We can all pretty much agree that this season's major championships have been dramatic, thrilling, and great for the sport.  If you don't, then I'm not sure what you were watching.  But, many also lament that the people who won the majors were not necessarily the best storybook endings.  That said, the 2009 major championships appear to be on course to be the most thrilling of our generation - no joke.

At the same time, they may turn out to produce the four lowest ranked champions ever.

WSJ's David Biderman tells us how 2009's major winners may outrank - that can't be the term - the 2003 surprises of Shaun Micheel and Ben Curtis.

There are 24 golfers in the field who could make 2009 the worst year ever. John Daly, ranked No. 430, could set the mark. Another is Mark Brooks (pictured), who, at No. 595, is the lowest-ranked player in the field. Although he's finished 40th or lower in 10 PGA Tour events this year and missed four cuts, he did finish second in the 2001 U.S. Open. Should he win, he'll singlehandedly drop the 2009 average to 192, making this the greatest year for nobodies in golf history.

It all boils down to averages.  In 2003, the average world ranking of a major winner was impacted drastically by Shaun Micheel (169) & Ben Curtis (395).

Here are the OWGR of the winners of the three majors this year, at the time that they won:

• Angel Cabrera - 69th
• Lucas Glover - 71st
• Stewart Cink - 33rd

So, for the average ranking to reach 146 - the mark set in '03 - a player ranked 411th or worse in the world would have to win the PGA Championship.  Given who leads the tournament right now, that's not likely.