Watch out for Rabbits, Sheep, Boars this year… (and Tigers and Rats). The Chinese Year of the Pig is agreeable for lots of people. However, 2019 will especially favor Rabbits (Cat), Sheep (Goat), and Boars (Pig). Tigers and Rats also have a decent shot at achieving. Basically, any PGA Tour golfers born in odd numbered years will do well for the next sixteen months, but especially my big three.
Rabbits include Woods, Hadwin, Stanley, Day, Lowry, Burgoon, Hadley, Poulter, Malnati, Willett, and Streb. These guys will have to focus their nervous energy without over-taxing their bodies to do it. The best examples of the Lucky Rabbit are Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods, and Vijay Singh.
Boars include Leishman, Champ, S.W. Kim, Na, Hossler, Steele, Gay, and Blaum. These gents will have to have a good home life to feel free to achieve. The best examples of the friendly Boar are Gary Player, Fred Couples, Mark Calcavecchia, and David Duval.
Sheep include Howell III, Ancer, Glover, Gooch, Conners, Bozelli, An, and Werenski. These boys will have to outwork everyone else so they feel deserving at the big moments and foil their inclination to get run over. Best examples of the Sheep are Billy Casper and Fred Funk.
Tigers include Kizzire, Chappell, Niemann, S.J. Im, and Gore. They will have to fight off boredom in practice, which they do not like. Notice how few get to the top? They’d rather go fishing. The best examples of the dynamic Tiger have been Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Hal Sutton, and Bruce Lietzke.
Rats Johnson, Woodland, Kisner, List, Bradley, Aphibarnrat, Sharma, Wise, and Burns are happiest when they are staying busy. Their brains never shut down. These guys have to set specific goals with a scoring part of their game and reach them with their relentless practice. The best examples of the Industrious Rat are Hogan, Nelson, Snead, Miller, Fleisher, and DJ.
The last few years have been dominated by the hard working signs. Rats, Roosters (Spieth, Thomas, DeChambeau), Horses (Koepka, Reed, Watson, Kutcher), and Dogs (Rahm, Molinari) have owned the majors. However, the Pig doesn’t like confrontation, so those types will have a hard time getting over the hump.
I’ll always take the hard workers over the lazier animal signs. Therefore, we can look to who is trending. Anyone inside the top 100 and moving up is worth watching. Let’s see what happens.
Open your stance, and play golf.
John Wright – Founder
The Open Stance Academy
