Its one thing to have self belief. Its another to trash talk and actually criticize the accomplishments of someone you're competing against, especially in golf. Golf has always been a gentlemen's sport. For what its worth, it didn't serve him well. He wasn't able to back up his trash talk, shooting 4 over, almost worst in the field in the final round, and dropping to 29th. And we're hearing from some of the other PGA players - Rory McIlroy, who is widely respected by other players, said he was "taken aback" by the interview and said its hard to knock a guy that’s got 21 wins on the PGA Tour, which is three times what Brooks has.
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