…by my count, there are only 7 players in the top 25 under the age of 30 – none are what you would call wildly successful like Mickelson (we don’t even want to bring Tiger into the discussion) (oh yeah – both are Americans) but they do have wins. None are from the same country – and 4 are pushing 30.

Yes – some do get help from national programs – and yes, other countries do have a history of putting their top players into the professional ranks at a much younger age than in America. Here, college is the preferred route after years of junior tournaments. So, to say that the American kids don’t get the experience of the other countries is a bit much. They just don’t get pushed to turn pro at such a young age. Even Tiger and Phil waited until they were in their 20’s – unlike McIlroy, Rose, and Garcia.

Golf is still a game where a player’s best golf comes in their 30’s. This idea of questioning how good a player can be while they are still in their formative years is as silly as picking a player for the NFL hall of fame while they are in college.

On the basketball point, the world hasn’t caught up to the US in basketball just yet. There are a few that are good enough to play in the NBA and be very successful, but when you name the best of the best – that list is almost completely American born. Even the Olympic games bears that out. When the US Team puts out a decent effort, the games aren’t close.

What kind of socialist, commie, fascist traitor are you, Ryan? Nationalizing golf education?
Next thing you’ll want is to have the banks nationalized.

On a more serious note, who cares where golf talent comes from? As we all know the women’s game is currently dominated by those born somewhere besides here. Some object, but the quality of play has increased.