“A bad putter is like a bad apple. First, it turns your chipping game sour. Then it begins to eat into your irons and finally, cleans the head off your driver.” Sam Snead, professional golfer
Red flags should be waving from golf courses, golfers and the highest bastions of golf's ruling bodies. This past weekend, professional golfer, Bryson DeChambeau, hit a drive that measured about 422 yards. Think about that.
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