Monday, April 16, 2007

Johnson's Win Similar To Mike Weir

Hello. Zach Johnson's Masters win has conjured up some "Zach who?" reaction. So much so that on David Letterman's Top 10 list Johnson himself said "Even I've never heard of me!".
If memory serves, people were saying the same thing 4 eyars ago about the Masters champion. His name was Mike Weir. And while he was already a superstar in Canada, he wasn't known well in the US.
Weir's 2003 season was a bit different in that the Masters was win #3 of a career year. Weir was in the hunt for Player of the Year honours, but did not finish strong. It remains to be seen how Johnson's year concludes.
What is also interesting about both players is they are not long hitters. They challenged Augusta's par 5s with their wedges and succeeded. In 2003 the course was so wet no one could reach the par 5s. This year the greens were so firm no one could stay on the par 5s.
Will Johnson use this win and his Ryder Cup win to become a golf superstar? Or will he become another Mike Weir, who seems to be on his way to being just another PGA Tour player, good enough to keep his card, but never to win another tournament? Only time will tell.

Regards,
Steve

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