Man, what happened to Luke Donald?

[subsonic]

With that guy at the end of it.......


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What a wild ride it was for him! At least the light at the end of the dirt chute was not a train.

 

[warbirdlover]

A land line with fifty feet of cable on it!

 

[J.P.C.]

well, this thread went to quickly......

 

[TEA Time]

So did Luke Donald.

 

[IrishGolfer]

Yip, it's a strange one. He was unstoppable at one point. I think he tried to focus on hitting the ball further, and the game went south!

 

[limpalong]

Mizuno never tossed a lot of money at the pro tours. Luke Donald was one of the very few bags we ever saw sporting the Mizuno name. His iron play and his putting were his strengths. Always enjoyed seeing him on the leaderboard so we could witness some shot-making while watching PGA Tour events.
I believe Donald got "caught" in the transition from a premium on accuracy and shot-making to today's "bomb and gouge" game. The significant percent of today's players are fit. They have personal trainers. Their daily routine includes time in the gym in addition to the age-old hitting a few hundred balls. It's difficult to compete, today, with drives of 250 yards. You have to be able to be hitting irons to par 5's and wedges to par 4's. If your 300+ yard drive ends up in the rough, you have to have the power to still get it on or close to the green. I think we saw a number of players that, between physical attributes and just some age, could no longer compete.


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[TEA Time]

Limp's got a point, these guys are tearing 7,400 yards new assholes. Still, Chez Reavie was consistently 40-50 yards behind DJ's drives and was still competing.



...on a 6,800 yard course. but still.

 

[Louie_T07]

Potter Jr was able to hold off the bombers to win at Pebble Beach. I liked seeing Donald play golf, his game was solid and I liked his swing. It's a shame not seeing him around

 

[SiberianDVM]

When Luke Donald was winning, he was making a lot of putts, almost Spieth-like. He's not doing that anymore.

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

Met Luke a year and a half ago at the BMW Championship. Super nice guy!

 

[azgreg]

Met Luke a year and a half ago at the BMW Championship. Super nice guy!

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Isn't that when his demise started?

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

Isn't that when his demise started?

It is!

Maybe I shouldn’t have given him tips on the tee box...

 

[limpalong]

Note to self... NEVER take golf advice from FWS. If he can take down one of the best, just think what he could do to the game of us hackers!!!! The 'ban hammer' might be appropriate simply to protect the thousands of golfers who look to Shot Talk for guidance in their golf game.

 

[J.P.C.]

Met Luke a year and a half ago at the BMW Championship. Super nice guy!

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must be a super nice guy, stand with you for a photo....

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

must be a super nice guy, stand with you for a photo....

True story.