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Jason's Pontifications's avatar

14 wins and a Masters already? Fred Couples had 15 and a Masters.

Scott is already in the HOF. Which, one Major shouldn’t be enough but fair is fair.

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Daily Drive's avatar

Well the story does say: "A win at Oakmont would solidify what is already arguably a hall-of-fame career for Scott."

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Jason's Pontifications's avatar

Also related—a Buddy mentioned Scott has a Players too. As does Couples. Which doesn’t mean hardly anything to me but plenty of people think that matters.

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Jason's Pontifications's avatar

Eh. I’m parsing. Solidify implies it’s in question. It’s not. He’s in by the standards of that Hall.

I would submit the leap he would be taking in stature is the lens to view this. 1 Major vs 2 is big but 2 DIFFERENT Majors is a different level to me.

Think of it this way—would Andy North or Lee Janzen trade one of their Opens for a Masters? JT one of his PGA’s for any of the other three? They are lying their ass off if they said no.

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Daily Drive's avatar

Remember, the WGHOF selection process has completely changed since Freddie, Monty and O'Meara got in. No longer a media vote. More of a selection panel with obvious biases. I have no doubt he'll get in, but a win today simply guarantees it. Being the Aussie who broke through at Augusta is probably enough already.

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Jason's Pontifications's avatar

Didn’t know they had changed the process. But it’s still a media event at heart. If they did it just by who was truly worthy there would be plenty of years with no inductees. Which ain’t gonna happen obviously.

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