Justin Thomas is not known for stoicism, but his energetic, high-spirited manners belie an assassin who keeps cool when the heat is turned up. Well, usually.Â
His short game has been his saviour but Adam Scott knows he must overcome recent struggles with his ball-striking to contend at this week’s Honda Classic at PGA National’s Champions course and its infamous ‘Bear Trap’.
At the Farmers Insurance Open Adam Scott used a new driver shaft, a lightweight model (approximately 55 grams) from AutoFlex that Scott hoped would boost his swing speed for more yards.
The best golfers in the world rarely take a day off, but you can also say the same about the game’s best trash-talkers. And Justin Thomas is a rare combination of the two.
Fourteen of the 16 questions Monahan fielded during his 45-minute press conference were related to the pandemic, a stark reminder of how much the virus continues to dominate discourse a full 12 months after he stood at a different podium at TPC Sawgrass and announced the suspension of the PGA Tour season.
While DeChambeau’s musings were not cited in the statement, it is almost certainly a reaction to his assertion that he might try to find a narrow patch of turf to the right side of the ninth fairway.