In two-plus years, the strapping 6-foot-3, 97-kilogram, 22-year-old Berkshire has moved to No.1 on the Long Drive circuit with power produced by staggering speed.
We’ve seen Rory McIlroy hit some prodigious drives through the years, but it was one that went unseen by a marshall on Thursday at Medinah that proved to be particularly entertaining.
DeChambeau has defended his pace of play in the past in part by saying he walks faster to his golf ball, which allows him more time once he arrives there.
Three days after the conclusion of the Wyndham Championship, the final event before the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, Kip Henley got the dreaded dismissal call from his boss, Austin Cook.
Plenty of lucrative shots have been hit in these events through the years as the world’s best golfers have attempted to pad their bank accounts. There have been some (very) costly bad shots as well.
I’m on record as calling for the end of all “Happy Gilmore” swing videos, because they’re played out and can be dangerous. However, I must give credit where credit is due and Paige Spiranac absolutely nailed this:
The 2016 Open champ had an outside shot of claiming the claret jug for a second time entering the final round of the 148th British Open, but he’ll leave Northern Ireland empty-handed. In fact, he’ll also be down a golf club.
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