Major Tournament Trends in 2011 Prove That Golf’s Never Been Tougher

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Published: November 2, 2011

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This year's golf season could end with all of the "major" and WGC tournaments having been won by a different player each time. Is the apparent downfall of 14-time major winner Tiger Woods over the last couple of years responsible for this unprecedented fact?

In a season that has also seen a record number of rookie winners in both the US and European Money Lists, only the WGC HSBC remains to buck that trend.

The huge and echoing message from the results of major tournaments in 2011 is that the world of golf has never before been so open, and probably only England’s Luke Donald can say that his season has been one of consistency.

His No. 1 spot in the rankings is based on merit and is, without question, thoroughly deserved. For good measure, Donald also won one of the WGC events, becoming one of the nine players in the last nine WGC events to do so.

It is true that Donald has yet to win a major, but in current form, it would be a brave man to suggest he won't end that drought in 2012. A win for Donald in the 2012 US Masters next April, for which he will likely be favorite, would follow the trend of seeing 13 different winners in the last 13 majors.

During this time, Woods has slipped, or rather, plummeted, down the rankings where he currently occupies the No. 56 spot.

Worse still, there seems no immediate way back, with Woods playing so few tournaments and the US Tour now over until January. This means he is not qualified to be in the field for this week’s final WGC tournament of the year, the WGC HSBC Championship in Shanghai.

Despite being awarded WGC status in 2009, the WGC HSBC event this year has been widely snubbed by players from the US PGA tour. The most notable of these is Phil Mickelson, twice a winner in Shanghai—once in 2007 (before it became a WGC event) and again in 2009.

Other top ranked players who have qualified but will not be headed to China i...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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