{"id":366,"date":"2004-12-30T07:30:50","date_gmt":"2004-12-30T12:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/who_will_rule_in_2005\/"},"modified":"2004-12-30T07:30:50","modified_gmt":"2004-12-30T12:30:50","slug":"who_will_rule_in_2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/pga\/who_will_rule_in_2005","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Rule in 2005?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/archives\/imgs\/pga\/tiger_ernie.jpg\" height=\"209\" width=\"141\" alt=\"Tiger and Ernie\" class=\"bordered\" \/>The days of Palmer, Nicklaus, and Player going shot for shot against each other are likely to be remembered as some of the greatest in the history of golf. Now, with the PGA tour set to kick off next week at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/tournaments\/r016\/\" title=\"Mercedes Championship\" class=\"external external_icon\">Mercedes Championship<\/a>, it looks as though golf is about to enter another memorable era. The names Player, Nicklaus, and Palmer may very easily be replaced by Woods, Singh, and Mickelson. With all the strong performances in 2004, it is very difficult to point to one player and identify them as the definite favorite. The editors at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfdigest.com\/newsandtour\/index.ssf?\/newsandtour\/gw20041224preview1.html\" title=\"GolfWorld Picks Els\" class=\"external external_icon\">GolfWorld<\/a> have dubbed Ernie Els as the man to beat in 2005. The editors point to Els&#8217; great performances but disappointing finishes in last year&#8217;s majors as motivation to break through in 2005. 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