Alright, let’s gab about some golfers, the ones who somehow, Lord knows how, snagged a big win. We ain’t talkin’ ’bout the fancy pants golfers, the ones everyone knows. Nah, we’re talkin’ ’bout the worst golfers to win a major. Don’t get me wrong, winnin’ a major is a big deal, but some of these fellas, well, they just weren’t the cream of the crop, ya know?
Now, some folks, they like to argue about who was the least deserving to win a particular major. But that ain’t what we’re doin’ here. We’re talkin’ ’bout the worst golfers, period, to ever win one. Like, the guys who you wouldn’t bet a nickel on, but somehow, they pulled it off. It’s like that one time my ol’ rooster, bless his heart, somehow chased off a fox. Surprised the heck outta me, I tell ya.
- Some of these guys, they won one, and then poof, disappeared faster than a fly on a hot stove.
- Others, well, they mighta had a decent career, maybe even won a few smaller tournaments, but a major? That was just plain luck, I reckon.
- And then you got the fellas who got old and suddenly started winnin’ on that senior tour. Good for them, I guess, but it don’t change the fact that they weren’t exactly top-notch in their prime. Like my cousin Jed, he couldn’t hit a barn door with a banjo, but he won the pie-eatin’ contest at the county fair three years runnin’ after he turned sixty.
I remember hearin’ folks talkin’ ’bout this one guy, Maurice Flitcroft. They called him the “world’s worst golfer.” Can you believe they made a movie ’bout him? Apparently, this fella, he never even played a round of golf before, and then he tried to qualify for The Open! That’s like me tryin’ to fly to the moon on a chicken coop door. Crazy, right?
Now, some of these fellas they mention, like Cink, John Daly, Mike Weir, Dufner… folks argue about them. But see, some of them fellas, they had some good moments too. We’re talkin’ ’bout the ones who really just snuck in there. Like a fox in a henhouse, they were.
Then you got fellas like Trevino. He won a bunch of tournaments, six majors even. Two U.S. Opens, two British Opens back-to-back, and a PGA Championship. Won his last one when he was 44, bless his heart. But he was good, see? He don’t belong on this list. We’re talkin’ ’bout the worst, not the pretty good fellas.
And don’t even get me started on Jack Nicklaus. That man won 73 PGA tour wins and 10 Champions Tour trophies. He’s the best ever, everyone knows that. He ain’t got nothin’ to do with this worst golfer talk. That’s like comparing a prize-winning bull to a scrawny little calf.
People always talkin’ ‘bout the best players who only won one major. Like Kite and Lehman, Fred Couples, Davis Love III, and Phil Mickelson. They was good golfers, just unlucky maybe, or somethin’. But they don’t fit here neither. And then they got folks arguin’ ‘bout who the best player never to win a major is. Monty, Westwood, Casey… That’s a whole ‘nother story. We stickin’ to the worst who actually did win.
It’s hard to say who’s the absolute worst you know? ‘Cause records and such, they don’t always tell the whole story. But you look at some of them fellas who won a major, and you just scratch your head and wonder, “How in the Sam Hill did that happen?” It’s like that one time my neighbor’s dog won the prettiest pet contest. That dog was uglier than a mud fence, I swear.
But that’s golf for ya. Sometimes the best players lose, and sometimes, just sometimes, the worst players win. It’s like life, I guess. Unpredictable as a spring thunderstorm. You just never know what’s gonna happen next. But it sure makes for good stories, don’t it? And that’s why we’re here, talkin’ ‘bout these worst golfers to win a major. They might not have been the best, but they sure made things interestin’.
So next time you’re watchin’ golf, and some underdog is comin’ up on the last hole, remember these fellas. Remember the ones who weren’t supposed to win, but somehow did. ‘Cause that’s the beauty of the game, ain’t it? Anything can happen. And sometimes, the worst golfer on the course can walk away with the biggest prize. It just goes to show ya, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.
