Recently Sports Illustrated surveyed 72 PGA Tour players, who were promised anonymity, to find out how they felt about the PGA, other players, wives of players, politics, caddies, etc. I found some the results quite interesting. Check these out and let me know what you think:
How would you describe Kelly Tilghman's two-week suspension by Golf Channel?
Appropriate: 43%
Not long enough: 13%
Too long: 7%
Cop-out by Golf Channel: 37%
Now what does this say? Is Kelly liked by the a majority of players? Given that 56% thought she should have been suspended for her comments about Tiger (even though Tiger wasn't upset), that makes me think that she's not all that well liked by the boys. But what surprised me was that 37% thought it was a cop-out by TGC. I wonder if the number would have been that high if the survey had not been anonymous - I highly doubt it.
Do you understand how FedEx Cup points are distributed?
Yes: 68%
No: 32%
I wish someone in the 68% would explain it to me.
Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is paid $5.2 million a year. Which best describes your feelings?
Overpaid: 30%
Appropriate: 32%
Underpaid: 3%
Don't care: 35%
Let's compare that to LPGA commissioner, Carolyn Bivens, who makes about 10% of $5.2M No, let's not - it's just too depressing.
Have you ever been hungover during a Tour round?
Yes: 50%
No: 50%
Well well well... the "YES" result is much higher than I would have expected. Should make John Daly feel a little bit better, but worries me a tad. We're not talking about a round with buddies - this is their career. How many of us go to work with hangovers - Oh...right...nevermind ;)
Do you know any pro golfers who have used performance-enhancing drugs?
Yes: 6%
No: 94%
I wonder if the 4 "yes" players are talking about themselves.
Who is the best caddie on Tour? (Can't choose your own.)
Steve Williams. (Tiger Woods): 52%
Jim MacKay. (Phil Mickelson): 15%
Others receiving multiple votes: Damon Green (Zach Johnson), Eric Larson (Marc Calcavecchia), Alistair Matheson (Geoff Ogilvy), Tony Navarro (Adam Scott), Fanny Sunesson (Henrik Stenson), John Wood (Hunter Mahan), "anyone who puts up with Vijay" (currently Chad Reynolds)
Haha...I guess Vijay isn't easy to work for. I just love that Fanny is in this list! I think she is so cool and seems like such a nice person. And I love Henrik and Nick Faldo for giving her the opportunity to play with the big boys.
Who's the biggest gossip on Tour?
Caddies: 27%
Sharon (Fred) Funk: 15%
Kimberly (Brian) Gay: 15%
Charles Warren: 11%
Other receiving multiple votes: Joe Ogilvie, Amy (Rory) Sabbatini, Rory Sabbatini, Jeff Sluman
Hmmm...I definitely wouldn't want to be named in this notorious list. Both Roy and his wife seem to be talkers - Surprise surprise!
But the question that shocked me the most, was...
Would rather you be paired with Tiger or Phil?
Woods: 87%
Mickelson: 13%
I really wish there was a "Why?" at the end of this question. One could speculate that players expect Tiger to be in the final group and so playing with him means you're in contention OR it could mean that not a lot of players like Lefty. There's always been rumours that Phil isn't the most loved player on the tour, but I've also seen players like DiMarco say that's garbage. I don't know...these stats speak volumes to me.
Well, so where's the LPGA Tour survey? I'd love to see what the ladies have to say, wouldn't you? Maybe we should put together the questions and submit them through GFW. I know one question I'd really like to ask the ladies...
Who's the sexiest player today on the PGA:
Adam Scott
Trevor Immelman
Ian Poulter
Sergio Garcia
Camillo Villegas
Tiger Woods
Other ___________
It always surprises me that we don't see more romances between the LPGA and PGA players given how much they have in common. Sure their tour schedules get in the way, but they do cross paths from time to time. Just think of baby golfers that could be produced from an Adam Scott/Paula Creamer pairing.
Golfgal
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