If Theodore Roosevelt played golf: rated 84, best at nerve

Theodore Roosevelt as a golfer: scouting report

Theodore Roosevelt preached what he called the strenuous life, and he lived it: he boxed at Harvard, worked as a rancher in the Dakota Badlands and later explored an uncharted river deep in the Brazilian rainforest. A golfer with that much energy would attack a course rather than tiptoe around it. His nerve is the best part of his card, and few people in American history were less likely to back down from a challenge.

His short game is the next strength, and his driving and course IQ are close behind. That is an unusual mix: real power off the tee alongside a clever touch around the greens. He was also a serious naturalist and a prolific writer who published dozens of books, so his course IQ comes from someone who studied the land closely, whether it was a prairie, a forest or a fairway. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906, the first American to win a Nobel Prize of any kind, which speaks to a restless and curious mind. His putting is solid too.

Iron play is his weakest skill, and that is why The National Open is his worst major: narrow fairways, deep rough and firm greens punish loose approach shots. The Links Open is his best. Wind, weather and rugged open ground were his natural environment, and he would relish a round where the conditions fight back. Draft him early for his power and nerve, then pair him with a precise iron player who can handle the tight setups.

Plays like A vigorous all rounder who attacks every hole head on

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