(Honeyfield/Flickr)Golf.com (SI) has published their PGA Tour player version of all hat, no herd. Heres their list of the most-overrated players of the last quarter century:
Colin Montgomerie
Chris DiMarco
Davis Love III
Tom Lehman
Charles Howell III
Stewart Cink
Im sure we could come up with some others for the most-overrated list, but heres my quick armchair analysis of their list.
I cant argue with Monty. As much as hes dominated the European Tour, Colin has accomplished zilch on American soil (except for in the Ryder Cup). Not only is he majorless, hes 0 for the PGA Tour.
DiMarco has just three career wins and none in the last five years. Golf.com calls him mostly sizzle. OK, but I never thought of him as being great and not fulfilling expectations.
DLIII, on the other hand, is a deserving choice. I like him, sure, but in my heart I know he should have more than one major (97 PGA) to go with his 19 tour wins. For years I expected Davis to win at Augusta.
Tom Lehman. Interesting pick. He was a late bloomer, a guy who came out on tour in his 30s and won a few tournaments, plus the British Open. Yeah, he threw away a U.S. Open or two, but I dont think of Tom as overrated.
Howell and Cink are both underachievers (so far). Younger than Cink, Howell has more time to make some noise, but he disappeared last Sunday in Atlanta after having the lead.
-The Armchair Golfer
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