What makes your favorite tour player your favorite: wins, personality, potential, character?

[jhwmusic]

Actually to me Watson has always seemed like a holier than thou prick. Like his shit don't stink.

I kinda agree...and he used to be a drunk that also supposedly dabbled in the Booger sugar back in the day, which makes him even less wholesome than he makes himself out to be. I like him and always felt he was one of the true greats but I don't always buy his goody two shoes persona he has been putting on lately. Though I do commend him for regaining his sobriety.

[bilinguru]

Great question.  Freddy is the coolest guy, with a sweet swing.  Such a shame his back prevented him from winning more.

I guess I like guys who play the game well with good humour.

I really like Jonathan Vegas.  What a nice guy he seems to be and he has the game. Hopefully he'll start playing more consistently to back up that win he got last year.

Luke Donald has managed to suffer through being world number one with no majors to his credit (read media monkey on his back)  quite well.  It looks as though that Rory (or Westwood) will supplant him as No. 1, but I get the feeling Donald will not get ruffled by this.  He's well spoken, humble and just goes about the business of playing solid golf without doing or saying anything stupid.

Ernie Els is another guy I thought has handled himself well, and he isn't shy about saying what he thinks.

Graeme MacDowell, Paddy and Darren Clarke all seem like genuine guys.

I guess my answer is, I like Irish golfers!  LOL!

[Jwat381]

Originally Posted by bilinguru

Great question.  Freddy is the coolest guy, with a sweet swing.  Such a shame his back prevented him from winning more.

I guess I like guys who play the game well with good humour.

I really like Jonathan Vegas.  What a nice guy he seems to be and he has the game. Hopefully he'll start playing more consistently to back up that win he got last year.

Luke Donald has managed to suffer through being world number one with no majors to his credit (read media monkey on his back)  quite well.  It looks as though that Rory (or Westwood) will supplant him as No. 1, but I get the feeling Donald will not get ruffled by this.  He's well spoken, humble and just goes about the business of playing solid golf without doing or saying anything stupid.

Ernie Els is another guy I thought has handled himself well, and he isn't shy about saying what he thinks.

Graeme MacDowell, Paddy and Darren Clarke all seem like genuine guys.

I guess my answer is, I like Irish golfers!  LOL!

Pretty hard not to like Freddy. Worst thing is, mere mortals like us can try to swing like him til the cows come home to roost, or whatever they say, and will probably have little to no results. It's so smooth and effortless looking, it's a joy to watch him swing. If he was playing a Champions tour event, I might spend a Friday or Saturday watching that instead of a PGA event, just because of Fred Couples. He's the man!