The skilled sport has been utterly dominated by the know-how, that’s why we’re seeing guys which are constructed like rugby gamers now enjoying golf.
With the mixture of the brand new ball driver, energy has grow to be extremely helpful, whereas earlier than when Faldo and Seve performed, energy was good, however the way in which the ball behaved it was rather more vital to be actuate and management the ability.
Now it’s simply the case of most energy. We’re beginning to hear rumours of the regulators wanting on the mixture and considering, you recognize what, the artistry, shoot making and the talent transferring the ball is changing into much less and fewer, the know-how will pressure the gamers to adapt.
Within the novice sport, I see a lot extra camaraderie, the fantastic thing about a golf course, being with 4 of your folks or household.
My dad is 90 and he performs with my 17-year-old son. They go off in a buggy and play 9 holes, have lunch collectively and are available again with their golf tales, that a part of the novice sport hasn’t been focussed on sufficient.
Time is changing into an increasing number of treasured, the peace and quiet, the dearth of know-how and the way in which we’re surrounded by our telephones and know-how chases us all day.
I feel individuals who assume golf is simply too stuffy or elitist have missed out on what golf affords and we’ll see households enjoying collectively an increasing number of.
Which up-and-coming gamers are you most enthusiastic about proper now?
I feel the Højgaard Twins are excellent, Ludvig Åberg will win majors, he has a incredible thoughts.
The South African Aldrich Potgieter can be set for stardom, the ability he brings to the sport, I used to be on the vary and he doing a ball and membership testing, simply engaged on transferring the ball round and he was hitting it 387 yards within the air, he may also chip and putt.
There’s so many high faculty gamers in American which have sooner ball speeds that your PGA Tour common as a result of they’ve been promoted to do this for the previous 4 years due to the huge reward.
There will likely be a technology of gamers popping out on Tour and do what Ludvig and Jordan Spieth and Victor Hovland have completed already, not studying the commerce on tour over 3-4 years, they’re primed and so aggressive.
In case you might change one rule or custom in golf, what wouldn’t it be and why?
I’m nonetheless very a lot towards, when you hit an incredible drive down the center and also you discovered your self in a divot, you simply can’t transfer the ball a few inches and name it non permanent floor beneath restore, it appears to be an pointless rub of the inexperienced


















