3. K.J. CHOI

WORLD RANK 13th

K.J. reminds me a little
of Furyk — he doesn't beat
himself and he's kind of an
emotionless player in that every shot he hits
stands on its own. For example, he doesn't say
(in Korean, of course), "I bogeyed the last hole so
I have to birdie this one." He simply plods along
playing the shots that are called for. It's a secret that
he's among the best ballstrikers on Tour, and one of
the best drivers... K.J. obviously has issues with his
putter. Every time I see him, he's got two or three
putters. He goes from a belly putter to a short
putter to a mallet. At Congressional, he had
one with a grip the size of a baseball bat. I
don't know what the heck that thing was...
When he putts well, he's dangerous.

LAST SHOT This guy is good and,
probably because of the language
barrier, extremely underrated.