Watching the European Tour (sorry, DP WorLd Tour) today should have brought joy to you.
It certainly did.
I had visions from the past of Seve playing a multitude of different shots and thoughts of Sandy Lyle’s 1-iron play.
One shot in particular today though, a low, knocked-down long iron draw from the tee by Rafael Cabrera-Bello, was an absolute pleasure to watch. Shades of Gil Morgan’s famous 2-iron at a Pebble Beach US Open. Not the kind of shot you see much of these days, alas. Skill and thought combined. Same with run-up shots with straight faced clubs from distance or curving shots into the wind to get a soft landing.
The players these days have the skill but modern day equipment and course conditioning and usually playing in good weather conditions precludes the necessity for them to play such shots.
Some lovely descriptions by the commentators and players in after-round interviews today about “ball control” and “hitting shots at 85%” and how the hardest part of play was putting.
Delightful. More please, hence the thread.
Atb