I really like Luke Donald, in fact he is one of my favorite golfers and is having one of the best years of his career. But I want to talk about his decision making on his last few holes on Sunday at the Heritage Classic. Luke found himself in-between clubs on the 2nd and 3rd hole of the playoff against Brandt Snedeker. He made the decision to take the longer club and swing easy or "take a bit off" and I believe it cost him the tournament hitting both shots short of his target.
Most of the time I would tell all my players to do the exact same thing - take more c
lub. However in Luke's situation, he needed to take the short club and go after it. Instead, he took a longer club and swung too easy leaving both shots in the front bunker. In playoff atmosphere your adrenaline is much higher than in the middle of a round. Its easy to find a little extra strength when the adrenaline is high. If you find yourself in a high adrenaline moment and you are in between clubs, take the shorter club and make the best swing you can!
lub. However in Luke's situation, he needed to take the short club and go after it. Instead, he took a longer club and swung too easy leaving both shots in the front bunker. In playoff atmosphere your adrenaline is much higher than in the middle of a round. Its easy to find a little extra strength when the adrenaline is high. If you find yourself in a high adrenaline moment and you are in between clubs, take the shorter club and make the best swing you can!
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