Monday, October 17, 2011

Youth Gone Wild

Tom Lewis' win on the European Tour and another strong performance from Bud Cauley at the McGladrey Classic are additional examples of youth being served in professional golf. The Young Guns (cue JBJ, or a Chavez y Chavez vignette) aren't part of the 'Valley of Woods' generation (32-25) who flailed against the immense success of Tiger in his prime.

In addition to Lewis and Cauley, other professionals starting to rake include:

Matteo Manassero (two Euro Tour wins)
Harris English (Nationwide win)
Russell Henley (Nationwide win)
Rickie Fowler (Korean win)

Peter Uihlein and Jordan Speith will soon follow their predecessors.

None of the aforementioned golfers are prototypically huge, but tactically manage their games, and are fearless.

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