10 Best Golfers Without A Major Championship

Aug 13, 2015; Sheboygan, WI, USA; Lee Westwood reacts to his putt on the 18th green during the first round of the 2015 PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling Straits. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

7. Lee Westwood

At one point in his career, Lee Westwood was the best golfer in the world. And in turn was the best golfer without a major, as well.

Unfortunately, Westwood never got that major and he is only getting older. Westwood might be the most accomplished golfer on this list, but he isn’t as good as he once was.

Earlier I talked about how it is a backhanded compliment to say that a golfer is the best without a major. But, when you haven’t won that major and you aren’t on that elite level anymore then there isn’t any semblance of a compliment. It’s just more of just a backhand.

For the first time since 2007, Lee Westwood didn’t record at least one top ten at one of the majors this year. Which says a lot about the state of his game right now.

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Westwood had his window of opportunity and had his fair share of chances, but just never got it done for one reason or another. Westwood held the 54-hole lead at the 2010 Masters and 2013 Open Championship, but Mickelson took those away.

Westwood had a chance to get into a playoff at the 2008 U.S. Open, but missed his 15-foot putt. At the 2009 Open Championship, Westwood bogeyed three of his last four holes and he missed the playoff by one shot.

The window is probably just about closed, but I will say that the 2016 major courses suit Westwood’s game better than 2015 did.

Oakmont, which is hosting the 2015 U.S. Open, is a typical U.S. Open course where you have to grind, grind, grind, and grind some more. Those are the types of courses Westwood has thrived at in the past.

The Open Championship has also been kind to older golfers over the years. Royal Troon isn’t an overly long course and if Westwood gets the right side of the draw, you never know.

Plus, you can throw in the fact that Augusta played softer than usual. Augusta was hit with a lot of rain and that gave some of the bigger hitters a little bit more of an advantage and the hard, slick greens weren’t as difficult.

Maybe Westwood’s not quite done yet and 2015 was more of a blimp on the radar rather than a trend. if Westwood doesn’t perform well in 2016 and win that elusive major, then it’s probably safe to say it’ll never happen.

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