Spieth says he’s pain-free now, but regrets how he fought swing coach Cameron McCormick on strengthening his grip due to the pain, and the choice to soldier through in the hopes of fixing things in the offseason.
This week was also more evidence that the harder the course, the more brutal the conditions and the longer the rough, the better for Bryson DeChambeau.
Despite his multi-season slump, Spieth continues to stick by his trusty flat stick, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need some TLC every once in awhile.
Coincidentally, 2010 was also the last time Fowler did not play in the Masters, which he’s in serious danger of missing this year given he’s still yet to qualify.
For the second straight week, Spieth entered the final round with the lead. And for the second straight week, Spieth left the course without the trophy.
While it’s preposterous to even think someone would record the first 59 in Major championship history this week, the current low mark of 62 isn’t out of the question.
The two events’ proximity to the Masters surely plays a role in the star-studded fields. And both tournaments are an opportunity to get four guaranteed rounds in, as each features a 78-man field with no cut.
For the first time since the WGC–Bridgestone Invitational in August 2011, Garcia found himself outside the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking, sitting at 51st.
Whether a bulked-up Bryson is a true force of disruption is a separate conversation; that focus is on the future and a movement, which will play out in weeks and months and years to come.