Golf All-Skills team

[JTG51]

Jack Nicklaus picked his all time All-American golf team for Golf Digest this month. His only rules were the players had to be from the US, he had to pick a different player for each skill, and he couldn't pick himself for anything. I don't have the magazine in front of me so I might get one wrong, but his team was:

Driving - Ben Hogan
Fairway Woods - Hale Irwin
Long Irons - Sam Sneed
Mid Irons - Byron Nelson
Short Irons - Johnny Miller
Sand Shots - Ray Floyd
Chipping/Pitching - Tom Watson
Putting - Tiger Woods

What would the team look like if we picked current players from anywhere in the world, and you can use the same player for more than one skill?

I think Tiger is the obvious choice for long irons, chipping/pitching, and putting. If his recent play is any indication, he may be the choice for driving also.

What's your list?

[bugstud]

I am confused that Tiger is on there for putting. I thought he was a notoriously streaky putter.

[BadBoyBenny]

Sonce I haven't seen any of the old guys except for highlights, I'll pick a list of guys still on the PGA tour.

Driving - Kenny Perry
Long Irons - Tiger
Mid Irons - Toms
Short Irons - Furyk
Sand Shots - Daly
Chipping/ Pitching - Mickelson
Putting - Faxon

If I could choose international I would change

Long Irons - Sergio
Mid Irons - Vijay
Short Irons - Luke Donald

And then I might move Furyk to the bunker and put Tiger on the pitching/chipping

[JTG51]

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I am confused that Tiger is on there for putting. I thought he was a notoriously streaky putter.

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Nicklaus' explanation was that Tiger makes putts that he absolutely has to make more often than anyone else.

[Uston]

Just pick someone from OOT for driving. That forum is loaded with guys who can drive 330 and hit a lot of fairways as well as greens on short par fours.

[BeerMoney]

Its hard to believe watson isn't on there for his ball striking.

[JTrout]

I so seldom see tour players hit fairway woods, or long irons, or even mid irons these days. I'm not sure who the best are.
The only certain pick for me is putting- Tiger Woods.

But if I had to pick:
Driving- Joe Durant
fairway woods- Loren Roberts
long irons-Davis Love (this eliminates the need for Loren)
mid irons-Chad Campbell
short irons-Jim Furyk
Sand shots- Fred Couples (wish Olazabel were American)
Chipping/Pitching -Phil Mickelson (wish Olazabel were American)
19th Hole- John Daly

It's surprising to me that I couldn't fit Dimarco or Toms in anywhere.
Good ole' SEC boys. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Eurotrash]

i'm too lazy to think of my choices for everything else, but I know that I'd choose


pitching/chipping - MICKELSON

[ClaytonN]

Current - international (at this exact moment)

Driving - Sergio Garcia
Fairway Woods - David Toms
Long Irons - Vijay Singh
Mid Irons - Tiger Woods
Short Irons - Tiger Woods
Sand Shots - Jose Maria Olazabal
Chipping/Pitching - Tie between Mickelson and Olazabal
Putting - Ben Crane
Clutch Putting - Tiger Woods, Els runner up

All-World, All-Time team
Driving - Ben Hogan
Fairway Woods - Hale Irwin
Long Irons - Sam Snead
Mid Irons - Tie between Nelson and Miller
Short Irons - Miller
San Shots - Gary Player
Chipping/Pitching - Seve Ballesteros
Putting - Nicklaus/Woods

[HDPM]

Toms couldn't have been put in the fairway woods slot? He's hit a few pretty good ones.