You're saying, basically, do you think winning 1 major makes a player a "one-hit wonder" in golf, and if so, who do you consider 1-hit wonders?
Validating a Major
You're saying, basically, do you think winning 1 major makes a player a "one-hit wonder" in golf, and if so, who do you consider 1-hit wonders?
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LPGA Tour check out Hillary Lunke. 1 career win, it was the Women's US Open. She is the ultimate 1 hit wonder. Shaun Micheel is on that list too. Doesn't take away the fact that they are major champions.
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I think that to me it means that the player needs to do something else in his career to show that he didn't just get hot that one week in his life. Even if it's just being fairly consistent in the top 15 in tournament play over a significant period (which means he's giving himself chances and staying visible on Tour), or he wins a few more regular events spread over a decade, anything that keeps him on the radar for more than just that one glorious week.
I don't make a big deal out of it in any event - I never even thought much about it until this thread came up - but it's hard to give a lot of professional credit to a player who just happens to stumble into a lone win on the right week.
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A win is a win even if it's the only win. Chris Dimarco has 3 wins on PGA tour an 1 Euro tour. He finished 2nd to tiger in 2005 Masters and 2006 Open championship and T2 in 2004 pga Championship. He didn't win any tournaments after 2002. If he wins 2005 would that have validated his career or his other tournaments? If he wins the Masters and still finishes 2nd at the open is he validated for winning a major and performing well in another.
IMO the validation is only needed when looking at a persons career and not for winning a major or a regular tournament event.
IMO the validation is only needed when looking at a persons career and not for winning a major or a regular tournament event.
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| As a New Zealander I wish that Michael Campbell won more and played better golf after his US Open win. However if you look at his stats he has a number of impressive results and came close in 2 other majors. Validating enough for a guy that comes from a small remote part of the world that does not have the coaching or facilities that larger counrties have. does a major win from a small country make it more impressive or validating given how hard golf is. i think Japan has never had a major champion and look what they have given golf. Go Danny Lee!!!! | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jun 2005 | U.S. Open | E (71-69-71-69=280) | 2 strokes |  Tiger Woods |
| Legend |
| Major Championships (1) |
| Other European Tour (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Nov 1999 | Johnnie Walker Classic | −12 (66-71-69-70=276) | 1 stroke |  Geoff Ogilvy |
| 2 | 30 Jan 2000 | Heineken Classic | −20 (68-69-65-66=268) | 6 strokes |  Thomas Bjørn |
| 3 | 1 Oct 2000 | Linde German Masters | −19 (68-64-65=197) | 1 stroke |  José Cóceres |
| 4 | 4 Feb 2001 | Heineken Classic | −18 (69-70-67-64=270) | 5 strokes |  David Smail |
| 5 | 7 Jul 2002 | Smurfit European Open | −6 (68-71-70-73=282) | 1 stroke |  Bradley Dredge,  Retief Goosen, Pádraig Harrington,  Paul Lawrie |
| 6 | 27 Jul 2003 | Nissan Irish Open | −11 (66-69-71-71=277) | Playoff | Thomas Bjørn,  Peter Hedblom |
| 7 | 19 Jun 2005 | U.S. Open | E (71-69-71-69=280) | 2 strokes | Tiger Woods |
| 8 | 18 Sep 2005 | HSBC World Match Play Championship | 2&1 | Paul McGinley |
- 1993 (1) Canon Challenge
- 1995 (1) Alfred Dunhill Masters
- 1999 (1) Johnnie Walker Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)
- 2000 (3) New Zealand Open, Ericsson Masters, Heineken Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)
- 2001 (1) Heineken Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)
- 1994 (3) Memorial Olivier Barras, Bank Austria Open, Audi Quattro Trophy
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | U.S. Open | 4 shot deficit | E (71-69-71-69=280) | 2 strokes | Tiger Woods |
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T32 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T3 | DQ | DNP | T66 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | T17 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | 1 | CUT | T58 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T23 | CUT | T53 | T20 | T5 | T35 | T57 | T51 | WD |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T23 | T69 | T49 | T6 | CUT | CUT | T42 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DQ = Disqualified
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[h=3]Summary[/h]
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 19 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 Open Championship – 2005 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2005 U.S. Open – 2005 PGA)
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Match Play Championship | R64 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R64 | DNP | R64 | R64 |
| CA Championship | 9 | NT[SUP]1[/SUP] | T9 | T68 | 66 | T46 | T22 | 71 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | T15 | T31 | T11 | T71 | DNP | 68 | 17 | T46 |
NZ Golfer
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True but this world debate is probably another thread topic.
In my biased opinion Campos numbers are good enough to validate before he won the US open - after not so much
To me, if you win a major, then you are the best player in the world at that time and that's all the validation you need. Anybody that has won a major has won 1 more than I ever will so they have nothing to prove or validate to me.
Fourputt
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Not quite. You are the player who played the best for 4 days that week. That doesn't make you the best in the world, that week or any other week. At the Open this week with McIlroy missing, the best player in the world wasn't even in the field.
Can't be the best in the world on one ankle. Sorry.
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Fourputt
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Really? The world golf rankings would say otherwise. One win, any one win, doesn't make a chump into a champ, not in golf it doesn't. That takes consistent excellence over a period of time.
Yes really. Is Rors the most consistent? Sure but Jordan has made that debatable lately. I'm saying the guy that wins, in that moment, is the best in the world. Besides, we are getting off topic now.
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Well... winning a major puts you in the tenth of a percent of the tenth of a percent of the world's golfers ... so they're already the cream of the crop.
They'll also be remembered for as long as golf is played professionally... so they did exactly what needed to be done. Will they be considered some of the best who ever played? Need to win a lot more IMO, as only a handful a generation get picked to be put in that discussion.