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Column: Major shots, and shots special to major champions
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau are renowned for their power, so in a year nobody might have pictured, maybe it was just fitting the signature shot from their major champions originated from much shorter clubs.
And After That there’s Collin Morikawa, polished and accurate, who won his major with the longest club in the bag.
Although the British Open was canceled since of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the very first time considering that 1981 all the majors were chosen by 2 shots or more. That didn’t indicate they were lacking turning points. Prior to carrying on to a brand-new year, here’s an appearance back at the specifying shot of each major, and the shots that were significant to the winners even if they didn’t get much attention.
PGA CHAMPION
Morikawa’s motorist on the 16th hole of the last round at Harding Park was not just the specifying minute of the PGA Champion, it took its location as amongst the most clutch drives in any major.
He was connected for the lead with Paul Casey, who had actually simply birdied the 16th in the group ahead to reach 11-under par. Morikawa grabbed motorist on the 294-yard hole with trees down the left and a high bank leading to Lake Merced on the right.
“I made sure I gave it full thought – what I had to do, where I wanted to miss,” he stated. “The wind was from the left and into us. It was a perfect driver. I didn’t have to do anything with it. When I hit it, I was just hoping for a straight bounce. And I got the straight bounce.”
The ball settled 7 feet away, and he made the eagle putt to lead by 2, his winning margin.
Morikawa discussed 2 putts from about 25 feet he felt were similarly critical that are simple to ignore since they came much previously in the last round. One was on the very first hole, which kept him from losing ground early. The other was on No. 6, where Morikawa pulled his tee shot, put his technique in the best rough and struck a chip 25 feet by the hole.
“I was trying to get out of there with a bogey,” he stated. “Those two par putts were huge.”
U.S. OPEN
DeChambeau had a one-shot lead over Matthew Wolff playing the par-5 ninth in the last round at Winged Foot when he pulled a 9-iron that settled some 30 feet left of the flag, which looked even longer when Wolff struck wedge to 10 feet.
“It was a weird putt that I didn’t really know how to read it other than to look at it and say, ‘OK, I think this is the right line,’” DeChambeau stated. “I was able to start it 27 inches out to the right. It broke farther than that, then it came back. I was just trying to get it close to the hole.”
It dropped for eagle, and he kept his one-shot lead when Wolff made his much shorter eagle putt.
DeChambeau states he typically has difficulty keeping in mind shots at huge occasions since he works so tough at remaining in the minute. However he keeps in mind the par-3 3rd hole on Saturday, which he felt was crucial to having a possibility on Sunday.
Beginning the 3rd round one shot behind, DeChambeau opened with 2 straight bogeys. On the 243-yard 3rd hole, he was left of the bunker that was left of the green. He was looking at a 3rd straight bogey.
“I had to flop it over the bunker,” he stated. “It was a very difficult shot, and I hit it up there to 6 feet. That kept me from going 3 over. It saved me a little bit, and I just corrected myself after that. What’s interesting is I don’t remember much because I’m so focused when I’m in the middle of it. I remember that shot because I was going in the wrong direction.”
THE MASTERS
Johnson swears he wasn’t fretted.
Beginning the last round with a four-shot lead, he had to scramble for par on the simplest hole at Augusta National (the par-5 2nd), then missed out on 5-foot par putts on the 4th and 5th holes as his lead diminished to a single shot.
“I know I made two bogeys, but it wasn’t like I made really bad bogeys,” he stated. “It didn’t bother me. I knew I was swinging it well. I just needed to be patient.”
Perseverance was rewarded on the next hole, an 8-iron to 6 feet for birdie on the par-3 sixth that constructed his lead to 3 shots when Sungjae Im missed out on a 5-footer for par.
“I just had to judge the distance right,” Johnson stated. “I hit a good shot and made a really good putt. That gave me confidence I needed for the rest of the day. That was a really big hole.”
However it was another 8-iron that Johnson keeps in mind much more fondly.
With a splotch of mud on the best side of his ball in the 10th fairway, he stated he intended right of the bunker towards the azalea bushes anticipating the shot to turn to the left, which it did, leaving him a two-putt par. Mud was on the left side of his ball in the 11th fairway, so objective to the left?
“I can’t start this in the water,” Johnson stated. Rather, he ensured it remained except the bunker right of the green, and he got that up-and-down for par.
Those were 2 fantastic shots, both with 5-iron, both with mud on the ball. However what implied the most to him was an 8-iron to the green on the par-3 12th, the hole that has actually cost a lot of competitors for many years.
“As you can see on Sunday, a lot of guys mess that hole up,” Johnson stated. “It was into the wind, which is the hardest to play. I had 150 yards to cover the bunker. So I hit a flighted 8-iron, kept it under the trees. It was on the green. I could breathe a little bit.”
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Dustin Johnson and Bryson DeChambeau are renowned for their power, so in a year nobody might have pictured, maybe it was just fitting the signature shot from their major champions originated from much shorter clubs.
And After That there’s Collin Morikawa, polished and accurate, who won his major with the longest club in the bag.
Although the British Open was canceled since of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the very first time considering that 1981 all the majors were chosen by 2 shots or more. That didn’t indicate they were lacking turning points. Prior to carrying on to a brand-new year, here’s an appearance back at the specifying shot of each major, and the shots that were significant to the winners even if they didn’t get much attention.
PGA CHAMPION
Morikawa’s motorist on the 16th hole of the last round at Harding Park was not just the specifying minute of the PGA Champion, it took its location as amongst the most clutch drives in any major.
He was connected for the lead with Paul Casey, who had actually simply birdied the 16th in the group ahead to reach 11-under par. Morikawa grabbed motorist on the 294-yard hole with trees down the left and a high bank leading to Lake Merced on the right.
“I made sure I gave it full thought – what I had to do, where I wanted to miss,” he stated. “The wind was from the left and into us. It was a perfect driver. I didn’t have to do anything with it. When I hit it, I was just hoping for a straight bounce. And I got the straight bounce.”
The ball settled 7 feet away, and he made the eagle putt to lead by 2, his winning margin.
Morikawa discussed 2 putts from about 25 feet he felt were similarly critical that are simple to ignore since they came much previously in the last round. One was on the very first hole, which kept him from losing ground early. The other was on No. 6, where Morikawa pulled his tee shot, put his technique in the best rough and struck a chip 25 feet by the hole.
“I was trying to get out of there with a bogey,” he stated. “Those two par putts were huge.”
U.S. OPEN
DeChambeau had a one-shot lead over Matthew Wolff playing the par-5 ninth in the last round at Winged Foot when he pulled a 9-iron that settled some 30 feet left of the flag, which looked even longer when Wolff struck wedge to 10 feet.
“It was a weird putt that I didn’t really know how to read it other than to look at it and say, ‘OK, I think this is the right line,’” DeChambeau stated. “I was able to start it 27 inches out to the right. It broke farther than that, then it came back. I was just trying to get it close to the hole.”
It dropped for eagle, and he kept his one-shot lead when Wolff made his much shorter eagle putt.
DeChambeau states he typically has difficulty keeping in mind shots at huge occasions since he works so tough at remaining in the minute. However he keeps in mind the par-3 3rd hole on Saturday, which he felt was crucial to having a possibility on Sunday.
Beginning the 3rd round one shot behind, DeChambeau opened with 2 straight bogeys. On the 243-yard 3rd hole, he was left of the bunker that was left of the green. He was looking at a 3rd straight bogey.
“I had to flop it over the bunker,” he stated. “It was a very difficult shot, and I hit it up there to 6 feet. That kept me from going 3 over. It saved me a little bit, and I just corrected myself after that. What’s interesting is I don’t remember much because I’m so focused when I’m in the middle of it. I remember that shot because I was going in the wrong direction.”
THE MASTERS
Johnson swears he wasn’t fretted.
Beginning the last round with a four-shot lead, he had to scramble for par on the simplest hole at Augusta National (the par-5 2nd), then missed out on 5-foot par putts on the 4th and 5th holes as his lead diminished to a single shot.
“I know I made two bogeys, but it wasn’t like I made really bad bogeys,” he stated. “It didn’t bother me. I knew I was swinging it well. I just needed to be patient.”
Perseverance was rewarded on the next hole, an 8-iron to 6 feet for birdie on the par-3 sixth that constructed his lead to 3 shots when Sungjae Im missed out on a 5-footer for par.
“I just had to judge the distance right,” Johnson stated. “I hit a good shot and made a really good putt. That gave me confidence I needed for the rest of the day. That was a really big hole.”
However it was another 8-iron that Johnson keeps in mind much more fondly.
With a splotch of mud on the best side of his ball in the 10th fairway, he stated he intended right of the bunker towards the azalea bushes anticipating the shot to turn to the left, which it did, leaving him a two-putt par. Mud was on the left side of his ball in the 11th fairway, so objective to the left?
“I can’t start this in the water,” Johnson stated. Rather, he ensured it remained except the bunker right of the green, and he got that up-and-down for par.
Those were 2 fantastic shots, both with 5-iron, both with mud on the ball. However what implied the most to him was an 8-iron to the green on the par-3 12th, the hole that has actually cost a lot of competitors for many years.
“As you can see on Sunday, a lot of guys mess that hole up,” Johnson stated. “It was into the wind, which is the hardest to play. I had 150 yards to cover the bunker. So I hit a flighted 8-iron, kept it under the trees. It was on the green. I could breathe a little bit.”
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