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Who said there can’t be a Grand Slam?

May
21

The common practice in the years that Tiger Woods doesn’t win the Masters is to put to rest talk of a Grand Slam for at least another 12 months. The thinking, of course, is that no other player on earth is capable of such a run, although Phil Mickelson at least flirted with as much before his 72nd hole brain cramp at Winged Foot.

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But now there’s Zach Johnson, who won for the second time in the state of Georgia in a little more than a month, and is apparently playing as well as anyone heading into the U.S. Open.

OK, let’s get this out of the way right now: Zach Johnson will not win the Grand Slam. He may not even contend at Oakmont since rumor is Oakmont is going to be so difficult that everyone is going to shoot 83-83 and simultaneously miss the cut (there’s a first for everything!).

But what his most recent win does show is that Johnson has already graduated from flukey winner of a goofy Masters to an upper echelon player. That at least will make him a more compelling figure at the Open—even if he does end up missing the cut along with everyone else.

This entry was posted on Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 2:27 pm by Sam Weinman. Print | Email

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    Good? Yes. Flukey? Yes, too: Zach Johnson can only win in GA, apparently!

    Question: what is the rule for making the cut? I thought it was based on where you were relative to the competition. I don’t see how everyone can miss the cut.

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Kevin DevaneyKevin Devaney
Kevin Devaney Jr. came to The Journal News in 1998 and worked on the sports staff through college. A Fordham University graduate, Kevin primarily reports on high school football and basketball but has experience covering college and professional events. He is married, and enjoys playing golf, video games and fantasy sports.
Mike DoughertyMike Dougherty
is the lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com and has been covering the sport locally for nearly 20 years. HeÕs chased Tiger Woods aro und Congressional C.C. followed Annika Sorenstam at DuPont C.C., and stalked the dedicated golfers that sleep in their cars at Mohansic every spring in hopes of landing a weekend tee time. Dougherty also spent a decade on the Knicks beat, which left plenty of time for golf every April.
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