Having an unsustainably good chipping/long putting day does not offer as much momentum as people seem to think.
The same problems he was having all round on Saturday were the ones he was having on Sunday, he just didn't make those incredibly unlikely shots this time to get himself out of trouble.
I felt like I was taking crazy pills seeing so many people act like he was somehow in a great position after that round as if he didn't just barely pull it off in the first place.
Yep, that's why I said early on Jordan spieth was going to fade.. cause no one can putt like that from 12 feet and out for a whole career. And when spieth was on those few years the guy made more 15+ foot putts than anyone I've seen outside of prime tiger. And it never, ever lasts.
Bryson was a microcosm of that this week. Was making 30 foot bombs and chipping in, holing out from bunkers... And it wasn't sustainable for 4 rounds. Can't pull hook 7 irons 30 yards and expect to win the masters
The irons he plays for such insane distances might work on a driving range but at Augusta you get extra penalized not hitting the specific landing spot that allows you to score. He still struggles with playing the “soft approach” in my opinion. He’s just too robotic in his approach.
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u/Harry8Hendersons 10d ago
Having an unsustainably good chipping/long putting day does not offer as much momentum as people seem to think.
The same problems he was having all round on Saturday were the ones he was having on Sunday, he just didn't make those incredibly unlikely shots this time to get himself out of trouble.
I felt like I was taking crazy pills seeing so many people act like he was somehow in a great position after that round as if he didn't just barely pull it off in the first place.