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Originally Posted by Gander

Golf takes tons of skill. As far as athleticism goes, I just dont see how being physically fit helps out the top players all that much. Phil Mickelson has played the best golf of his life as hes packed on the pounds. He never won a major until he became very overweight. John Daly has been in bad health for as long as hes played on the tour. Tim Herron is the poster boy for Krispy Kremes yet his name consistently floats around at the top of some very big leaderboards. Lets face it, Tiger is the exception to the rule. He could probably have played a lot of sports at a very high level but was god blessed with golf skills unlike anyone we've ever seen. He is also blessed with great genes and has an intense work ethic. Doesnt hurt that he hung around with college football players at Stanford for 4 years.

Conversely look at tennis, a sport where the greatest athletes are rewarded. Its no coincidence that guys like Federer and Nadal are dominating the game. Look at them. And Agassi, Courier, Chang, Edberg and Becker, all very physically fit and all at the top of tennis at one time or another.

2 years at Stanford