By Evin Priest Bronson Burgoon started the final round of the Quicken Loans National in Maryland six shots off the lead. He didn’t win. This is not a winner’s story. Italian stallion Francesco Molinari obliterated the field at TPC Potomac, winning by eight shots for his first US PGA Tour title. But if you forget Read more…
Mike Davis and the USGA have taken their share of body blows for losing Shinnecock Hills, again, at this year’s US Open. Judging by Tiger Woods’ roundabout jab on Sunday, those punches aren’t stopping anytime soon.
Although some 20 percent of the US PGA Tour might change putters on any given week, Woods has not been particularly fickle with his flat stick, save for a little back and forth between his Cameron and a Nike Method 003 mid-mallet in 2011 before settling on a Nike Method 001 blade that was similar to his Cameron.
Molinari uses a split set of irons, using TaylorMade’s P790 for his 4-iron, while the rest of his irons are the company’s P750 model with True Temper’s Dynamic Gold X100 steel shafts.
Five European Tour victories and nearly $US8 million in career earnings on the US PGA Tour make it odd to describe Francesco Molinari’s performance on Sunday at the Quicken Loans National as a breakout one.