Moore Or Less?

I just read a great article on The Sand Trap about Ryan Moore and his turning professional this week. The question posed is whether Moore will go the way of past U.S. Amateur greats like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, or will his career fizzle like David Gossett and Matt Kuchar.

Back in the early 90's I was a huge NBA fan, and came to the conclusion back then that, as it relates to the NBA draft, any of the top 10 picks could end up being the next Michael Jordan. It didn't really matter whether you were the 1st pick or the 10th pick, as long as the desire was there to improve yourself and make it to the upper echelon of the league.

I think the same could be said for the PGA Tour. Some of these guys coming out are content with just making a living on tour, but if you want to work hard and really put yourself in contention from week to week, there is room there for you to do so. So I don't think the question is whether or not Ryan Moore has the talent to get there, it's whether or not he has the desire to be in the thick of things come Sunday afternoon. For that, we'll have to wait and see.