[1] On Oct-23-2003,
posted:
Boy...It can't get any worse than today's performance. It only substantiates by belief that this kid is not even close to being a tour caliber player.
[2] On Oct-23-2003,
bill posted:
Barring a miracle, at the conclusion of play tomorrow, Ty will become the youngest player in PGA history to lose his tour card.
While he might survive for awhile on the Nationwide tour, one doubts that he will ever make enough in prize money to pay the David Leadbetter bills.
I've checked up lately to see how the boy was doing. I am not too surprised at his struggles. Top players are highly intelligent. It is what is going through your mind when you swing the club that counts for a lot of success. Ty's dislike for school was not an indication of high intellect nor an unusual ability to concentrate.
Coaching can only take you so far. Leadbetter said Ty would be a star. Not yet, and quite probably he never will be.
He is clearly a great player. He's just not good enough to play on the PGA tour. Few are.
My advice to him would be to try to regain your amateur status, which can probably be done after a waiting period of a few years. Go to college. Expand your mind. Then try golf again.
[3] On Oct-23-2003,
posted:
Bill, I couldn't have said it better myself.
[4] On Oct-23-2003,
Bret posted:
#1 - How does an even par round make you think he's not tour caliber? He's had plenty of bad rounds this year that you could have pointed at - but todays wasn't one of them.
[5] On Oct-23-2003,
posted:
Your obviously an idiot........The difficulty of a course is not measured by even par rounds. An even par round in the US Open is great. This week its aweful. You are correct, though, he has had plenty of bad rounds this year. When your 197 th in scoring, you've had alot of bad rounds.
[6] On Oct-23-2003,
Bret posted:
Well, thanks for clearing that up for me #5. I've been writing about Tryon for two years now, but I'm the idiot.
Ty's had 7 rounds over 75 in the last three months and 0 rounds in the 60's. Thats a stat to point at and say 'it can't get any worse' or 'he's not tour caliber'. Judging a player harshly on the basis of 18 holes isn't fair.
Oh, and its awful, not 'aweful'. Unless you speak Middle English. But what do I know, I'm just an idiot.
[7] On Oct-23-2003,
M posted:
I think Ty definitely has the physical skills to do better, and a lot of his struggles seem to be stemming from the mental part of his game..so while he hasn't made visible improvements I don't think it's definite that he's never going to play "tour caliber." How many of these top pros would have been able to stay on the tour at such a young age? Sure some of them could have, but not most. Plenty of great great players have come out of nowhere at older ages and gone on to greatness. It's just stupid to say that Ty is done and will never be a success on tour..
