Although the jury is surely out, this was quite a bit different than some of the one-hit wonder major winners we've had the past few years. Sure he got a break on the weather on Friday, but Louie seems to have the goods. For a guy who's 5'9" he effortlessly pounded drives 330 on a string on virtually every hole. If he continues to do that and maintain the laid-back attitude, we may be witnessing the emergence of a frequent major contender. I love the red dot on the glove concept as well!
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Rich Beem was/is a 5'9" guy who seemed to effortlessly pound the ball with his driver and fairway woods at Hazeltine not that long ago to win a major (PGA), and was about as loose and un-wired (laid-back) a guy you could find. But he hasn't come close since to a major.
I'm of the view -- not wholly, but largely -- that there are essentially two types of golfers: guys with great mechanics and guys with great timing/feel. Tiger famously said he won at Augusta in '97 (by 12 strokes!) because he had "great timing" that week, and knew he had to re-do his swing in order to be a big-time major winner (and thus he embarked on a year-long swing overhaul with Butch Harmon, which showed results at the '99 PGA at Medinah). Tiger had the most mechanically sound swing I've ever seen from 2000-2005. Mickelson has always struck me as a great timing/feel guy, and he skill set is so good that he's been able to win multiple majors, and come really close in a bunch of others. Nicklaus was more a mechanic; Trevino a timing/feel guy. (Beem has openly admitted his game depends almost entirely on great timing.) Faldo a mechanic; Seve a timing/feel guy.
Hard to say about Oosty, although those who compare his swim to Watson seem to have it about right.