We talked about this five years ago, that the next generation of players was going to be an athlete who can take advantage of the technology. They hit bombs, but they can also chip and putt. Basically, long-drive guys who can play. That's what we're seeing in J.B. Holmes and Bubba Watson and Villegas, they have great touches with wedges and putting and short game. They are very difficult to beat.
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In time the savage bull sustains the yoke, In time all haggard hawks will stoop to lure. In time small wedges cleave the hardest oak, In time the flint is pierced with softest shower.
I was really focused on probably the wrong things when it came to hitting it far and all of that kind of stuff. I guess since then, I've really kind of toned it down and worked hard on ball control and distances, knowing my distances, and especially when it comes to wedges, because that's really where it comes down to. That's what gets you those low numbers.
We need to convert more birdies when we have wedges in our hands.
Today, I just didn't hit the shots the way I've been doing the first two days. I hit some really good ones, but I also hit some really bad ones. My wedges were awful. I had a few easy ones and I failed to convert every one of them.
You have to realize you are going to have to make some birdies, ... You have a lot of par-4s you are hitting wedges into, and these guys can play, so you have to make some birdies. I'm looking forward to (today).
She's consistent across her golf game. She doesn't have many weaknesses. She doesn't make a lot of big numbers. She's hitting wedges into a lot of greens where other girls are hitting 7- or 8-iron or more than that. She's making a lot more birdies this year.
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I'd been suspicious for a while. We had some players put their wedges in for approval prior to last year's British Open, and we didn't allow some of them to be used.
This golf course was a little different animal today. The greens were pretty firm. I nipped a few wedges in there and the balls just bounced off the green.
It's not a matter of liking it. It needed some sort of a change, and hitting sand wedges on the last two holes, wedge on the last hole ... doesn't make it a good finish. I think it's good. I think it's very fair.
If you're on with your short game, which I happened to be earlier this morning with the wedges and so forth, I was able to get them in close. A lot of those were kick ins. All of a sudden you make a couple of long putts, you're up and sailing.
The greens are pretty soft. With no wind, if you're hitting it straight you have a lot of short irons and wedges. You can definitely score if you're hitting the ball well.
When I was younger, I wanted to pattern my game after Tiger (Woods) and Freddie (Couples), but the more I matured, the more I realized that my game is like those guys (Leonard and Campbell) - straight down the middle, pretty good with the wedges and consistent with the putting,
He was amazing to work with though, a genius. I've never seen anyone with such skill, especially with wedges. He had shots no one else had. He had control over the ball like no-one else. The new balls killed off his edge though.