The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
|
 |
 
|
Rank the Tennis and Golf Majors by Importance
Poast new message in this thread
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:03 PM Author: Frum double fault I'd say:
Tennis: Wimbledon French US Australian
Golf: Masters US Open British PGA |
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:04 PM Author: contagious church building nibblets I'd put US over French. Otherwise agree (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705313) |
 |
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:06 PM Author: Frum double fault never noticed that golf majors basically go in order of importance...which is kind of opposite of the way it should be (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705320) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:06 PM Author: Hairraiser dog poop nah he's credited in tennis. would be the british #1 in golf, it's were it all started and is an ancient tournament. uso #2. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705325) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:08 PM Author: Frum double fault british is a complete fluke tournament. no one respects a tournament where your tee time is more important than your play (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705344) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:17 PM Author: Hairraiser dog poop it's prestigious as fukkkkk. one of the oldest tournaments in the world in all of sport and where the game was fucking invented. "where your tee time is more important than your play" wtf does this even mean? the winner is the guy with the best tee time? |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:23 PM Author: Frum double fault the weather is a bigger x factor than any other tourney. Happens all the time that golfers who get a good tee time that misses weather shoot 3-5 strokes better than the rest of the field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705457) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:26 PM Author: Hairraiser dog poop yeah that's true. over the course of a career the weather breaks should even out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705471) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:38 PM Author: Frum double fault kind of, but in any given year, there is a lot of luck...which produces a lot of fluke champions (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705534) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:42 PM Author: olive station all golf majors produce tons of fluke champions -- it's the nature of the format of medal play. the list of pga winners is sps, too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705553) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:13 PM Author: Hairraiser dog poop it's flukey to you because the us guys don't play lynx golf so a handful of familiar names aren't going to dominate it like they do the unchanging cookie cutter courses in the us largely played only under ideal conditions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705722) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:21 PM Author: olive station "where your tee time is more important than your play" this has been all of the majors, at times. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705446) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:25 PM Author: Frum double fault true. but never even close to as frequently at the British, where it happens every fricking year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705464) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:15 PM Author: olive station tennis:
wimbledon > us open > aus open > world tour finals |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:16 PM Author: Frum double fault so u don't like the french (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705407) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:21 PM Author: olive station it's rigged nowadays. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705443) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:18 PM Author: Impressive whorehouse Golf: US = British >>> Masters >>>>>>>> PGA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705425) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:20 PM Author: Hairraiser dog poop b b b but the pretty green jacket and the faggy ceremony! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705435) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:39 PM Author: wonderful antidepressant drug Golf: British > US Open >>> Masters >>>>>>> PGA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705543) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 12:57 PM Author: Marvelous jade brethren Player Preferences (based on a Sports Illustrated survey in April that asked 50 pros: “Which major would you most like to win?”):
1. Masters 50% 2. British Open 25% 3. U.S. Open 23% 4. PGA Championship 2%
http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/12/which-golf-major-is-the-most-prestigious/
I think europeans hold the british open in highest esteem, and the us open is the best test of golf, so overall i think masters, british and US are fairly equal. |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:03 PM Author: olive station i'd like to see this broken down by americans vs. europedos. interesting that the british and us split the vote and basically = masters. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705664) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:04 PM Author: Frum double fault very curious to know who voted for the PGA. Wonder if that was flame or a guy who won the PGA. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705672) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:05 PM Author: olive station ye yang (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705675) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:07 PM Author: claret rigpig legend despite the club pros it's the deepest field (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705690) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:09 PM Author: Frum double fault if that was important, the The Players would be a major (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705696) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:14 PM Author: claret rigpig legend (reasoning masterman) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705728) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 2:32 PM Author: cerebral big-titted jew Someone must have voted that he liked two equally because it's not possible to have a response that results in an odd percentage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25718026) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:04 PM Author: claret rigpig legend US Open>The Open Championship>>>PGA>>>>>>>>The Masters
just lol a "major" that's really a small field invitational held on the same course every year |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:06 PM Author: Frum double fault Master produces the most accomplished winners....which is something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705688) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:10 PM Author: claret rigpig legend because the field is more selective and the course is set up to produce a predictable winner. doods at augusta are marketing geniuses. obviously there are going to be more multiple champs there as well (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705704) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:12 PM Author: Frum double fault so maybe it is
Master=US Open>>>>>British>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PGA>Players |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:15 PM Author: Marvelous jade brethren British Open has the most diversity though! (lib) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:06 PM Author: Impressive whorehouse ROMEO We talking about the same tournament? The U.S. Open? The Biggest golf tournament in the world?
TIN CUP Not just the biggest golf Tournament in the world; the most democratic.
ROMEO What do you mean?
TIN CUP I mean it's open. Anyone's got a shot at it. You just gotta get past a local and a sectional qualifier, and unlike Doral or Colonial or the A.T.T., they can't keep you out. They can't ask you if you're a garbageman or a bean- picker or a driving range pro whose check is signed by a stripper. You qualify, you're in. |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:16 PM Author: floppy parlour tank British Open at St. Andrews Mastets All other British Opens US Open PGA There is no debate about this. |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:20 PM Author: olive station tbf, nobody particularly remembers who the fuck has won the open at st andrews besides tiger. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705762) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:21 PM Author: claret rigpig legend yeah who remembers john daly in 1995? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705768) |
|
Date: June 7th, 2014 1:20 PM Author: claret rigpig legend (nick faldo) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25705764) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:30 AM Author: Dashing cruise ship persian that's great that it's historic and all but St Andrews is kind of a bullshit course. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716929) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:35 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse For both tennis and golf, there is a clear loser: the Australian Open and the PGA Championship, respectively.
With respect to tennis' other 3 majors, I think it depends on the player, but I've always viewed the other 3 as roughly equal, though I do think Wimbledon was previously the most prestigious when tennis was largely a grass game. I also think the US Open has taken a bit of hit in prestige lately because it's so incompetently managed.
I also view the other 3 majors in golf as roughly equal, though I will say that the benefits for winning the Master and British Open (lifetime qualification and qualification until age 60, respectively) are WAYYYY better than the benefits for winning a US Open. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:40 AM Author: olive station agree with most of this, except that every tennis player grows up dreaming of winning wimbledon, even the clay court spics.
tbf, RG is more incompetently managed than the US open. no lights AND no roof is worse than just no roof.
|
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:44 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse eh, i think that's just conjecture. fwiw, when i was a kid playing tennis i wanted to win RG. I'm sure there is at least a decent percentage of people who would want there only major win to be RG or USO, though if i had to guess i'd say that wimbledon would probably have the highest percentage.
both RG and W should really have night matches. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:50 AM Author: olive station they don't need even regular night matches. they just need to be able to finish matches underway so guys dont have to come back the next day b/c of darkness.
btw, your savior says:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7492520.stm |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:52 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse yes agreed, but night matches are great.
also, do the tournaments have the same rule that the NFL has where the lights have to be on for the whole match or none of the match?
i know nadal loves wimbledon, but i also think there are plenty of kids who grow up and dream of winning RG or USO. i can't imagine any kid (save for a couple people from Australia) who actually dream of winning the AO. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:55 AM Author: olive station definitely never heard of such a rule in tennis. so if some guys start at 5pm and play a long 5-setter, you'd have to have the lights on the whole time? from what i remember about the US Open, they just go on whenever. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716744) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:00 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse that's what they do in the nfl. their thought is that it could be more beneficial to one team if they turn on the lights part way through the game (e.g., team A gets 3 drives under the lights while team B gets 2). that's why every 4pm nfl game has the lights on. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716775) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:03 AM Author: olive station i dunno, maybe there is something in tennis like it's done on an even numbered game or some shit. but def never heard of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716791) |
|
Date: April 7th, 2016 9:47 AM Author: Marvelous jade brethren young Ironside sliding around in the dirt behind his trailer, swinging an imaginary racket (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#30219832) |
|
Date: April 7th, 2016 9:49 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse i wanted a COUPE so badly.
also, when i really started getting into tennis was right when the US was doing well at RG. chang won in 89, Agassi got to the finals in 90 and 91 (should have won both imo), Courier won 91 and 92, and got to the finals in 93.
plus i was a baseliner, so i loved the play on the clay. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:56 AM Author: henna confused business firm generalized bond This is interesting:
Television ratings (based on Nielsen numbers in the U.S., 2011-2012): 1. Masters: 8.1 rating
2. U.S. Open: 5.1
3. PGA Championship: 4.3
4. British Open: 2.6 |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 10:59 AM Author: olive station the british open is finishes at some ungodly hour on a sunday morning. makes perfect sense. how many people watch the wimbledon finals versus the us open finals in prime time?
i suppose more people are away and shit during the us open and pga than in april for the masters. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:01 AM Author: claret rigpig legend masters doods market that suit brilliantly and there ain't shit going on sports wise that time of the year (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716780) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:10 AM Author: henna confused business firm generalized bond true, but i think for an American, you know deep down you'd rather win the Masters or the U.S. Open than the British Open for prestige. The American public ignores the British Open. I'd personally pick the Masters because of the seemingly exclusivity of the club (in both the sense of the roster of champions and the literal exclusivity of the augusta national club) that sort of mirrors the private club golfing "ideal" (rather than an open tournament where the ugly American crowds will heckle you).
Can't say the same about Wimbledon--that I would clearly pick above all others. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:16 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse Wimbledon is basically a parallel to the Masters. It's a private club, and all past champions get honorary lifetime membership there. It also has such great traditions. The british (and europe in general) do traditions so much better than the US.
I do think it's not insignificant that you get to play at the british open until age 60 if you win it. that perk alone blows the us open out of the water. |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:26 AM Author: claret rigpig legend the list of champions is exclusive because its the easiest major to repeat. two, even three masters is nothing compared to winning two us opens (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716911) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:31 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse it's not like there aren't plenty of repeat winners at the us open. 5 guys have won multiple us opens since 1991, and mickelson easily could have won multiple as well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716935) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:33 AM Author: Dashing cruise ship persian keep talking shit about Retief Goosen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716945) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:36 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse he won 2 and had a 3 shot lead going into the final round. could have easily had a third. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716955) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:40 AM Author: claret rigpig legend That has been a trend, but those dudes deserve it. beating 155 players on different courses>>>beating 95 (which includes 65 years olds and shit like the mid am champ) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716972) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:43 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse i'm just saying, facts show that it isn't necessarily harder to win multiple us opens than it is to win multiple masters. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716987) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:24 AM Author: Dashing cruise ship persian For Golf it's US Open >> British >>> Masters >>>>>>> PGA
US Open is the undisputed POTUS of golf. Masters is becoming more and more apparent that it's kind of a gimmicky setup that really plays into certain player's strengths.
|
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:36 AM Author: Marvelous jade brethren US Open is the Univeristy of Chicago of Golf. It might be the most rigorous, but it is not the most prestigious. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716958) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:37 AM Author: Dashing cruise ship persian yes it is. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716960) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:39 AM Author: Marvelous jade brethren PGA Tour professionals disagree with you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716970) |
|
Date: June 9th, 2014 11:43 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse (johnny miller) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25716990) |
|
Date: June 16th, 2014 4:33 PM Author: henna confused business firm generalized bond http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/us-open-without-tiger-woods-approaches-record-low-ratings?eref=sihp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#25761146) |
|
Date: April 10th, 2015 2:16 PM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#27665058) |
|
Date: April 7th, 2016 9:42 AM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse Masters Bump.
My personal rankings as to what I'd want to win would be:
Golf -- Masters, British, US Open, PGA
Tennis -- RG, Wimbledon, US Open, Aus Open
-------------------------------------
In the greater populace I'd expect it to be:
Golf -- Masters > British = US Open > PGA
Tennis -- Wimbledon > RG > US Open > Aus Open |
|
Date: June 21st, 2017 3:50 PM Author: tripping hissy fit meetinghouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2587433&forum_id=2#33610888) |