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PGA Tour: Choosing a Favorite Golfer to Start Rooting for

By Christopher O'Day

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 03: Tiger Woods of the United States and Jordan Spieth of the United States laugh on the practice range during round three of the Hero World Challenge at Albany, The Bahamas on December 3, 2016 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - DECEMBER 03: Tiger Woods of the United States and Jordan Spieth of the United States laugh on the practice range during round three of the Hero World Challenge at Albany, The Bahamas on December 3, 2016 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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ST ALBANS, ENGLAND – MAY 04: 2017 champions Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark pose with the GolfSixes mascot during the ProAm tournament ahead of the GolfSixes at The Centurion Club on May 4, 2018 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

Mid-Tier

Well the favorites were all players ranked in the top 15 plus Phil Mickelson (21), the Mid-Tier golfers are those ranked somewhere between 20-70 on the PGA Tour. Why 70 you ask? It’s pretty arbitrary, and I wanted to be nice and include one of our neighbors to the north in Adam Hadwin, who is currently ranked 70th.

This area of the world golf rankings is constantly in flux. A solid showing at an event can push you way up the leaderboard, as shown by Jason Kokrak jumping from 90th to 68th after his T2 at The Valspar. Consistent play without much Sunday showtime can get you there as well, like Kyle Stanley (43).

It can be hard to narrow down who you want to root for from this group. If you’d like, you can base it on a region. Want to stick with rooting for the Irish (weird that a writer with the last name O’Day would bring that up), then you can pick Rory McIlroy (4) as your favorite, and Shane Lowry (48) as your mid-tier.

There are plenty of Americans to root for as well. If you want to root for someone to turn it around, there is always Jordan Spieth (30). Spieth is a former world number one on the PGA Tour, and three-time major winner. More options remain with the seasoned vet in Jim Furyk (54), don’t call me no name Keith Mitchell (58), or even Keegan Bradley (33).

There are plenty of foreigners to pick from as well. There are actually four brits in a roe from 34-37, and at least 15 different nationalities to root for. Henrik Stenson from Sweden (39) is a fantastic player and recently won a major. Haotong Li (38) is a young up-and-comer that has been in the news for both his fantastic play and poor luck with the rules.

Maybe your a fan of the Danish (the people, not the food). In that case, you probably enjoyed the image at the top of the slide. Thorbjorn Olesen (47) and Lucas Bjerregaard (52), both of who have won multiple times on the European Tour, but have yet to find that elusive win on the PGA Tour.

When it comes down to it, there are a lot of strong golfers to pick from to root for. Narrowing it down to a few wasn’t easy. My picks for you would be Kiradech Aphibarnrat (41), Keith Mitchell (58), and Eddie Pepperell (36).

Shoutout to Jim Furyk (54). Personally, he is my favorite golfer of all-time.

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