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Tiger...I think?
Charles Howell - Leadbetter....BUT his coach at OSU - Mike Holder is a huge TGM guy....knows his stuff wonder why he was one of if not the best golf coaches in NCAA history....I don't know if Holder had any influence on Howell when He was there at OSU...My List was strictly guys I've seen up close and personal..Of course of seen others on the Tee and inside the ropes but they were my top ten...

Surprisingly my Top Five Disappointments

1. Migel Angel Jimenez...I was working with Neal Lancaster the last year of the Michelob in Williamsburg....I was standing in front of Neal and I heard this clankin, chunkin,thinin, toein, all over the place ...saw a HUGE ponytail and a stache....Turned backed to Neal wondering who in the he77 is that ...His reply.."Ryder Cupper!!!"

2. Nick Faldo....I'm inside the ropes at the 1999 US Open with Keith Clearwater...Pinehurst N0.2 hole #5 and Faldo is right there...I could've spit on him...but I like him to much...anyway He strikes it and it sounded like his impact was like a feather-filled pillow....well later on in the day I watched him on the range when Keith wasnt paying attention and he's hitting "no where" for a guy of such size... very little compresion...very sweepy!!! So I was let down ...I expected more out of the former #1 in the world

3. Curtis Strange...Met him at Williamsburg...Very nice guy...swing looked nice...NO POP...I'm wondering how did this guy win 2 US Opens...then he started hitting "pancake flop shots" with a Vokey 260.04 with the .04 ground completely off to what looked like a -.04...and these balls are landing like he's tossing flapjacks on the practice green off of hardpan...Now I know why...he's not afraid to miss!!!Anywhere

4. Pat McGowan - He's a personal friend and former student of 4 years......Rookie of the Year on the PGA Tour fresh out of BYU...I still cannot figure out how he lasted on tour as many years as he did...but get him on and around the green he is the "Master of the Vertical Hinge"!!!

5. David Branshaw....A high school friend ...college teammate...former mini-tour comrade...current Nationwide Tour Championship...a returning to the PGA TOUR for a second time...worked with David during his first year tried to get his "mess more on plane and to quiet down an over active pivot"..."He decided that it was way to much to change now since he was playing week to week....Now that I look back I understand...but from my friends out on the Tour they told me he was lookin for something ...anything to get him through week to week...His action in high school was pure....College very solid ...on tour...action not very good ...BUT 15 years on the mini-tours taught him ...that the intangibles combined with great putting, good iron play, and a steady driver is more important than a pretty swing...Good Luck David...Me and My family always pull for you..keep it up!!!


So my Top Ten best...and my Top Five Disappointments