06-22-2015, 09:30 AM
The bombers did well, it turns out.Â
Eight of the ten biggest drivers in the field finished in the top 20: Johnson (1), Beljan (2), Lovemark (3), Funau (4), Day (6), McElroy (8), Scott (9), and Koepka (10). Holmes got into the top ten on Saturday but faded to 27th. Only Bubba Watson among the top ten missed the top 30, and he did it badly, missing the cut by two strokes. Patrick Rodgers ranked in the top ten for driving distance, but did not qualify. That appeasrs too bad; looks like he might have made some nice money.
Cameron Smith (averages 278.5) was the only singles hitter to crack the the top ten. The only other short hitters in the final 20 and ties were Kuchar (283.5) and Duffney (281.5). (The average tour player averages 287.4).
It too often felt like a version of Putt-Putt golf--too made back stops and loop-de-loops. And the course seems to penalize too much the right to left righthander or left hander who strongly the draw.Â
It also didn't appear the greens were ready. Too much chop, which added too much arbitrariness to the putts.Â
Hated to see it end as it did. but those were bad strokes by Johnson at the end. But two remarkable shots to putt himself in a position to fail so dramatically. Aggn, golf.
Eight of the ten biggest drivers in the field finished in the top 20: Johnson (1), Beljan (2), Lovemark (3), Funau (4), Day (6), McElroy (8), Scott (9), and Koepka (10). Holmes got into the top ten on Saturday but faded to 27th. Only Bubba Watson among the top ten missed the top 30, and he did it badly, missing the cut by two strokes. Patrick Rodgers ranked in the top ten for driving distance, but did not qualify. That appeasrs too bad; looks like he might have made some nice money.
Cameron Smith (averages 278.5) was the only singles hitter to crack the the top ten. The only other short hitters in the final 20 and ties were Kuchar (283.5) and Duffney (281.5). (The average tour player averages 287.4).
It too often felt like a version of Putt-Putt golf--too made back stops and loop-de-loops. And the course seems to penalize too much the right to left righthander or left hander who strongly the draw.Â
It also didn't appear the greens were ready. Too much chop, which added too much arbitrariness to the putts.Â
Hated to see it end as it did. but those were bad strokes by Johnson at the end. But two remarkable shots to putt himself in a position to fail so dramatically. Aggn, golf.