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May 23, 2010
Why Few Elite Athletes Become Elite Golfers: As Jerry Rice and Tony Romo become the latest to make the attempt to play high-level pro golf, the New York Times examines why so few succeed. Only three pros from other major sports have competed in the U.S. Open: NFL quarterback John Brodie, baseball outfielder Sammy Byrd and hockey player Bill Ezinicki. "Some of these guys, they don't quite understand what it's like to take it from a public course or a country club or a member-guest to the PGA Tour," said Corey Pavin. "Ego's a funny thing."
Comparing the rest of those hacks to John Brodie is wrong, too. Brodie played well enough to win the 1991 Security Pacific Senior Classic, and he contended for other titles on the Senior Tour as well. The others are just wannabe's.
Worst golfer from ex-jockdom that claimed to have a pro game:
Michael Jordan.
posted by mjkredliner at 04:53 PM on May 24, 2010
Next week: why do so few former professional golfers thrive in WWF?
posted by JJ at 06:41 PM on May 24, 2010
I dunno. I'd pay to see John Daly against a Giant Panda.
Oh, that WWF.
posted by owlhouse at 06:56 PM on May 24, 2010
I don't understand this article at all. It has very little substance. Are there many athletes from other sports that put in the work to become pro-golfers? They had Jerry Rice and some guys doing it in the off-season. Where does the ego thing come in? Is that the same thing as confidence?