Golf was popular before there was a Tiger and Phil. The depth of talent has never been better. Rory is a big time star with a personality and he's in his prime. Justin Thomas, Rickie Weeks, have personality too. There's always been personalities in the game as well. The key is staying at or near the top over time. That's tougher than ever these days.

It was fun watching but it hardly qualified as a golf competition. All top pros have games that make amateurs look bad but I was embarrassed for Brady. I'm better on my worst days and I'm 67. He sprayed shots all over. Granted he was the blind squirrel finding an acorn on one shot, but his game was awful. In a perverse sense that's entertaining too. You got to listen in as mega stars poke fun at each other. That's entertaining. Of Tiger and Phil, Phil's the one with personality. Tiger dominated the game for a dozen years hence he's beloved much like Nicklaus was even though it was Arnie who had the personality.