Many fans were really surprised by Collin Morikawa’s experiment at the Travelers Championship and Scottie Scheffler shared his thoughts about this strategy.
Morikawa opened the tournament with a three-under 67, leaving him five shots behind Scheffler, who topped the leaderboard after an impressive 62.
While Scheffler made his round look effortless, Morikawa had to work a bit harder for his score. The discrepancy between the two wasn’t just in the numbers, but also in how they approached the course.
From the beginning, Scottie gave positive signs. He even called his second shot on the 13th as one of his best. On the other hand, in an attempt to improve his performance, Collin drew attention with an unusual approach: hitting some shots without his glove.
Speaking to the media afterward, he explained the experiment.
Why Collin Morikawa was going gloveless and what Scheffler thinks about it
Morikawa said: “Yeah, it’s been a few-day progress. Look, I feel like I’ve been putting good swings on it and they just keep missing in the same spot, so it’s not like my misses are all over the place. I just keep missing 30 feet left.
“Look, when it comes down to it, our hands are what makes us such good athletes and such good golfers is that we have so much feel. For some reason, when I’ve taken the glove off this week, it’s kind of worked. It’s just – problem is it’s really hot and it’s sweaty.
“But honestly, I started seeing shots that I was hitting, and even the bad ones were not good, but like that’s kind of where I expect them to be. It was just a back-and-forth kind of thing.“
Scheffler was asked about Morikawa’s approach, and didn’t hesitate to rule it out for himself.
He said: “I’ve tried to hit without my glove and I’m not any good at it. You definitely won’t see me doing that. I’ve got sweaty hands so that ain’t going to work.“
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Some PGA Tour players throughout history have never played with a glove
The ‘no glove’ approach is rare in the modern game, but there are a few names throughout history who stand out.
Ben Hogan, Fred Couples, Corey Pavin, Lee Janzen, Lucas Glover and Rocco Mediate have all played without gloves during their careers.
Most players opt to remove the glove for putting or short game shots to enhance feel, but few go without it entirely for full swings.
Whether Morikawa continues with the glove experiment remains to be seen, but it’s clear that Scheffler won’t be following suit.
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