The players: Jordan Spieth wants power players like Bryson DeChambeau to not benefit from TPC Sawgrass | Golf News

“There’s no benefit to any player. This course is about having awful control of distance.” Jordan Spieth denies that Bryson DeChambeau’s length is an advantage at Sawgrass, and DeChambeau agrees!

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Jordan Spieth opened with a tough 70’s at the Players’ Championship and claimed that big players like Bryson DeChambeau did not benefit at TPC Sawgrass

Jordan Spieth’s recent revival followed with two under-70s at the Players’ Tournament, and called for “anyone can win” at TPC Sawgrass.

With Bryson DeChambeau and similar power players who many expected to take a big advantage of the Stadium Course, Spieth remains confident that “spotless” speed control is the key to success.

Spieth, who made the cut just twice in seven starts at the infamous PGA Tour event, was thrilled with his strong three-birdie opening round as he looked forward to climbing back up to global rankings after quadrilateral finishes in three of the last four events.

Spieth has made the cut just twice in seven starts at Sawgrass

“Anyone can win on this golf course,” Spieth said when asked about DeChambeau’s added length of advantage. “There is no advantage for any player. Of course if someone hits it for a very long time and if they hit it directly, you will always have an advantage, no matter where you are.

“But this course is about hitting it to specific locations and then from there hitting that approach fired into specific spots and gaining remote control with a view. .Your speed control needs to be pretty spotless so you can make any birdies or else you just go from one hill to another or up a ridge or down a ridge.

“So Pete Dye does a good job on every course where he ‘s really about second – hand speed control than he’ s about where the tee is out here.”

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Spieth was close to dropping out of the world’s top 100 until he suddenly returned to form in Phoenix, and admitted that he has gained more “confidence”. back in his full game a few weeks ago, although he is also aware that he has previously missed the cut at Sawgrass when he arrived in good shape.

“I’ve come in here playing badly, and been playing badly, but I’ve come in here after I won the Masters and I lost the cut. and in that field I played great golf wherever I went, “he said.” I thought I learned a lot before going to the course, and just that I didn’t use that course knowledge to my advantage.

“Basically, you have to play this course almost like the US Open Center, if you don’t get a perfect number with the right wind, you can’t attack, even though it’s a moon, and just wait for the spots you and take advantage of the par-fives.

“That’s how I deserve to play this place. And I did a good job of that today for the most part and that’s definitely the game plan going forward.”

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Bryson DeChambeau was delighted with his iron play and course management after firing three under-69s on the first day of the Players Championship

At the same time, DeChambeau took Spieth’s view on course strategy and admitted that he had to “dial back” on some holes where he felt it was impossible to hit a driver.

“Not cramped into the right word, I think dialed back is the right word for me,” the Bay Hill champion said last week, who scored two of the last three holes for a 69 card. . ”I have to be, in certain areas The 16th is one of the examples that isn’t where I have to call back, I can go there really hard, and I was lucky that nine- iron today.

“But for the most part it’s a golf course. And a year and a half, two years ago, I loved set golf. Pete Dye was my favorite architect from that point of view. did he just do it where you have to be in position A and he hit the lawn, he hit it close.It wasn’t a bomber paradise, but now, I like it as a paradise a little more bomber.

“It’s definitely testing every aspect of your game out here and you have to be on point. My iron play was a lot better today than the last week.Driving was about the same.It’s a little better.I felt a lot more comfortable off the tee and I put in pretty medium, it’s not good but great, good enough, I believe that you could say. “