John Wood joins Live From to take a closer look at the expected weather for The Players Championship, including how the changes in the wind can impact the course at TPC Sawgrass. #GolfChannel #LiveFromThePlayers #ThePlayersChampionship
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AT LEAST AN EASY UP AND DOWN FOR BIRDIE OVER THERE. >> THAT GETS ME TO THIS. YOU KNOW, THE WIND AROUND HERE CAN PLAY HAVOC. YOU’RE IN ALL THESE PINE TREES AND WE’VE GOT KIND OF WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN THE REST OF THIS WEEK.
AND I’D REALLY LOVE TO PICK YOUR BRAIN ON WHAT THIS WIND IS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS WEEK AND BASICALLY FOR THE MOST PART WHAT YOU WOULD DO AS A CADDIE HERE WE’RE GOING TO GET IN ROUND ONE. THIS IS IN EASTERLY. THIS IS THE GREAT THING ABOUT
MARCH, I THINK, IS THAT YOU CAN GET FOUR DIFFERENT WIND DIRECTIONS WHERE MAY YOU’VE GOT THE SAME WIND THE WHOLE WEEK FOR THE MOST PART. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. HERE IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. HERE YOU GO EAST TO SOUTH/SOUTHEAST. ROUND THREE IT’S CHANGING A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND THEN IN ROUND FOUR, IT’S ABOUT — IT’S PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SAME DIRECTION IN ROUND FOUR. BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW DIFFERENT — WE’RE GOING TO GET — FOR THE MOST PART WE’RE GOING TO GET THREE DIFFERENT WINDS THIS WEEK. HOW DOES THIS GOLF COURSE, IN
YOUR MIND, KIND OF CHANGE AS THE WIND CHANGES? AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE — WHAT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT WIND CONDITION THAT YOU SEE HERE FROM THIS TYPE OF GOLF COURSE OR THIS GOLF COURSE IN PARTICULAR? WHAT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT WIND DIRECTION TO READ? AND WHAT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT
WIND DIRECTION OVERALL? >> I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE PLAYER, YOU KNOW? I THINK SOMEBODY LIKE MATT KUCHAR, WHO LIKES TO CUT EVERYTHING, WHEN HE GETS THAT LEFT-TO-RIGHT ON 2 TEE SHOT, IT’S VERY TOUGH. >> SURE. >> HE CAN’T TURN IT OVER VERY MUCH.
BUT WHAT THE KEY IS TO KIND OF IDENTIFY THE WIND BEFORE THE ROUND AND GO THROUGH IT WHILE YOU’RE WARMING UP. I THINK THE TWO TOUGHEST HOLES FOR WIND ARE 17 AND 18 BECAUSE THE REST OF THEM ARE KIND OF CLOSED IN.
YOU’VE GOT HUGE PINE TREES EVERYWHERE. YOU CAN KIND OF HIT SHOTS AND STAY BELOW IT A LOT AND OF COURSE IT’S GOING TO STILL AFFECT IT BUT NOT AS MUCH. WHEN YOU GET TO 17 AND 18, YOU ARE EXPOSED. WHATEVER THE WIND IS, YOU’RE
REALLY GOING TO GET HAMMERED BY IT. I THINK THAT INTO LEFT TO RIGHT ON 17 AND 18 IS THE TOUGHEST WIND TO PLAY OUT HERE. OTHER HOLES, IT MAKES EASIER OBVIOUSLY. BUT OTHER HOLES WHERE YOU’RE SO EXPOSED, IT’S THE TOUGHEST SHOT. THE KEY IS PREPARING YOUR PLAYER
FOR THE TEE SHOTS BEFORE THE ROUND. HEY, WE HAD THIS WIND YESTERDAY, AND I REALIZED WE HIT THIS SHOT. WHEN WE GET OUT THERE TODAY — 15, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT DOGLEG RIGHT. WHEN YOU GET THE RIGHT-TO-LEFT WIND — >> BRUTAL. >> IT’S A DRIVER ALL DAY LONG.
KNOWING IF YOU OVERCUT IT, THE BUNKER IS BETTER THAN THE LEFT ROUGH JUST BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE. IF YOU COME THE NEXT DAY AND IT’S STRAIGHT DOWNWIND, YOU WANT YOUR PLAYER TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GET TO THAT TEE, BEFORE THE ROUND EVEN STARTS, IT’S A 3 WOOD TODAY.
YOU DON’T NEED TO HIT DRIVER. JUST SO WHEN YOU GET OUT THERE IN THE ROUND YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY IT’S A 3 WOOD. HE’S ALREADY GOT IT IN HIS HEAD. IT MAKES THINGS MUCH SIMPLER. IF YOU’RE CLEAR AND CONFIDENT IN
THE SHOT, MOST LIKELY YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE A GOOD SWING. >> FOR SURE. >> WHEN YOU’RE NOT SURE — IF YOU ASK ME WHAT I LIKE ON 15 AND I HAVE TO TAKE OUT MY BOOK AND GO, LET ME SEE, YESTERDAY WE HAD
THIS AND TODAY IT’S THIS AND I THINK TODAY IT’S PROBABLY 3 WOOD. OR IF YOU ASK ME, I GO, 3 WOOD ALL DAY. >> THAT’S THE THING AS A PLAYER, I REMEMBER GETTING OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THAT WIND AND BECAUSE YOU CAN FEEL IT BANGING AROUND
IN THE TREES AND SWIRLING BEFORE YOU GET TO 17 AND 18. TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IT’S, KIND OF, A GUESSING GAME, AND IT’LL THROW YOU OFF. AND UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE ONE DIRECTION THAT’S UP THERE, BUT THE FACT THAT IT’S BANGING AROUND IN THE TREES AS A PLAYER,
YOU’RE SITTING THERE GOING, OH, MAN, HAVE I GOT THE RIGHT CLUB. >> RIGHT. >> IS THIS THE RIGHT CLUB FOR TODAY? IS THIS GOING TO GET HIT AND GO THROUGH THE FAIRWAY? IF I HIT THIS SHOT IS IT GOING TO GET AFFECTED MORE?
AM I GOING TO GET THE ACTUAL WIND OR A FAUX WIND? YOU CAN GET A LOT OF FAUX WIND IN THE TREES. >> I WOULD SAY TWO THINGS TO THAT. YOU’VE GOT TO TALK TO YOUR PLAYER AND SAY I KNOW YOU’RE FEELING THAT RIGHT NOW.
UP THERE, IT’S DOING WHAT IT’S BEEN DOING ALL DAY LONG. YOU’VE GOT TO TRUST IT. THERE’S OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO. NOT NECESSARILY THROW UP GRASS, BUT POINT OUT THINGS. LOOK AT THE SPANISH MOSS HANGING IN THE TREES. IT’LL ALL BE LAYING ONE WAY. YOU’RE FEELING THIS, BUT LOOK AT
ALL THIS SPANISH MOSS IS LAYING THAT WAY. INVESTOR FLAGS ON TOP OF THE BLEACHERS, THE U.S. FLAGS THEY PUT UP OVER HERE. THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS TO SHOW YOUR PLAYER TO ENSURE HIM THAT HE’S GOT THE RIGHT CLUB IN HIS HAND.
AND IF YOU’RE NOT SURE, YOU NEED TO START THINGS ALL OVER. IF YOU’RE NOT SURE, YOU CAN’T KIND OF GO, I THINK IT’S STILL DOING THIS. YOU’VE GOT TO, LET’S PUT EVERYTHING AWAY AND START FROM SCRATCH. HERE’S THE NUMBER.
