Butch Harmon stöder Olazabals idé om nio golfklubbor

Den legendariske instruktören Butch Harmon ställer sig bakom ett förslag från tvåfaldige Masters-vinnaren Jose Maria Olazabal om att begränsa spelare till nio klubbor under turneringar.

Harmon diskuterade idén i det senaste avsnittet av podcasten The Smylie Show, som leds av Smylie Kaufman. Han berättade att Olazabal föreslagit att sänka klubbgränsen från 14 till nio för att tvinga spelare att slå en större variation av slag istället för att förlita sig på längd. Kommentarerna kommer efter att fyra styrande organ inom golfen tillkännagivit ett gemensamt implementeringsdatum, den 1 januari 2030, för en möjlig begränsning av golfbollens räckvidd. Harmon noterade att tillverkare har investerat stort i den nuvarande utrustningen och att en minskning av antalet klubbor skulle kunna vara ett enklare alternativ. Harmon menade att förändringen skulle kräva bättre banhantering. Han tillade att han skulle vilja se en turnering testa regeln för att se vilka resultaten blir.

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