Its Live! Time to Make your Predictions!

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The Predictions – Golf Majors is officially live. Go see who other golfing pundits are picking as the next Major champions! Every time you visit The Grateful Golfer Blog, don’t forget to check out what is happening by clicking the link in the top menu!

This page is dedicated to all those golfing fans brave enough to make a prediction on which player is going to win at the golf Majors in 2016. At the end, all the predictions will be tallied and the winner will be crown at the end of the last Major.

The intent is for everyone to provide their choices before the start of the Masters just to keep it interesting!

To join in: drop me an email, Tweet, message on Facebook, or a comment here on the blog. I will post your predictions and link it (if possible).

Let the games begin!

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

Can You Predict a Winner in Golf?

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Believe, Concieve, AchieveToday will be a two post day! The first is to let you know that I want to host your predictions on my golf blog. Later today, after work, I am going to ‘go live’ with this new page.

The intent is to generate some conversation and maybe a bit of good old golfing fun for all those golfing pundits out there! All you need to do is give your choices via:

  • email – thegratefulgolfer@hotmail.ca
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Comment on this Blog
  • send me the link to your blog

I will post your choices for The Masters, The Open, US Open and PGA Championship and link to your site or tweet if you want. The plan is for everyone to make their choices for all four Majors before the first tee off at The Masters!

At the end, someone will wear the crown as the greatest pundit of all time! Or at least within The Grateful Golfer Community!

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

‘These Guys are Good’

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A friend of mine sent me this link to an awesome golf video. Thanks Brandon. There is not really much to say, but just watch!

That is amazing. I especially like the roar of the crowd!

Matt Kuchar plays an amazing shot! Not sure I could do that; could you?

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

2016 Golf Majors Predictions

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This is how I feel predicting Major champions!

2016 is an exciting year for golf.  Many of the new young players and all the seasoned veterans are ready for golf’s biggest tournaments.  Golf’s major championships are just around the corner and, as seen in previous years, players are setting their schedules to peak at the right time. Given the rise and fall of players in the top 10 of the world rankings, it is anyone’s guess who will win golf’s most prestigious events this year.

All professional golfers covet the four Majors: The Masters, US Open, The Open, and PGA Championship.  Each unique tournament tests the skill and tenacity of every player.  This year proves to be no different.  In 1930, Bobby Jones became the only player in modern golf to win all four tournaments in one year. Several other players have come close, but none have achieved this great feat. Given the skill of today’s players, this amazing accomplishment will likely not happen this year either, but everyone keeps waiting and hoping for another grand slam in golf!
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Golf Stats – Strokes Gained

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This is my last installment on golf stats. As previously discussed in two different articles (1,2), golf stats are deceiving. As with all stats, the analyst can draw many different conclusions depending on the criteria that the data is measured against. The PGA Tour is trying to rectify the confusion by introducing a new set of statistics that measure the player’s performance against the field. Sounds interesting.

I decided to copy Mark Broadie’s explanation directly from this website. I thought by trying to simplify this new golf stat, I would just muddy the waters. So here it is in its entirety.

“Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf that uses analytics from the financial world to uncover the secrets of the game of golf. He crunches data to show both professional and amateur golfers how to make better decisions on the course.”
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