Why I Used My Lob Wedge to Win My First Major— and Why I Always Do
On the final hole of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol last July, I left myself in the one place I didn’t want to be: short-sided in deep rough with a bunker between me and the flag. But there was never a question which club I was going to use from there to set up a two-putt and the biggest win of my life: my 60-degree lob wedge.
I’m unconventional in that I use my lob wedge for every short-game shot. I learnt this from my dad, who was a scratch player. Dad’s thinking was: Why try to get good at chipping with four or five different clubs when it’s easier to master just one?
This story is from the March 2017 edition of Golf Digest South Africa.
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