DCDeac
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I've had 1 very bad tournament meltdown and I'm not sure I've ever recovered from it.
The PGA Tour is full of guys that didnt mature as players until well into high school or college. Webb is definitely the exception, along with Tiger, Mickelson, CH3, Mahan and a few others. Not many dominate early junior golf, high school/amateur, college and then become very good pros. The arc is just too long and difficult.
Then you see guys like John Huh and Keegan Bradley. Keegan played at St Johns, I didnt even know they have a golf program.
Give me a kid with a major chip on his shoulder, a strong belief in himself, and make him about age 20 and I'll take him every day of the week over the kid who has played AJGA events since age 10.
Not sure I follow. Keegan is an example of a late bloomer? He was the son of a head pro, grew up playing country club golf, dominated high school golf and a state championship, won 9 collegiate tournaments, spent a couple years on the Nationwide Tour, finally earned his card via the money list and broke through to win.
I'm not talking about AJGA - I'm talking about the fact that in general pros picked up the game, typically at a young age, and were immediately blessed with talent to be good at it. Sure, some guys started later and AJGA is rampant with spoiled brats who will never amount to anything, but high school and college are legit determining factors. Can you rattle off guys who took up golf in the late 20's for the first time and are tearing it up on the PGA Tour? Guys that took 5 years to break 80 and went on to earn money as a touring pro?