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The value of one shot was a place in history, another was worth $15 million in the bank. One drive introduced a young Scotsman on the world stage, one fairway metal helped to make a young American a major champion.
All were shots that shaped the year in golf.
What follows is a review based on every club in the bag. And in perpetual honor of Arnold Palmer and his beloved shootout at Bay Hill, this bag isn’t limited to 14 clubs:
DRIVER
Bryson DeChambeau gets attention for cutting off most of the lake on the par-5 sixth hole at Bay Hill, and thrusting both arms in the air like a strongman. The best shot hit with a driver was three weeks later at the WGC-Dell Match Play.
Robert MacIntrye of Scotland came to the 371-yard 18th hole at Austin Country Club needing to win the hole to advance out of group play. He hit a bullet onto the green 3 feet from the cup, right next to the feet of Dustin Johnson’s caddie.
3-WOOD
Daniel Berger was tied for the lead on the par-5 18th of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am when he laced a 3-wood onto the green to 30 feet. He holed the eagle putt for a two-shot victory and was on his way. By the end of his year, Berger was a Ryder Cup player.
7-WOOD
Nelly Korda won her first major and moved to No. 1 in the world with a powerful performance in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. And that power was never more evident than on the par-5 fifth hole at Atlanta Athletic Club. She hit 7-wood that stopped a foot away for eagle that gave Korda the lead for good.
3-IRON
Harris English was one shot behind on the downhill, par-5 closing hole at Kapalua in the season-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions. From a downhill lie, he hit 3-iron from 268 yards to 10 feet. That set up his birdie to tie Joaquin Niemann, and English beat him with a birdie on the first extra hole.
English might be the best reminder that the best way to raise one’s profile is by winning. He won twice this year and was part of his first Ryder Cup team.
4-IRON
Justin Thomas…
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