More musings from first day at The Open…
I’d say lateral misses of putts are 2-1 in favor of high side misses. These guys are conditioned for putts to dive as they lose speed and that just doesn’t happen on links greens.
I’m a bit surprised at how many players are missing the first fairway. Hurting crosswinds are a bear no matter the level of player.
If my first few plays back stateside are any indication, adjusting and readjusting from links golf isn’t something you can do in a matter of days.
Here’s a musing on that first hole at Troon:
Look at how genuinely strategic the 1st pin position is today, Saturday.
People be-moan some of these Championship courses (and you hear heavy criticism of the “sameness” of the first 4 at Troon) but - broken record alert - they need far more thought & strategy than many of the more heavily contoured darlings.