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Wentworth By The Sea Big-Name Winner Would Be Champion For Wentworth
Wentworth By The Sea
Big-Name Winner Would Be Champion For Wentworth |
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Cast your gaze down the list of champions from 1991 to 2000 at the BMW PGA Championship and it reads like a who's who of the European game: three wins for Monty, two for Langer, one for Seve, Ollie, Woosie and Costantino Rocca. Now look at the list for the last 10 years. In order: Andy Oldcorn, Anders Hansen, Ignacio Garrido, Scott Drummond, Angel Cabrera, David Howell, Anders Hansen again, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Paul Casey and Simon Khan last year. Sure, there are some quality names in there. But it's a marked difference from the previous decade, isn't it? Yes, a contributory factor was probably that fields are stronger in depth these days but how big a part did the course play in throwing up such a funky list of champions? Had it become outdated? When men who putt as well as Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter start moaning about the greens, then you know they've probably seen their day. Which is why they were rebuilt. A vast amount of other changes were made as well, which met with a decidedly mixed reaction last year, with many of the flair players feeling their gifts had been harnessed unfairly. Once more the club has reacted, making what chief executive Julian Small describes as 'brave and bold decisions'. so to this week's edition of the European tour's showpiece, where you'll be reading a lot about the quality of the field. About how all four major champions are playing for the first time, and the all-England battle at the top of the world rankings. But what the club really needs is for one of these men to come through and do the business come Sunday afternoon. Actually, it's not true that great courses always produce great champions. But great champions always validate great amounts of change. | ||||||
| Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 December 2011 ) | ||||||
