I'm a bit of a fan of Vijay's as well, probably because he won so much after age 40. And I think he has a really elegant swing. However, I think his decline is age-related. The drug-testing started in 2007. Vijay went on to win the Fedex cup in 2008. His decline started right around then as he was hitting age 45 or so. Kenny Perry comes to mind as well, as a guy who was going gangbusters, and then he hit a brick wall. Somewhere in the 45-50 range it seems that PGA golfers start to lose it (the yips?). On the plus side, they usually start winning everything when they hit the Champions tour.
I hope Jim Furyk rebounds next year. I've pulled for him many times, but I really was hoping Love would not pick him for the Ryder team. I don't know if Jim's issues this year are physical or mental. Maybe it's both. I think that choke in the U.S. Open this year was like Phil's at Winged Foot. It seems to have affected his play from then on out.
I'm going to have to send future golf posts thru you first for editing. Appreciate the info. I'm a giant fan both watching and playing but haven't been able to play much due to this wonderful economy.