Fowler, Poulter voted most overrated by anonymous peer vote
Two of the PGA Tour’s sartorial stalwarts are considered by their peers to be the most overrated.
A Sports Illustrated anonymous survey of PGA Tour players recently found that Rickie Fowler and Ian Poulter are considered to get too much hype given their perceived talent level. Both Fowler and Poulter received 24 percent of votes on the question of which player is most overrated on the PGA Tour.
The 26-year-old Fowler has just one PGA Tour win, a playoff victory over Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points in the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship. However, he became just the third player (Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus) in golf history to finish in the top five in all four majors in a season. Then again, he was also the first player to accomplish the feat without winning one of the majors.
Poulter hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since 2012 either. He lost control of The Honda Classic in March, paving the way for a surprising Padraig Harrington win. He has eight top-10 major finishes, but some have been considered “back door” in that the 39-year-old Englishman made his charge on Sunday from well back of the lead.
Two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson came in third at 12 percent. Hunter Mahan was in fourth with 8 percent. Given the Golf Boys’ representation in the survey, it’s somewhat surprising Ben Crane, despite winning five times on the PGA Tour, didn’t get fifth place.
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