Brandt Snedeker and his 2017 driver return to Aronimink after latest win
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – It’s a doubtful distinction, however Brandt Snedeker will take it. On a course the place a lot of the area has restricted to nonexistent expertise he’s the outlier at this week’s PGA Championship.
Snedeker, who was a last-minute addition to the sector following his victory last week at the Myrtle Beach Classichas performed two occasions at Aronimink Golf Club – the 2018 BMW Championship, the place he completed 67thand the 2010 AT&T National, the place he tied for 16th.
“One of the good things about being old out here is you’ve probably played most of the places,” mentioned Snedeker, 45. “I do remember the golf course pretty well.”
Last week was Snedeker’s first PGA Tour victory because the 2018 Wyndham Championship, which appeared acceptable contemplating he used a driver from 2017 in Myrtle Beach that had been languishing in his storage for years.
“I guess I’m old school, when I find a driver I like I always kind of stick with it. But I’d been struggling with my driver, don’t really hit it far anymore, but felt like I had a couple misses that weren’t that bad but ended up in bad spots,” he mentioned. “I took that one and tested it, it’s a little shorter than the one I was playing ball-speed wise, but the dispersion is so much better. I thought I could swing freely with it.”
Snedeker estimated it was one in all about 75 drivers which can be amassing mud in his storage and he first put it again in play ultimately month’s Zurich Classic.
“We’re all sicko’s out here, we’re all golf nerds,” he mentioned. “I was just trying to find something that can find the fairway, I’m not winning any long-drive contests.”
