Here are five prospective Olympians for whom just making it to the first tee at Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki Country Club will bring attention to parts of the world not known for golf.
How do you get Leishman-Ernie Els style smoothness (and speed) in your swing? Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Shaun Webb says it starts with reinterpreting how you think about power and speed.
Matsuyama’s goal? It’s probably to take out any active pushing or swinging in his putting stroke so he can let Sir Isaac Newton shoulder some of the load.
What does a top teacher see when he or she looks at your swing? And what kind of things are you missing when you have your mate shoot you from down the line during your next practice session?
It’s not hard to see why Johnson would feel comfortable getting full-time attention from his college coach and continue to text back and forth with the greatest instructor of all time.
Jason Dufner’s closing 73 at the Wells Fargo Championship looked a lot more painful than many because of how clearly uncomfortable he is when he’s putting.