Yeah, but given Allenby's great GIR stat, it's amazing he hasn't won for so long.

The other thing stats don't tell you about Tiger is his control in landing the ball - from coming in with a low runner, to a super-high soft lander, he's very good at putting it close to the pin (when he does make a GIR).

Have to back Apples to go the whole way - I backed Perry in the US Open and he came good a week later. Last week I backed Apples saying he was due and he failed badly, and now he starts here well. If I back someone, get on them for the following week!

Go Pamps, take on the Tiger!! Heh.

Tiger's not holding back so far - stats are

Driving Distance 316.0 (2)
Greens in Reg 77.8 (T7)
Putts Per GIR 1.607 (3)

Great to see Danny Lee going well again - how big a future does this kid have.

Who are the top 3 young players (ie. sub-25) going around? Kim, McIlroy and Lee?

yeah you're pretty much spot on apart from that Homer - distance will always rule over accuracy - provided you're not fairways wide.

sorry wasn't sticking it to you just my opinion about that stat thats all.

Woods shoots 67 for a 1 shot win over a very fast finishing Mahan (62).

68th career win - Number 1 now in FedEx Cup rankings.

I would have top youngsters as Kim, McIlroy, Kaymer, Quiros, Oosthuizen, Schwartzel then possibly Lee.

I rank Lee because the kid's only 18. To be winning tournaments, and contending on the US Tour, before your 19th birthday means you've got some serious mental stability. Just needs to get the occasional 'lose the plot' holes out of his game, like the quintuple bogey at the Masters. He'd do well to pay attention to Tiger's ability to take his medicine when he hits a bad shot, rather than try and play a miracle ball.

Amazing stat for Lee - he's one of the worst for GIR, but one of the best for birdie average. Another good sign, that he can take opportunities.

My worry with Day, having seen some interviews with him, is that he's got a bit of the Adam Scott about him - in terms of he seems just as interested in maintaining lifestyle as in playing golf. Lot of talent though, no doubt.

At the moment I think McIlroy is the next in line to Tiger, he's the complete package (and he's only just 20). Next Kim, then perhaps Kaymer (though he's almost 25, and still hasn't really stepped up at major level).

Ishikawa's another young gun, though he has to do something on a genuine tour to have any sort of credibility.

Aye. With all due respect to the Fed Express, winning consistently at golf is much tougher than at tennis. Federer had to beat 7 people this week, Tiger 120. Plus you can hit a couple of horrible shots in tennis and get away with it. Not so much at golf. Although poor Rod****, only lost one service game out of 35 or so and still lost!

I still find it hard to believe that someone is going to knock off Nicklaus's 18 majors. When I was growing up that was like Bradman's average to me, untouchable. Tiger is a phenomenon...kinda hope that someone would step up and make a great rivalry of it though, rather than one-way traffic.

Pretty good points Belfegor & Hezzy. I think Lee has great potential, but I was arguing who is best now of the young brigade. I notice Lee has missed alot of cuts. By the way, Kaymer has only been on tour since 2007, despite his age (24). I don't remember him doing well in any Majors, but probably not entered many. I will reserve my thoughts on Day - just not sure where he is at with his game. Very inconsistent. Also, Woods reportedly admits tougher to win Grand Slam than Major as if you have bad day in golf you live on to catch up - as opposed to tennis. Woods also argued that tennis is more physically demanding (obvious). Maybe he was just being polite ?!!