What has Mark O’Meara got to do to be win favour with those that recognize achievement?
It seems now highly unlikely the extremely popular American will never captain a USA Ryder Cup team while the PGA Tour has been just as shameful as the PGA of America in overlooking the Houston-based golfer for leadership of the USA Presidents Cup side.
O’Meara capped his career winning the 1998 Masters and 1998 Open while he also competed in five Ryder Cups.
Mark O’Meara and Alice Cooper during last week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)
And before heading back to the States following his appearance in last week’s Dubai Desert Classic O’Meara delivered a salvo at golf’s Hall of Fame.
Included in O’Meara’s sights was a decision by the Florida-based body to this year induct Colin Montgomerie.
Of course, Monty won eight Order of Merit titles in Europe including seven in succession but never a Major.
“I’ve won an US Amateur championship, two Major Championships, was voted Player of the year, won 16 tournaments on the PGA Tour and a host of global tournaments including the Australasian Masters title so I don’t know what I have to do to be nominated,” he said.
“I’ve won more tournaments on the PGA Tour than Fred Couples yet he’s been inducted and there’s Monty being inducted this year yet he’s never won a PGA Tour event.
“So I feel as though I’ve had a career worthy of being inducted but then maybe I should have been born a foreign player.
“I’m 56-years old so I am not getting any younger and it would nice to be inducted while I am still alive.
“But then there’s no point in complaining about it so I’ll just bide my time and hopefully one year someone on the Hall of Fame voting panel will recognize what I have achieved in this game.”
While writing on O’Meara the Hall of Fame continues to overlook the achievements of Britain’s most successful female goler in Laura Davies.
And Australian golf writing colleagues also continue to wonder why the late, great Norman Von Nida continues to be overlooked.
