Pick Your Favorite Pro to Watch for Different Parts of the Game

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We all have favorite pros to watch, generally, but what about watching pros in particular aspects of the game? Specifically, who is your favorite current pro to watch:

1. Driving -
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) -
3. Iron play -
4. Short game -
5. Putting -

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing -
7. Favorite overall -

For me:

1. Driving - Rory
2. Long game - Rory
3. Iron play - Oosthuizen
4. Short game - Zach Johnson (and Phil. I guess you have to include Phil.)
5. Putting - Spieth
6. Favorite swing - Oosthuizen
7. Favorite overall - McIlroy or Oosthuizen
 
I broke it down like this:

Driver - Rory; I love the strong swing with perfect balance.
Approach - Zach Johnson; hard to beat his accuracy.
Shot saving - Bubba; imaginative and effective.
Sand - Phil; simply pure.
Chipping - Steve Stricker; perfect posture and tempo.
Putting - Jordan; awesome outside of 8'

My favorite swing and overall would be Rory; again, perfect balance...

 
1. Driving - Rory
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Stenson
3. Iron play - One doesn't jump out at me, but maybe lately Russel Knox, just always seems to find a green
4. Short game - Phil
5. Putting - Jordan
6. Favorite swing - The Big Easy - Els
7. Favorite overall - Rickie lately
 
1. Driving - Adam Scott
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Rickie (I have to have him on here somewhere)
3. Iron play - Rory
4. Short game - Phil
5. Putting - Speith

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Scott
7. Favorite overall - Speith
 
For me:

1. Driving - Rory, by a long shot. Absolutely incredible.
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - My favorite fairway wood player is Rickie, but overall long game is probably Rory as well. I've never seen anybody else launch long irons like that.
3. Iron play - Stenson. Dude is silly when his irons are clicking.
4. Short game - Luke Donald. Best sand player I've ever seen.
5. Putting - Predictably, it's Spieth. Makes em even when he shouldn't it seems.

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Dead heat between Scott and Oosty.
7. Favorite overall - So difficult. Going with either Rory, Rickie, or Spieth.
 
1. Driving - Jason Day
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Rory
3. Iron play - Stenson
4. Short game - Furyk
5. Putting - Spieth

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Rory
7. Favorite overall - Rory
 
1. Driving - Jordan
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Jordan
3. Iron play - Jordan
4. Short game - Jordan
5. Putting - Jordan

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Jordan
7. Favorite overall - Tough one here........Jordan
 
1. Driving - Jordan
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Jordan
3. Iron play - Jordan
4. Short game - Jordan
5. Putting - Jordan

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Jordan
7. Favorite overall - Tough one here........Jordan

Big Michael Jordan fan I see.
 
1. Driving - DJ
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Rory
3. Iron play - Sergio
4. Short game - Phil
5. Putting - Spieth


6. Favorite swing - Adam Scott
7. Favorite overall - Rickie Fowler
 
1. Driving - Rory
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Jason Day
3. Iron play - Steve Stricker
4. Short game - Phil
5. Putting - Jordan Spieth

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Freddie Couples
7. Favorite overall - Steve Stricker
 
1. Driving - Rory McElroy, Dustin Johnson
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Phil Mickelson
3. Iron play - Zach Johnson
4. Short game - Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods
5. Putting - Tiger Woods, Jordon Spieth
 
1. Driving - Rory
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Tiger
3. Iron play - Rory
4. Short game - Spieth
5. Putting - Spieth

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Freddie Couples
7. Favorite overall - Tiger Woods and Freddie Couples are my two favorite golfers
 
1. Driving - Dustin Johnson
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Jason Day
3. Iron play - Rickie Fowler (just for the way he played 17 in last years Players')
4. Short game - Zach Johnson
5. Putting - Steve Stricker

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Jason Day
7. Favorite overall - Rory McIlroy
 
On tour right now, when at his finest, it's Rory.

Rory for all catagories.
 
1. Driving - rory, though i also enjoy rickie
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - rory
3. Iron play - hunter mahan (though he's struggling lately), justin rose, oosthuizen
4. Short game - i think rickie has a very tidy short game, but phil the thrill is probably my favorite
5. Putting - jordan all day err day

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - hogan, then freddie, then oosthuizen
7. Favorite overall - not sure
 
5. Putting - Wie
 
1. Driving - Rory
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Rickie
3. Iron play - Adam Scott
4. Short game - Jordan
5. Putting - Jordan

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Matsuyama
7. Favorite overall - Two way tie: Rickie/Jordan (when TW isn't around)
 
1. Driving - Adam Scott
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Justin Rose
3. Iron play - Jason Day
4. Short game - Jordan Spieth
5. Putting - Jordan Spieth (Duh!)

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Adam Scott
7. Favorite overall - Justin Rose
 
1. Driving - DJ
2. Long Game - Rory
3. Iron Play - Speith
4. Short Game - Mickleson
5. Putting - Speith
6. Favorite Swing - Rory
7. Favorite Overall - Speith
 
1. Driving - Rory, though Fowler is creeping up there.
2. Long game (fairways, hybrids, long irons) - Dustin Johnson
3. Iron play - Zach Johnson
4. Short game - Phil Mickelson
5. Putting - Jordan Spieth.

And two bonus questions:

6. Favorite swing - Rory
7. Favorite overall -Phil

Look, I love the short game, so that's why Phil is my favorite overall to watch. I just love the creativity of it.

~Rock
 
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