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In the spirit of the thread about who is the GOAT (Tiger or Jack), here is my (very subjective) top ten players of all time, in no particular order.

Harry Vardon

Jack Nicklaus

Tiger Woods

Ben Hogan

Walter Hagen

Sam Snead

Arnold Palmer

Byron Nelson

Tom Watson

Phil Mickelson

In the debate:

Bobby Jones

Lee Trevino

Gene Sarazen

Gary Player

Seve Ballesteros

Am i missing anybody? Faldo? Singh? Casper? Have at it.

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Phil barely makes my list of top ten American players of all time.

Off the top of my head (and strictly limiting it to U.S. Players), and in no particular order (the numbering is just to keep track of the count):

  1. Palmer
  2. Nicklaus
  3. Woods
  4. Watson
  5. Jones
  6. Hogan
  7. Nelson
  8. Snead
  9. Jones
  10. Trevino
  11. Casper
  12. Hagen
  13. Sarazen
  14. Mickelson

Player, Faldo, Vardon, Ballesteros, the list really grows when you add international players.

But, I'm generally going to stay out of this thread. Way, way too wide open, and not something I even really discuss very often, or give much thought.

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In the debate:

Bobby Jones

Lee Trevino

Gene Sarazen

Gary Player

Seve Ballesteros

Am i missing anybody? Faldo? Singh? Casper? Have at it.

I'd have to put Player in top ten, won 9 majors, career grand slam during an era of a lot of great players.

Top ten, IMO, no particular order

1. Nicklaus

2. Tiger

3. Walter Hagen

4. Bobby Jones

5. Gene Sarazen

6. Ben Hogan

7. Sam Snead

8. Gary Player

9. Arnold Palmer

10. Tom Watson

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I'd put Jones ahead of Hagen. They faced off maybe 9 times and Hagen only beat him twice (one was an exhibition). Here's mine, in order: 1. Tiger. 2. Jack. 3. Hogan. 4. Snead. 5. Palmer. 6. Player. 7. Jones. 8. Nelson. 9. Hagen. 10. Mickelson. Mickelson gets ranked higher than he might because he was only eligible to win 2/3rds of the tournaments he entered. 1/3rd was already allocated to Tiger.

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Lol. Gary Player should be on everyone's top 10

Just ask him, he'll tell you!

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Further proof.

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