Golf Links: Friday, July 28 news and notes
Add birthday cake to the list of things celebrated with the Claret Jug. @JordanSpieth is kicking off 24 in style: https://t.co/VCREVrrYwP pic.twitter.com/Po1PUUpCYw
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 27, 2017
Jordan Spieth celebrated his 24th birthday on Thursday, and what a birthday the Texan is having, with his mini-birthday cake perched atop the Claret Jug!
There’s much for Spieth to celebrate: 3 legs of his Career Grand Slam, 11 PGA TOUR titles, named to Time’s “100 Most Influential People” list in April 2016, youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones.
A 9,000 yard golf course?
Alan Shipnuck is taking a look at the men’s professional game and arguing that advances in equipment technology and an evolution in player preparation and readiness facilitated by “trainers, nutritionists, osteopaths, sports psychologists, putting gurus, stats experts, Trackman, Swedish nannies” have surpassed the capacity of 19th century golf courses to challenge.
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Shipnuck cites Branden Grace’s 62 at Royal Birkdale as part of his body of supportive evidence for his claim. Well, maybe. Or maybe Grace, who’s one of the short knockers in the men’s game, just had an exceptionally good day?
Maybe Jordan Spieth found his 3rd round at Royal Birkdale stress-free because he was in the zone and simply oblivious to the competition.
Dru Love found is first round at Erin Hills “pretty easy” and how did that work out for Dru Love?
I shudder at the notion of 9,000 yard golf courses. I would need to pack a bag lunch to get from the tips to my beloved forward tees. Five hour rounds would stretch out to seven hours. Perhaps there are other ways to address Shipnuck’s concerns than carving out more fairway distance?
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