidate given his fairly consistent play through
the year.

Darrell Jefress

"BAH" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:08:43 GMT, "Darrell Jefress" <>
> wrote:
>
> >I think one could make the case for Tiger. But will the players vote for
> >him *yet again*? Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more
than
> >usual this year.
> >
> >But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.
>
> Don't forget Kenny Perry - 3 wins this year, and a very successful
> Ryder Cup.

Thought about Kenny. But two of his three wins were in "lesser" events, and
he played a total of one round in the majors this year. I don't think the
Ryder Cup is supposed to count, as a non-0tour event, though you can't
require the players to give reasons for their votes.

I just don't think Kenny's resume is nearly strong enough, as much as I like
him.

DJJ

Curtjester1

On Sep 29, 12:08 pm, "Darrell Jefress" <eve...@tokyo.com> wrote:
> Harrington wins two majors, plus a fifth at Augusta.  But otherwise, he has
> no finish on tour better than a third at Riviera.  Didn't play well in the
> Players Championship, WGC events, or the FedEx Cup.
>
> The unnamed golfer from Fiji wins two playoff events and the FedEx Cup
> title, as well as the last WGC event of the year. Three wins in significant
> events, plus the money title.  But his 14th at Augusta was his only major
> finish better than 65th, including two missed cuts.  Also missed the cut at
> TPC Sawgrass.
>
> Tiger?  Four wins, including a major and a WGC.  Second at the Masters, and
> second on the money list.
>
> I don't see any other serious candidates.  Kim and Camilo are clearly going
> to be superstars, but their 2008 resumes aren't yet POY-caliber.
>
> I think one could make the case for Tiger.  But will the players vote for
> him *yet again*?  Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more than
> usual this year.
>
> But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.
>
> DJJ

Tiger, because his win in the U.S. Open was most unbelievable with his
physical circumstances. Padraig, even though playing great for the
two tournaments was a disappointment in the FedEx. Vijay had too many
MC's with his wins, and Kenny Perry could have done better at the
FedEx as well.

CJ

Annika1980

Boo Weekly, bet your ass.

Bar

BAH wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:08:43 GMT, "Darrell Jefress" <>
> wrote:
>
>> I think one could make the case for Tiger. But will the players vote for
>> him *yet again*? Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more than
>> usual this year.
>>
>> But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.
>
> Don't forget Kenny Perry - 3 wins this year, and a very successful
> Ryder Cup.
>

Harrington has a lock on it with two majors.

Darrell Jefress

"BAR" <> wrote in message
news:M82dnbbB5b-...
> BAH wrote:
> > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:08:43 GMT, "Darrell Jefress" <>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I think one could make the case for Tiger. But will the players vote
for
> >> him *yet again*? Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more
than
> >> usual this year.
> >>
> >> But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.
> >
> > Don't forget Kenny Perry - 3 wins this year, and a very successful
> > Ryder Cup.
> >
>
> Harrington has a lock on it with two majors.
>

Harrington I believe has a lock on the PGA of America version - winning
multiple majors gives a huge bunch of points that are pretty much impossible
to overcome.

As for the tour version - vote of the players - I'm not so sure. but I
think Harriongton has the advantage just because Tiger has won it so many
times before, the players may decide a partial season isn't enough to get
yet another.

DJJ

Howard Brazee

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:38:05 -0700 (PDT), Kev <>
wrote:

> Dunno how one can not vote for Tiger.

Precedent had Duval vs O'Meara, with O'Meara winning.

Tom Yost

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:37:12 -0400, BAH <> wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:08:43 GMT, "Darrell Jefress" <>
>wrote:
>
>>I think one could make the case for Tiger. But will the players vote for
>>him *yet again*? Maybe as a thank you for letting them win a few more than
>>usual this year.
>>
>>But I have a hunch the vote will go to Harrington.
>
>Don't forget Kenny Perry - 3 wins this year, and a very successful
>Ryder Cup.

Style points to Kenny Perry's dad and his overalls.