As you readers have probably noticed, the leaderboard on PGA Tour.com helpfully provides the identifier “Titleist” after the name of each golfer. This notification serves many purposes, many of which are obvious. Yes, most of the pro golfers play the Titleist brand. But does quantity equal quality?
The Titleist Challenge will resolve that burning question. Let’s see how many golfers using the Titleist brand made the cut at the PGA Championship this weekend at the famed Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, and how many did not:
Number of Titleist golfers who made the cut: 52 (of 81 – 64%)
Number of Titleist golfers who did not make the cut: 35 (of 75 – 47%)
Winner: Titleist, but the evaluation is qualified. On the one hand, the Titleist cream rose to the top this week, as Titleist users
dominated those who survived the cut. On the other hand, neither Lefty nor Brooks play the Titleist brand.
Notables who did not make the cut:
-Perhaps the most notable is Dustin Johnson, who seems to have fallen off the proverbial cliff after running away from the field in the 2020 Masters last November. He failed to make the cut while defending his Masters title in April, and now has failed to make the cut in two consecutive majors in the same calendar year for the first time in his 14- year professional career. Despite this disappointing performance, Johnson does retain his World #1 ranking.
-Another surprise cut was Justin Thomas, who ranks #2 just behind Johnson in the world rankings. .Since winning the PGA Championship in 2017, Thomas has finished T6, T37 and now missed the cut. (Thomas did not play in the 2019 PGA Championship due to a wrist injury.)
-Xander Schauffele, #4 in the world rankings, picked by many golf pundits to contend for the Wanamaker Trophy.
-Xander Schauffele, #4 in the world rankings, picked by many golf pundits to contend for the Wanamaker Trophy.
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| The Winner Hoists This |
-Former majors winners and household names Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott
-Former PGA champions (who, by virtue of their past victory earned a perpetual exemption to play in the tournament) Martin Kaymer, Rich Beem, Jason Dufner, Shaun Micheel, Jimmy Walker and last, but certainly not least, the ever-popular John Daly, who finished dead last in the field at 27 over par for two rounds.
Given the fact that Daly was not within shouting distance of the cut line at +5, he most likely will not be heard singing the following sad refrain this weekend:
ONE STROKE OVER THE CUT
Original song: One Toke Over The Line
Songwriters: Michael Brewer / Tom Shipley
One Toke Over The Line Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
One stroke over the cut sweet Jesus
One stroke over the cut
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
Awaitin' for the pilot flying home, sweet Mary
Hopin' that the pilot’s on time
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
Whoooo does golf love, I hope it's
me
I've bin a struglin', as you can plainly see
I felt the joy and I learned about the pain missing the cut did
If I should choose to make this part of my
game surely fix my head
One stroke over the cut sweet Jesus
One stroke over the cut
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
Awaitin' for the pilot flying home, sweet Mary
Hopin' that the pilot’s on time
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
I hit the ball a country mile,
But no strokes gained and I don’t smile
I played all the shots and loved
myself a few
Taken by surprise all the rough I've cut through
I ended over par and now I'm
One toke over the line sweet Jesus
One stroke over the cut sweet Jesus
One stroke over the cut
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
Awaitin' for the pilot flying home, sweet Mary
Hopin' that the pilot’s on time
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
I don’t want to be
One stroke over the cut sweet Jesus
One stroke over the cut
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
Awaitin' for the pilot flying home, sweet Mary
Hopin' that the pilot’s on time
Sittin' in my Lear on a red-hot tarmac
One stroke over the cut
Songwriters: Michael Brewer / Tom Shipley
One Toke over the Line lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
© 2012-21 R.E. Kelly
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