Air shot Archives - Golf Digest Middle East https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/tag/air-shot/ Golf Instruction, Equipment, Courses, Travel, News Sun, 08 Jul 2018 04:51:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/gd-favicon.ico Air shot Archives - Golf Digest Middle East https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/tag/air-shot/ 32 32 Beatriz Recari’s whiff with a driver is the latest example of how tough golf can be—even for tour pros https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/beatriz-recaris-whiff-with-a-driver-is-the-latest-example-of-how-tough-golf-can-be-even-for-tour-pros/ https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/beatriz-recaris-whiff-with-a-driver-is-the-latest-example-of-how-tough-golf-can-be-even-for-tour-pros/#respond Sun, 08 Jul 2018 04:51:28 +0000 http://golfdigestme.com/?p=17956 By Stephen Hennessey It’s always shocking when a tour pro does something we see our hacker buddies do on a regular basis. If you haven’t whiffed on a shot (c’mon, you can admit it), you certainly have seen it happen on the golf course. Beatriz Recari’s whiff on Friday at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic […]

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It’s always shocking when a tour pro does something we see our hacker buddies do on a regular basis. If you haven’t whiffed on a shot (c’mon, you can admit it), you certainly have seen it happen on the golf course.

Beatriz Recari’s whiff on Friday at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic was certainly surprising to watch live, especially considering the stature of Recari—having won three times on the LPGA Tour and represented the Europeans at the Solheim Cup in 2013. But it’s perhaps just another reminder that golf is a really, really hard sport, even for those who compete at the highest level.

Remember when Phil Mickelson whiffed this year at the Masters? It happens to the world’s best golfers.

 

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]]> https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/beatriz-recaris-whiff-with-a-driver-is-the-latest-example-of-how-tough-golf-can-be-even-for-tour-pros/feed/ 0 Watch Justin Thomas nearly whiff on a lefty swing with his ball against a rock at the Hero World Challenge https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/watch-justin-thomas-nearly-whiff-lefty-swing-ball-rock-hero-world-challenge/ https://mot-backup.golfdigestme.com/watch-justin-thomas-nearly-whiff-lefty-swing-ball-rock-hero-world-challenge/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2017 07:46:37 +0000 http://golfdigestme.com/?p=12004 Easy "between a rock and a hard place" headline, tough shot.

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Justin Thomas has faced some challenging situations in his young PGA Tour career. The one he faced on Friday at the Hero World Challenge wouldn’t necessarily rank among the most testing moments in competition, but it sure was unique.

Near the end of his second round, Thomas’ ball was sitting against a rock in the sandy waste area on the par-5 15th hole. His ball would’ve moved if Thomas moved the rock, so the 25-year-old decided to try to pitch it back into the fairway despite the rocky lie.

The result? JT’s first lefty attempt wasn’t too successful — hitting mostly rock and not golf ball. Then he knocked it out with his second attempt — but not before doing enough damage, not just to his iron, but to his score, too.

Thomas ended up bogeying the hole, starting a chain of three straight bogeys to derail his second round a bit. JT ended up with a second-round 70, putting him seven back of Charley Hoffman’s lead.

Undoubtedly, though, Thomas’ biggest highlight this week will be having played with his childhood idol, Tiger Woods. Even a scuffed up iron won’t be able to ruin JT’s time in the Bahamas.

 

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