Standing five shots back of third-round leader Scott Piercy after 54 holes, Tony Finau was asked about his chances headed into Sunday at the 3M Open. Finau, a tour veteran, knew the deal.
The Stealth UDI is more of a players utility iron with its compact shape and better workability while the Stealth DHY has a lower centre of gravity and wider sole to promote a higher ball flight.
McIlroy carries just two wedges aside from his pitching wedge, a 54 and 60-degree but he used them well enough to rank second for the week in scrambling.
Lee’s iron game was particularly strong at Pine Needles, ranking T-3 in greens in regulation, hitting no fewer than 14 over her first three rounds and 13 on Sunday.
Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele were among the favourites coming into the week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and for once in golf, form held.
Only four times since 2002 has a player won the Masters while ranking outside the top seven in greens in regulation, and Scheffler continued that trend, ranking T-5 while hitting 68.06 percent of his greens.
The first round of the Masters was all Tiger, all the time – but there was plenty of other action to take in producing some facts and figures that interested or outright wowed us. Here’s a look at five stats that stood out from round one.
It might not seem like a big deal, but Tiger Woods apparently wearing FootJoy golf shoes while tuning up at Augusta National the Sunday before Masters week has set tongues wagging once again.