Ten Golfers Who Shocked by Missing the Playoffs. Who’s in Danger, Who Surprised?

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Published: September 6, 2011

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This year has been nothing but surprises when it came to winners on the PGA Tour and in the majors.  The Playoffs are no different. Golfers we would think should have been a lock for the final Playoff event in Atlanta may not make it.  And, like the rest of the year, there are surprises at the top.

 

Who didn’t make it:

1. Number one shock at not being in the Fed Ex Playoffs at all is Tiger Woods.  

OK, at this point, there’s not much left that would shock us about Tiger Woods, but even in January, nobody expected he would be on the bench in September. Or that Fred Couples would tell him to play more golf if he wants to be on the Presidents Cup team.  

2. Graeme McDowell, the darling of the second half of 2010, from the US Open to the Ryder cup and beyond, could do nothing wrong for six or seven months.  Then he took a break and has had a hard time doing anything right on the golf course since.  But, given that he was the first European to win the US Open since Tony Jacklin, he’s entitled to slide a little for a while.

3. Anthony Kim, who rose to stardom at Quail Hollow, and then went on to a great rookie performance on the Ryder Cup team in 2008 winning 2.5 points, has been wandering in the golf wilderness since his thumb surgery.  What?  Did the doctor take out Kim’s game while he was stitching up tendons and muscles? 

4. Ian Poulter, winner at the Accenture Match Play, rolled steadily down hill after that victory, except for the partnering to victory at the Shark ShootOut with Dustin Johnson.  Then again, the PGA Tour victory gave him a two year exemption, and that can both help and hurt.  He’s not in danger of losing his card, but it’s a shock that he’s not in the last two playoff events.  Maybe it was the ghost in the Hilton Head house that put the final kibosh on h...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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