I’d scrap out of bounds tomorrow 👀

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I’d scrap out of bounds tomorrow 👀

Why AimPoint is overrated, the world No. 18 nobody can pick out, and the creators who could actually make it on Tour.

 

The question: Which golf rule or tradition would you scrap tomorrow?

Make out of bounds one shot

Stroke and distance is a little ridiculous.

If you hit it out of bounds, make it a one-stroke penalty and drop it where it crossed. Then it’s all hazard, and it’s all kind of uniform.

I love the newer rule where, outside of competition, you can drop equidistant from where it crossed. I’d scrap all that. Hit it out of bounds, take one stroke, and drop it where you think it crossed. Boom. Easy, done, and it helps pace of play.

Easy peasy.

 

The question: What’s the most overrated thing in golf right now?

AimPoint

Spicy, I know. Let’s stir the pot.

Not surprising coming from me. I’m very traditional and old school: just read it with your eyes. Maybe reading it with your feet helps, but I don’t agree with it.

It takes up a lot of time on the greens. And when someone isn’t mindful, they’re walking all over your line to get their read. Bro, I’m about to putt through there.

Honestly, almost everything going on in golf right now is amazing. I love it all. But I’m out on AimPoint.

 

The question: Which pro are fans sleeping on?

Michael Brennan is my guy

18th in the world, and nobody can pick him out.

Two sleeper picks first: Austin Smotherman and Andrew Novak. Probably no one has heard of them, but they’re recent winners on Tour. Great golf swings, great players, and they’ve been playing pro golf for a while. Right now they’re mid-tier PGA Tour players. This could be the year they push into the top 20 or 30 in the world.

But the real one is Michael Brennan. He’s won three times now. He came quick, straight from college, winning on PGA Tour Americas and then on the PGA Tour, and bam: he’s 18th in the world.

He looks the part. He’s young, he hits it far, and he has a beautiful, polished golf swing. And no one probably even knows what he looks like.

That’s my number one slept-on golfer.

 

The question: Which golf creator could actually make it on Tour?

Brad, obviously. And Sean.

Two who could actually make it.

Brad is the obvious answer. He’s playing with a lot of confidence, and I think he has the mental edge he didn’t have when he was chasing pro golf full time. He has the game to back it up. He’s played the Masters, high-level junior golf and high-level pro golf, and he made a run at a DP World Tour event just this summer.

But Sean would be an interesting one, because his game is so solid. There aren’t a lot of holes in it. I’d love to see him get some spots with a lot on the line, under pressure.

Brad’s the obvious pick. Sean could do it too.

 

That is the week.

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