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FTF: Would you rather have Mike Weir or Colin Montgomerie’s career?

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Whose career would you prefer?

I mentioned this thread on Twitter earlier this week, and I think the question leads to a great (if meaningless) debate: Whose career would you rather have, Mike Weir or Colin Montgomerie?

Credit to Sonny Crocket for starting this thread, which is complicated somewhat by the fact that Monty has had success on the Champions Tour and Weir is (theoretically at least) still competing on the PGA Tour. So for the purposes of the best possible debate, I’d say excluding any Champions Tour play and assuming Weir won’t make another cut on the PGA Tour is best.

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jamie

Jul 17, 2016 at 2:48 am

Monty,
one of the all time greats in Ryder Cup, The comp that’s now is no longer the walk over it was thanks to Monty, Seve, Poults, and the likes, 10 year dominance in the order of merit, got unlucky more once in the majors, and lets be honest, was beat by the odd good player here and there.
He contended against some great players over a long stretch, I know what I would prefer when looking back.
If your American, the masters and US open are the most important to you, if your British its the Open, I think had it been the open Mike Weir had in his pocket it may be a different discussion, that is not to play down the masters, but as the Greatest said ( Jack) your own open is the most important to you .
I am sure Monty has a few more memories to fall back on when the day comes to hang up the clubs.

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Justin Wells

May 24, 2016 at 11:47 am

You don’t care about the Masters??? If that’s the case then you must not care about golf. I’d choose Monty in this case for sure, even though the green jacket is a coveted prize

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Jon Bon JOvie

May 24, 2016 at 8:03 am

Any person who doesn’t say Colin Montgomerie is a buffoon. Montgomerie is a legend of the game, one of the best iron players in history, probably the best European player for an entire decade, and was a Ryder Cup stalwart.

Weir had 4 good days in his career, Montgomerie had about 10 years of it. Weir was a good golfer who played well one weekend, Montgomerie was an amazing golfer who maintained his class for a decade.

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MisawaGol4

May 23, 2016 at 11:52 am

Monty, and IMO, it’s not even close! He was the winner of the order of merit for over a decade and arguably the best Ryder Cup player ever. So he’s struggled playing in the states, many foreign players have. I think he handled himself with more dignity and class than most would have if they had to face the adversity that he had to during his US Open appearances with the fans openly taunting him. Granted his reactions to them probably only encouraged them more. Now on the Senior Tour he has his major title that alluded him all those years and where is that quirky lefty?Yeah, Weir has a green jacket and then what? Yes Monty looks like Mrs. Doubtfire but only poor people will tell you money can’t buy happiness.

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K dawg

May 21, 2016 at 6:32 pm

Not even a close contest. Weir!! And I can tell you who would agree with me….Len Mattice!!

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- Kut Knuckler
  
  May 21, 2016 at 8:04 pm
  
  K dwg is more appropriate
  
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golfraven

May 21, 2016 at 5:36 pm

I am sure Monty would give couple of his Millions away to Weir for the green jacket. So if I had to choose and I could win only one tournament in my golf career then it would be the Masters.

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