Its Rigged: Golf World Reacts as 30 Nicest Guys on the PGA Tour AreRevealed
Golf is a gentleman’s game, and fans consider golfers nice guys. However, nice is subjective, especially this year with the rise of the rival LIV Golf Invitational league. For some people, players competing on the PGA Tour are nice guys, and LIV Golf players are villains, while for others, it’s the other way around.
However, Golf Digest recently interviewed over 120 golfers, caddies, and other staff present on the golf course. They asked specific questions and got the rankings of the top 30 nice guys on the PGA Tour. Moreover, their criteria were only for the current PGA Tour golfers and not any other league players.
Who is the nicest golfer on the PGA Tour?
After an intensive survey, Golf Digest concluded that Tony Finau was the nicest golfer on the PGA Tour. He joins the past winners, Steve Stricker (2013), Jordan Spieth (2017), and Rickie Fowler (2019), on this list. Meanwhile, in 2019, Tony Finau was 8th in this ranking, while Rickie Fowler won the title.
Surprisingly, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, who fans consider to be the most likable guys on the PGA Tour, have maintained their previous rankings. Both these golfers were fourth and third, respectively, in 2019, and even this year, they continue to be in the rankings.
The defending champion, Rickie Fowler, was 5th on this list, while Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland made it to the top 10 in their debuts. So here’s the complete list of the 30 nicest guys on the PGA Tour.
| 1 | Tony Finau |
| 2 | Peter Malnati |
| 3 | Jordan Spieth |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy |
| 5 | Rickie Fowler |
| 6 | Webb Simpson |
| 7 | Harold Varner III |
| 8 | Collin Morikawa |
| 9 | Viktor Hovland |
| 10 | Stewart Cink |
| 11 | Gary Woodland |
| 12 | Harris English |
| 13 | Justin Rose |
| 14 | Sam Burns |
| 15 | Xander Schauffele |
| 16 | Adam Scott |
| 17 | Brandt Snedeker |
| 18 | Jason Day |
| 19 | Chesson Hadley |
| 20 | Kevin Streelman |
| 21 | Scottie Scheffler |
| 22 | Cameron Tringale |
| 23 | Chez Reavie |
| 24 | Danny Lee |
| 25 | Dylan Drittelli |
| 26 | J.T. Poston |
| 27 | Joel Dahmen |
| 28 | Justin Thomas |
| 29 | Russell Knox |
| 30 | Zach Johnson |
Golf world reacts to the Golf Digest’s top 30 nicest golfers
Meanwhile, Golf Digest posted a tweet about this list and included the rankings of top golfers. Hence, the fans have made some fascinating comments under this tweet. So let us see what the golfing world has to say about it.
Give me Tiger (no one thought he was a nice guy)!
— Ping G2 (@ping_g2) August 5, 2022
@maxhoma23 how the heck you not even make the list? 👀. I had you 1A
— Braves Phin fan! (@13ClutchDaddy13) August 5, 2022
100% of the members of Viktors fanclub mean he should have been number 1. 😃🇧🇻
— Jørgen Bøhle (@rgen_hle) August 5, 2022
There’s just no way Jordan Speith’s caddie feels the same way 😂
— Jordan Marino, CFA (@jordan_marino24) August 5, 2022
Patrick Cantlay must be a jerk. Top 5 player and not even an honorable mention in this!
— LIV Golf fan (@R3alFOrLife) August 5, 2022
“I’m tied for 31st.” — Patrick Reed
— Arnold Layne (@arnielayne) August 5, 2022
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