The tournament announced the decision after the rules committee reviewed video evidence, and after Ancer signed his scorecard and exited the scoring area.
Perhaps the main reason Jordan Spieth is so beloved is his uncanny ability to be both unrelatable and relatable to the average golfer, often in the same round.
An unabashed fan of the golf course and the creativity that it both demands and rewards, Smith spent Monday refamiliarising himself with an Augusta National that is significantly firmer than it was five months ago.
Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley expressed support for the findings of the USGA and R&A’s distance report, which notably called the trend of increasing driving distance “detrimental to the game.”
While you may not necessarily be betting on Spieth this week at the Masters, you would be dumb to bet against him. Just ask Eddie Pepperell, who fired up the Twitter machine on Monday morning to make the following wager:
The day started out with a bit of angst as Spieth thought he might have busted his Titleist TSi3 driver on the practice range moments before his round was to start.
Australian Golf Digest
