I got to thinking how great it was to see Justin Rose and Adam Scott both won their first majors this year. It also stirred my mind on exactly how difficult it is to win a major or any event on the Tour. Only one guy can win—most events have either 144 or 156 players—once again only one guy can win—that means the other 143 or 155 go home maybe with a check, perhaps even a very substantial check, but no trophy.
The sheer quality of golfers playing each week is amazing. The ranks of college golfers on tour plus the proliferation of the Web.com Tour grooming tournament tough golfers is making the depth of fields deeper than ever before in the history of the PGA Tour. If any part of your game is not sharp, you will be left behind. Also remember, events are closer to a marathon than a sprint—four rounds, not one. You need to be top of your game for the entire week to win. Just to make a check, you must beat half the field!
We need to remember these facts as we analyze why certain golfers who we may believe should be winning more and are in fact not—I repeat, it is hard to win on the PGA Tour. I could go over and over with names of players with less than four wins on tour over what may be substantial careers in money won and time on tou,r but the list would go on for days. The new great players will have fewer wins, it is just a fact. Let’s just keep in mind how truly difficult it is to win!