Agree. The last decade has brought several young, new phenoms that were anointed as the next dominant player. McElroy first, then Spieth, now Keopka. But, like you say, they dominate for a year or 2, but thats it. But more so, there aren’t 2 dominant at the same time.
I think it’s as much about the enormous amount of money won as anything. Human nature is most people become more complacent once they’ve attained a certain financial level. That’s why I always wanted my sales people to be big spenders.
But it’s also that golf is such a mental game. Losing begats shrinking confidence which is tough to reverse.
Frankly, I was surprised Phil won yesterday after struggling on Saturday on the back and going 3 over. And then Sunday starting off Sunday bogey with Keopka birdieing. Tremendous effort to hold it together for the next 17 holes, especially with that wind.
