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Worst Player to Win a Major

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Tiger Spuds Great Member

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He wasn't terrible at the time, but given where his game is now ( 949th in the World..), I think Michael Campbell is a good candidate.

But he did hold off Tiger to win that U.S. Open so you have to give him credit for that.
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Orville Moody. Watch the film of the 1969 U.S. Open: he won despite putting like a 20-handicapper. It's the only top-level tournament he ever won.

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He wasn't terrible at the time, but given where his game is now (

Agreed.

Watching him play now is just sad

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Oosthauziun (sp? )


or lucas glover in recent memory...

oosthauziun barely cuts it on the europe tour. I was watching him this morning... just not good...
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Rich Beem-his win at the PGA is his only top 10 in a major in his career.

True. He played in 28 majors and missed the cut in 16. Other than one 15th at the Masters and a 20th at the British, he never finished higher than 40-something in the few cuts he did make.

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bwdial Great Member

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todd hamilton? whats he been up to lately?

Another excellent candidate. Played in 30 majors, missed the cut in 16.

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Ian Baker Finch has to be considered for having plummeted off the face of the golfing world after winning his British Open. He was no one-trick pony as he had won on 4 continents, but his career certainly took a major spiral down with his inability to hit the ball. In a British Open appearance with Arnold Palmer (Arnie's farewell) he hit his tee shot at number 1 at St. Andrews O.B. Many people attribute Finch's collapse as a major loss of confidence because he could still stripe it on the range.

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Oosthauziun (sp? )

You are joking, aren't you? Check the rankings and money list.

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I think Michael Campbell is a good candidate.

That might be fair comment in a "Where are they now" or "fallen off the radar" thread, because Campbell's game has totally gone, at his best, he was as good a player as you'd ever see. He got a bad wrist injury quite early in his career, threw away an Open Chmpionship, and reemerged from nowhere to win that U.S. Open. But.....he really was an amazingly gifted player.

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That might be fair comment in a "Where are they now" or "fallen off the radar" thread, because Campbell's game has totally gone, at his best, he was as good a player as you'd ever see. He got a bad wrist injury quite early in his career, threw away an Open Chmpionship, and reemerged from nowhere to win that U.S. Open. But.....he really was an amazingly gifted player.

I agree. It's a shame how it's turned out for him. A drop to that low in the rankings is staggering.

Paul Lawrie is a possible candidate. Won the Open thanks to Van De Velde and won 4 other European Tour events in the late 90's/early 00's. Of course, it's ridiculous to knock any Major winner, but he always struck me as a guy who maybe didn't quite deserve the Major he won.
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Paul Lawrie is a possible candidate. Won the Open thanks to Van De Velde and won 4 other European Tour events in the late 90's/early 00's. Of course, it's ridiculous to knock any Major winner, but

I wonder how much knowing that's generally how people feel affected his confidence and game.

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if going by "where are they now" of "fallen off radar"

throw David Duval in there.

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John Daly......

I would have bet on Lee Janzen or Andy North - John had more talent and more game - just mental problems.

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