TROON The four biggest draws currently in world golf stepped to the podium at Royal Troon on Tuesday.
There was plenty of that.
Let’s dive in.
There is none of that now.
Hes coming to Troon and he wont enjoy it there, either."
He was then asked if we’re at the point that Woods should hang up the clubs.
“Arent we there?
Id have thought we were past there.
Obviously, he still feels he can win.
We are more realistic.
And Tiger was ready for this one.
“Well, as a past champion, I’m exempt until I’m 60.
He’s not a past champion, so he’s not exempt.
So he doesn’t get the opportunity to make that decision.
Subtle yet pointed, cordial yet cutting.
“I’ve been training a lot better.
We’ve been busting it pretty hard in the gym, which has been good.
Rory iced Tiger…sort of
Woods and McIlroy have grown quite close over the years.
It’s a genuine friendship, a fact not lost on McIlroy.
Woods waited a while to message McIlroy after the Pinehurst heartbreak.
“I just sent him a nice text.
That was it,” Woods said.
“I waited a week before I sent it.
I know this is a difficult moment.
We’ve all been there as champions.
We all lose.”
Rory didn’t respond.
Nothing personal, of course.
“I was like, oh, thanks very much.
So I blanked Tiger Woods, which is probably not a good thing.”
Why’d he change?
Create a bit of space.”
That inevitably results in the same questions, and different versions of the same answer.
The answer: maturity, YouTube golf, equipment.
DeChambeau’s always been fascinated by all things golf swing and golf club.
Before the bulk-up he was known chiefly for his single-length irons, a total anomaly in the professional game.
Clearly, that relationship was fracturing.
Shortly after signing his $100 million+ LIV deal Bryson opted to become an equipment free agent.
For most people that means the freedom to play a few TaylorMades, a few Callaways, etc.
For Bryson, it means developing your own clubs.
He’s been using a driver made by the little-known Krank manufacturer.
It’s a club more often seen on long drive circuits than major championships.
He couldn’t care less.
Its a great driver, DeChambeau said earlier this year.
I’ll give you more when I can.
Certainly we’re working on some things.
Would I like to see it more in play around the world and across different amateurs, different levels?
That’s the main goal.
It’s not just going to be unique to me.
It needs to be built for the individual.
Everybody’s game, everybody’s swing is different.
That’s what makes this game so amazing.
But that’s beside the point.
DeChambeau truly is one-of-a-kind.
He’s far from the first player to put his name on golf clubs.
And it’s not for the money, for he has more than he could ever need.
He just…he feels really, really passionately about things.
Like YouTube and golf clubs.
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