I don’t man golf is so much of a mental game and he has been in a long slump. Some guys just don’t come out of it. I hope he does because I’ve always been a huge fan of his but I just don’t know at this point.
I grew up on a golf course and played junior tournament golf and am familiar with the level of play of touring pros. Really sorry to say that some of the bad shots that Spieth hits are so awful it is hard to imagine for someone as talented as he is. I remember about a couple of years ago, he came to the 18th hole at a Texas event and was about 5 under par. He proceeded to pull a wedge about 30 yards left and double bogeyed when he should have had a good putt at a birdie. In my junior tournament playing days, I wouldn't have hit that shot in a whole year.
Golf being such a mental game he’ll have to get the mental edge back before he becomes a consistent major contender again. It happens lot. O’Meara found the edge for about 3 years and won 2 majors in the same year. Actually, it was his wife and Tiger who called out his manhood and desire to win. Tiger lost his edge for many years to where he couldn’t chip. I suspect someone around him will have to call him out about his desire to win. Problem is everyone around him (wife, parents, swing coach, business manager, agent) is making tons of money and won’t want to stir the pot. He needs the edge to put in the extra, extra work. I hope he gets it back. Talking to Michael and talking at the ball is fun to watch.
Seriously? I played in middle school thru high school and I could screw up any shot. Speith will grind it out and be back on top.
