Winning Time
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Author: Daniel Lafferty
While the PGA is just beginning to shake off the mid-winter rust, the NBA is already in
midseason form. To honor both associations and celebrate their common ancestry and future
petrodollar in-law status, Rex Golf Historian Daniel Lafferty has compiled his starting five from
the PGA Tour superstars of the 21 st Century.
Point Guard: Jordan Spieth
Strengths: Natural Leader, long range assassin
Weaknesses: Possibly too unselfish (see 2016 Masters).
Player Comp: Steve Nash with Lebron’s hairlin
Point Guard: Jordan Spieth
Strengths: Natural Leader, long range assassin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsAythDzjXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6XVgUJVoOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa23nP-52Fw
Weaknesses: Possibly too unselfish (see 2016 Masters).
Hello Darkness my old friend…
Player Comp: Steve Nash with Lebron’s hairline
Shooting Guard: Rory McIlroy
Strengths: Bomber, athlete (see on-course joggers)
Weaknesses: Regular season MVP, crunch-time liability
Player Comp: James Harden?
Shooting Guard: Rory McIlroy
Strengths: Bomber, athlete (see on-course joggers)
Weaknesses: Regular season MVP, crunch-time liability
Last Major Win 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla. Did not get arrested*
Player Comp: James Harden?
Feed me the regular season!
Cabo Timeshare boys
Small Forward: Tiger
Strengths: GOAT
Weaknesses: Off court shenanigans derailed career in late prime
Comp: Magic Johnson
Small Forward: Tiger
Strengths: GOAT
Weaknesses: Off court shenanigans derailed career in late prime
Let bygones be bygones
Not Tiger Woods*
Not Tiger Woods*
Tiger Woods*
Addressing media February 19, 2010 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL following scandal
“I’d gotten away from Buddhism. And I quit meditating.”
-Tiger Woods
Comp: Magic Johnson
Power Forward: DJ
Strengths: Wingspan, power, athleticism
Weaknesses: Late game penalties, Stairs
Comp: Chris Webber
Big Man: Vijay
Strengths: Nickname (The Big Fijian), ambidextrous menace, morally casual attitude with rules
Weaknesses: Too dedicated to practice (practice?), short game woes translate to charity stripe issues
Comp: Gheorghe Mureșan
Honorable Mentions: Darren Clarke as a Northern Irish Vlade Divac, Patrick Reed as a less likeable Bill Laimbeer, Phil as a Daryl Morey that ruined the game through gambling losses instead of analytics
Quit calling me Phil, I can’t take your action.
So there you have it. We look forward to seeing these ballers hit the hardwood as soon as the PIF’s expansion team in King Abdullah Economic City receives league approval.