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Bill James
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Bill James said:
Correcto BJ !
Tragic story. Finished second in the 1910 US Open. Then won the 1911 (at age 19) and 1912 US Opens.
Fantastic player that could have been one of the true greats of all time. But just after his second US Open win he started displaying some strange behaviour. He went to the British Open in 1914 and when he came back he had a blackout and that was that. He had to be committed. He was let out of the institution every so often to play his beloved game and he could still beat just about anyone he played with/against but he could not hold his concentration and for the most part didn't really know where he was. Nobody really knows what brought it on. Very sad.
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While we are on back to back US Open winners. Name the golfer who completed the double and then his game disappeared apparently due to over analysing of his swing.
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Guldahl won three major championships. He claimed the U.S. Open title in 1937 and 1938. He was runner up at the Masters in both 1937 and 1938, before taking that title in 1939.
Guldahl game then fell apart and he didn't win after 1940. Two-time PGA champion Paul Runyan commented, "It's the most ridiculous thing, really. He went from being temporarily the absolute best player in the world to one who couldn't play at all." One popular theory is that when he wrote an instructional book, he overanalyzed his swing and it fell apart. He played occasionally in the 1940s but then quit tournament golf for good and spent the rest of his working life as a club professional. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981
All yours Tiger 44
Guldahl game then fell apart and he didn't win after 1940. Two-time PGA champion Paul Runyan commented, "It's the most ridiculous thing, really. He went from being temporarily the absolute best player in the world to one who couldn't play at all." One popular theory is that when he wrote an instructional book, he overanalyzed his swing and it fell apart. He played occasionally in the 1940s but then quit tournament golf for good and spent the rest of his working life as a club professional. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981
All yours Tiger 44
