Hitting the ball low is a skill all golfers need to excel in the wind, as a lower-flighted shot is less impacted by the wind. The issue is many players try to hit the ball low the wrong way.
Speaking to the press overnight (Australian time) at Royal Portrush, DeChambeau acknowledged he’s altering his approach to battling wind this week, benching brute force for precision and patience.
Jason Day usually saves his best for major weeks, and that trend continued on Tuesday at Royal Portrush, where the 2015 PGA champ rolled out his first Internet-breaking fit of the week. Feast your eyes.
Lucas Herbert laughs recalling the moment he channelled his inner golfing hippie by beating balls on a beach in the Liverpool area the night before advancing through 11th-hour qualifying into the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
Avoiding blow-up holes isn’t glamorous, but it’s how you win. Whatever your trophy is, this is how you chase it – by turning big numbers into manageable ones.
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Ebert has spent the past 20 years, along with design partner Tom Mackenzie, refining his expertise as one of the most sought-after and visionary renovation specialists in the profession.
The adjustments players have to make on the greens are more subtle than on the fairway, but look closely and you’ll see them. You may even learn more about putting.
This year’s venue is a welcome diversion from the usual march of Open courses. The other championship venues are inarguably great, but Royal Portrush is unique.
In the three years since the Scottish Open became co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, the three Open champions finished in the top-15 at Renaissance the week prior to lifting the claret jug.