alurry

By really good golf I mean #1 (or #2) level of golf, not "in contention" level of golf. Some people on here are talking double digit majors and before this last half-year there was nothing that showed that that was really possible. I never said it was bad golf and I certain didn't say that he wasn't consistent.

I generally agree with what a lot of you are saying except for the people who say that Speith is more consistent. Obviously Rory just missed two cuts so it is hard for me to say anything but look at the past year for Rory. Unless you are comparing the year to prime Tiger it is unbelievably consistent, more so than Speith. It isn't just about wins and missed cuts. They play other tournaments to. I honestly don't think it is really fair to talk about Speith at this point because he doesn't have that much for us to go on. To be honest the last half-year is the only really good golf Speith has played on tour. It is like a lot of you are taking how he has played over this time and projecting it for his entire career, just like many did for Rory after he won the two majors last year. I think most agree that Rory has a higher ceiling and his "A" game is better than Speith's. Even recently when Rory was charging at the US Open it was on another level than I have ever seen Speith play. Despite every thing I said there is a chance Speith ends up with more but when you watch both of them on their "A" game it is hard for me to see Speith as the winner.

The difference is that the stretch by Rickie might come once or maybe twice a year. A players "A" game should show up 5 or more times a year at least. I imagine most players on tour have had a stretch like Rickie just as most players have had a round close to Rory. But Rory has had multiple stretches and multiple rounds that nobody now can come close to. Also when most players go on those type of runs they are making incredible putts or amazing sand saves. But Rory looks so in control and like he could do the exact same thing the next day.