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The Masters is finally here. It’s get the feeling this time a few Johnson, Matsuyama for been a long 19 months since mistakes will do enough dam- completed one of age to pull him out of the mix. 1st PGA Tour Victory the game’s most historic wins. Without the roars and energy to As always, there are plenty of help him float around the pines never doubted he storylines surrounding this year’s Woods will finish somewhere in could win any tournament no Masters. Let’s discuss some of the ballpark of 25th. matter who he was facing, even the top ones before the final Cameron Morfit: As we if he didn’t have the trophies or major of a trying year. know from , Fred the pedigree to prove it. 1. As it’s been for many, Couples, and Now he does. 2020 has been one to for- others, people who learn how Ortiz holed two long birdie get for Tiger Woods. He is to play Augusta don’t putts from off the green to take coming off a T72 in his title just suddenly unlearn it. Woods the lead, then was rock solid defense at the ZOZO CHAM- hasn’t looked right in 2020, down the stretch and delivered PIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD his speed is down, and I STILL the winning shots for a 5-under and a missed cut at the U.S. think he’ll be in the mix for at 65 and a two-shot victory in the at Winged Foot. What least a couple rounds. Even he . do we expect from our de- doesn’t really know what he has Ortiz played the final round fending champion? when he shows up to tourna- alongside a former No. 1 player Carlos Ortiz of celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th Ben Everill: Rocks and di- ments these days, but so what? in . He spent the back green to win the Houston Open at Memorial Park Course on Novem- amonds. After seeing what he I’d argue that was the case at the nine locked in a battle with the ber 08 in Houston, Texas. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) was able to do in 2019, I won’t TOUR Championship, Masters current No. 1, . be dismissing the notion of an- and , He pulled ahead for good with feet and he finished in style with the other guys. I wasn’t worried,” other win anytime soon, but I Roundtable — PAGE 15 a 6- so good the 29-year-old a 20-foot birdie for a two-shot Ortiz said. “I knew if I played Mexican started walking after it victory over Johnson and Hideki good I was going to be hard to on the -5 16th. Ortiz had to Matsuyama. beat. ... I knew I was capable of Empty Restaurants, Quiet Streets — settle for a two-putt birdie from 8 “I wasn’t really thinking about Ortiz — PAGE 3 The Masters by The ‘Missing’ Numbers by CHRISTOPHER POWERS ment brings an immense amount Nine Things to Know: When the Masters was resched- of dollars to the town each year, uled from April to November, the and after already going through hope was that by fall fans — ahem this in April, the city has to go Augusta National — patrons would be back in the through it again this week. “It picture. Instead, the COVID-19 feels like it’s happening twice,” by CAMERON MORFIT pandemic has persisted, and it said Dan Elliot, who is the GM and There’s magic in those Geor- forced the folks at Augusta Na- head pro at nearby Forest Hills gia pines. tional to hold the tournament with- . With astonishing regularity, out patrons, in what should be a It’s been written about already, the home of the Masters Tourna- startling scene on the normally but it’s worth repeating how much ment provides moments so poi- buzzing grounds. of a financial sting this is for the gnant as to strain credulity. Think It’s been written about already, city of Augusta, Ga. The tourna- Jack Nicklaus winning at 46 in but it’s worth repeating how much ment brings an immense amount 1986; , then 43, of a financial sting this is for the of dollars to the town each year, capturing the ’95 Masters after city of Augusta, Ga. The tourna- ‘Missing’ Numbers — PAGE 3 burying his lifelong coach Harvey Penick; and Tiger Woods’ victory at age 43 last year. Organizers Make Cut Rule Change Things to Know — PAGE 5 A scenic shot of the clubhouse during the . (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) At the Tournament

The 84th The 149th Open Championship Remembering the Final Round of the will be played in autumn for the was postponed until 2021. by BEN EVERILL first time in history after the Tiger Woods is the defending It’s hard to forget who won the coronavirus pandemic halted the champion at Augusta National 2019 Masters. Tiger Woods pro- schedule after his emotional one stroke duced a storyline for the ages by for more than four months. victory helped him claim the 15th claiming a fifth Masters title and The usual April slot — which Major title of his career — his first 15th major championship. The makes the Masters the first Major since winning the 2008 U.S. triumph was incredible for many Championship of the year — was Open. reasons, including the fact that it affected as the global health cri- Since 2013, the cut mark has came after a major drought that sis heightened and the organiz- been the top 50 and ties, or those lasted more than a decade. The ers were forced to postpone the within ten shots of . In win was not far removed from event until November. 2019, 65 players made the cut. a fourth back surgery, either. All four Majors were affected However, the rule of being There was a time that Woods in some capacity with the US within ten strokes of the leader thought he may never play golf PGA Championship moving to has been removed ahead of this again, let alone win a major. August, the U.S. Open Cham- year’s event in a bid to reduce It was the ultimate fairytale. pionship at Winged Foot was the weekend field. x The iconic image of his two arms rescheduled to September and © europeantour.com 2019 Masters — PAGE 6 Woods reacts as he wins the 2019 Masters. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) See Local Holes-In-One at golfweekrochester.com Page 2 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 9, 2020 Mulligans News, Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes from the Local Golfing Community John Mittiga Adds Finger Lakes High School Title to List of Impressive Accomplishments in 2020

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(Continued from Page 1) positive coronavirus test knocked last four years. doing that because I know my- him out of the CJ Cup at Shad- Johnson has not finished self, but obviously validating that ow Creek and the Zozo Champi- outside the top six in his last and then showing it, it definitely onship at Sherwood. six tournaments. That includes gets me more confidence. I’m After opening with a 72, John- two victories and two run- just happy the way it played out.” son rallied with two rounds of 66 ner-up finishes. Ortiz, a three-time winner on and a closing 65. His one regret what was then the Web.com would be the 16th hole. Tied First Mexican Golfer Tour in 2014, became the first for the lead, Johnson fanned a to Win a PGA Tour Mexican to win on the PGA 7-iron for his second shot on the Title in 42 Years Tour since in par 5, leaving a tough chip to 18 Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz clinched 1978 at the Quad Cities Open. feet and a birdie putt that grazed his maiden PGA Tour title on [email protected] Ortiz held back tears as he the left edge of the cup. Sunday with a two-shot victory at AnMorgenstern emotional DeVoesick Carlos Ortiz • 2x5 celebrates• 101917 • SH winning the Houston Open at the Email: waited for his playing partners Johnson had another birdie the Houston Open. MemorialExpositor-Ledger Course. Newspapers (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) to putt. The victory sends him to putt catch the lip on the next Ortiz held off a challenge from the Masters next April. He was hole. world No. 1 Dustin Johnson and toRochester be hard to beat.” Golf Weekthe •biggest The win Jewish of his career. 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(Continued from Page 1) range for homes that are rent- broker told in April Executive Compensation 585.672.5000 and after already going through ed out during Masters week. On that he’d like the woman to use the this in April, the city has to go the lower end is $50,000, which accomodations in the fall, or put through it again this week. “It feels some homes right on the trip off until next April. like it’s happening twice,” said Dan Road go for for a seven-day rental. 114: Expected number of Elliot, who is the GM and head pro Others on the Hill, an affluent res- American Airlines flights into at nearby Forest Hills Golf Course. idential area near Augusta State, Augusta from various cities for To highlight just how gutting a can go for six figures for the week. the Masters, reported by the Au- patron-less Masters will be for the Folks who rent out their homes use gusta Chronicle in January. The surrounding area, we compiled a that money for home repairs or total seating capacity on those list of numbers that will be “miss- mortgage payments, among other flights: 9,446. x ing” this week. things. This week, you can find © GolfDigest.com $100-150 million: Estimated a home on Washington Road on amount of money the Masters airbnb for just over $2,000. brings to the region annually. $500,000: Estimated amount $500-$1,000+: Estimated of Masters-week revenue for the room rates for hotels in the area on three restaurants Havird Ursy Masters week, and that’s for those owns and operates in Augusta. “I 10-plus miles from the course, says call the Masters my 13th month,” Shaquan Gardner, general manag- Ursy told Golf Digest this past er of the Augusta Sheraton, which April. Usry and his dad, Brad, is two miles away. “The hotels on own Southern Salad located on Washington Road go for $1,000 Broad Street, Snocap Drive In in or more,” he says. This week, you North Augusta and Fat Man’s Cafe can get a room for a normal rate and Catering and Enterprise Mill of $120 or less. “It’s like nothing Events and Catering downtown. is even happening,” Gardner says. $800: Cost of a foursome at 200,000+: Estimated amount nearby Forest Hills Golf Course “The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time.” of visitors that descend upon the during Masters week. With 200 city for Masters week, over 2,000 golfers per day, that’s $40,000 more people than the actual pop- in revenue for the course. For the ulation of 197,888. week, that’s nearly $300,000. This 35,000-40,000: Estimated week, a foursome at Forest Hills amount of patrons that attend will cost the normal $200 ($50 per the Masters on tournament days player). Higher-end courses charge (Augusta National doesn’t make as much as $1,500-$3,000 on make this information public). On Masters week. practice days, the number is es- $58,000: Amount one woman timated at around 50,000. This paid an anonymous ticket broker week, there will be no patrons on for four weekly badges and a home the grounds. for the week prior to the COVID- $25,000-150,000: The price 19 pandemic. The anonymous Page 4 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 9, 2020 ‘It’s Freakish’ – Golf’s Original Disruptors, Professional Long-Drivers, Impressed by DeChambeau Supbar podcast, Jordan Spi- the other aspects of your game Sadlowski knows that all too eth said he was having lunch are going to be compromised. well. with Rory McIlroy and Justin Distance control and ball flight “His motion with the driver is Thomas when the subject of De- are affected with that massive a little robotic, like Steve Strick- Chambeau came up. “I was like, speed. You have to have some er, not a lot of forearm rota- this guy has to lose the Masters continuity of and club tion or body rotation,” he says to not win the Masters,” Spieth delivery, so it’s a hard transition of DeChambeau’s single-plane said. to the traditional game. That action. “Not a lot is going to Other TOUR pros have also maximum velocity, pushing the go wrong there, and when you taken notice, giving DeCham- limits of everything, doesn’t nec- factor in the speed with hitting beau respect where it’s due. essarily help through the bag.” it fairly straight with the putting, No one, though, can appreci- Zuback is hardly the only the world-class all-around game, ate what he has achieved quite long-driver to have found that that’s a scary combo. I mean it’s like the long-drive set, men to be the case. freakish.” whose shots are accompa- At 5 feet, 11 inches and 168 Naturally, DeChambeau is Jason Zuback is a five-time world champion. (Courtesy of Golf nied by heavy metal rock, primal pounds, former hockey player inspiring imitators. While he Channel) screams and stage smoke. Their Jamie Sadlowski was an out- has talked about switching to niche sub-specialty hasn’t always lier-specimen of flexibility and a 48-inch driver, by CAMERON MORFIT revolution came as DeCham- matched up well with tourna- fast-twitch muscle fibers when has tested a 46-inch model and Pay attention, because we’re beau, who gained 40 pounds ment golf, although it’s been he hit a finals-record 418-yard plans to put a 47 witnessing something special. of muscle in his quest to essen- entertaining. drive at the 2008 Re/Max ½-inch driver into play at Augus- That’s the opinion of golf’s tially bio-hack the game, won Back in 2005, Zuback and World Long Drive Champion- ta. Rory McIlroy switched out his original disruptors, the profes- the Rocket Mortgage Classic in fellow long-driver Bobby Wil- ship. He won it again the next driver and posted photos sional long-drivers, who have July. At one point, playing in son won the Champions Chal- year. on Instagram of his ramped-up watched Bryson DeChambeau the group behind Bubba Wat- lenge at Utah’s Thanksgiving Sadlowski also had a techni- ball speed and carry distance. detonate drives, power-lift tro- son at the par-5 14th hole, he Point, hosted by Johnny Miller. cally sound swing, and in 2015 Call it the Bryson Effect. phies, and generally turn golf outdrove the one-time TOUR The two-man scramble featured decided to transition to tourna- Art Sellinger, a two-time upside-down. distance leader by 35 yards. teams that were by turns formi- ment golf, largely on the Mack- world champion who owned “It’s kind of uncharted terri- , who is almost as dable (PGA TOUR pros Dean enzie Tour-PGA TOUR . Long Drivers of America, which tory,” says five-time world long long as DeChambeau but with a Wilson and were The move hasn’t worked out owned and produced the Re/ drive champion Jason (Golfzilla) flatter trajectory, finished second the defending champions) and yet, with the highlights limited Max, has also been impressed Zuback.Buckman’s “We• 2x3 • long-drive110619 • JT guys at Detroit Golf Club. laughable (Scott SimpsonFax/Email: and @ to three career made cuts on the by golf’s so-called Mad Scientist. were on the fringe, and PGA When history repeated itself comedian Bill Murray finished , but he’s still “Hitting fairways is the least TOURExpositor-Ledger guys said, ‘Oh, Newspapers that’s (sort of) at the U.S. Open in second to last). only 32, and hasn’t given up. In important stat,” Sellinger says. cool,Rochester but it would neverGolf work Week on September, • The DeChambeau Jewish Ledger beat- In any case, strafing 400-yard- fact, the example of DeCham- “If the PGA TOUR was played TOUR.’2535 Brighton-Henrietta Bryson is now doing Town a Lineing Road, Wolff Rochester, by six, there NY could 14623 be plus drives, Zuback and Wilson beau may just prove motivating. only in Scottsdale, Arizona, lot of the things that we did, and no doubt. 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“The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time.”  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 9, 2020 • Page 5 Things to Know the consummate amateur, hut, and even a far cry from the The par-5 13th will reportedly co-founded the club (with Clif- press building that one reporter get a new back tee, although it ford Roberts). And as per tra- dubbed it “our Taj Mahal” when may not be ready yet. dition, this year’s field will in- it opened off the first fairway in The club considers every detail clude a robust lineup of amateurs 1990. — Bobby Jones, for example, from around the globe, including 6. The architecture is re- initially disliked the fairway bun- U.S. Amateur champion Andy vered. Dr. Alister Mackenzie of kers at the fifth hole — adjusting Ogletree and runner-up John was the original archi- on the fly where needed. How Augenstein; Latin America Am- tect and brought design concepts it might adapt after DeCham- ateur winner Abel Gallegos of inspired by some of the classics in beau makes his mark this year, ; Asia-Pacific Amateur his home country, including the assuming he does, is anybody’s champion Yuxin Lin of ; Old Course at St. Andrews. He guess and one of the dominant U.S. Mid-Amateur champ Lukas would design masterpieces from pretournament storylines. Michel of ; and British coast to coast — Cypress Point in 7. Every hole has a story, Amateur champion James Su- Monterey, stands out and a name. It was dubbed “the grue of Ireland. — and spanning the globe. (This shot heard ’round the world” Fun fact: Then-amateur in an era in which globe-trotting when made an al- Bryson DeChambeau was just was not easy.) batross (2) at the par-5 15th hole one off the lead as he stood on Tom Fazio helped the club in 1935. He won a the 18th tee Friday in 2016, add yardage and trees for the the next day and said the shot and Jack Nicklaus during the First Tee ceremony at the 2019 but he triple-bogeyed the hole 2002 Masters, and more wrin- wouldn’t have meant anything Masters. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) and ultimately finished 21st. He kles arrive seemingly non-stop. without the title. He’s probably turned pro the next week. The newly lengthened fifth hole right. made the (Continued from Page 1) keep it so that the winning score 4. It combines the best played to nearly 500 yards and first albatross at the 13th hole Here are nine things about Au- is right around that 12- to 18- of old and new. Jack Nick- elicited copious bogeys last year. Things to Know — PAGE 15 gusta National Golf Club, home under par mark, and they have.” laus and Gary Player will be the of the Masters. 2. A November Masters Honorary Starters this year as 1. Everything and nothing will bring big changes. Augusta National honors its past stays the same. As Fenway Park dressed in yel- champions. Winners come back or Wrigley Field are for baseball, low for Easter Sunday when he for life, spinning yarns about Augusta National is a sort of ca- won in 1950. We’re a long way the old days at the Champions’ thedral of golf. There’s a timeless- from Easter this time around. Dinner. ness about it. The towering Geor- Thanksgiving is more like it. Will More history: The clubhouse gia pines, the spectacular canvas it be cold, the way it was when dates to 1854 as a private home of flowers (azaleas, pink dogwood, won in 2007? and is believed to be the first con- etc.), the wildly undulating terrain And if so, what type of player crete house built in the South. — it never changes. will that favor? Fruitland Nurseries, which was But it always changes. The With no patrons on site, the bought as the future Augusta club reversed the nines in 1935, Par 3 Contest wouldn’t have National Golf Club site in 1931, the year after win been the same and has been billed itself as the “South’s oldest the first Augusta National Invita- cancelled. nursery,” dating to 1856. The Advertiser • Size • Date • Designer Fax/Email: @ tion Tournament, which wasn’t With less daylight, players course was closed and used to called the Masters until ’39. The will be sent off the first and raise cattle and turkeys for three Expositor-Ledger Newspapers pond at the 16th hole was built 10th . years during the war effort of Rochester Golf Week • The Jewish Ledger after the damming of a stream And in a neat new wrinkle World War II. 2535 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623 at the 11th in ’50. And after designed to bring new audiences On the other hand, Augus- (585) 427-2468 • FAX (585) 427-8521 Tiger Woods went 18 under to to the Masters and golf, the tour- ta National has always been a win by a dozen shots in 1997, nament will host ESPN’s College place to identify the game’s next We want YOUR AD to be perfect… the course gradually went from Game Day from 9 a.m. to noon wave, from 21-year-old mega-tal- IMPORTANT… less than 7,000 yards to almost on Saturday, Nov. 14, before ent Tiger Woods in ’97 — still Your ad will run as it appears here unless we hear from you immediately. 7,500. third-round coverage. 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There’s a proud ama- telecast to use HDTV; and the changed, and they are trying to teur tradition. Bobby Jones, was the first major sporting event produced and presented in 3D on television and the Internet. Ancillary feeds like “Masters on The Range” and “Amen Corner” broke ground, as did the club’s 2019 commitment to capture every shot on camera. And speaking of innovations, the state-of-the-art press build- ing, which opened in 2017, features white columns and gray stonework; a huge atrium Adrian Morgenstern, MBA, CIC with skylight; grand staircase; 1170 Pittsford-Victor Rd. a wall of windows opening up to the ; 350 seats; Suite 265 Pittsford and men’s and women’s locker 416-4100 rooms. It’s a far cry from the [email protected] tees off on the 12th hole at the 2015 Masters. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) reporters’ old tent and Quonset

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(Continued from Page 1) storm held off until not long after the deficit at the turn, but as the raised in celebration, and the Woods finished off his return to Italian walked off the 11th green emotional embrace he shared glory. It was a first major since he was once again ahead by two. with his kids afterward, were 2008 and first Masters since Surely someone was going to enough to make even the most 2005, as well as his 81st PGA have to do something special to cynical get misty-eyed. TOUR win. It also was the first catch him. “I never thought we’d see any- major win for Woods when start- Turns out, the man who had thing that could rival the hug ing behind in the final round. played with machine-like pre- with his father in 1997, but we 2. was cision and little emotion would just did,” Nantz said. “That hug a few holes away from con- prove human after all. His title with his children. If that doesn’t tinuing an incredible 10- push was sunk by water balls bring a tear to your eye, and month run. and double bogeys on the par-3 you’re a parent… you’re not The Italian took a two-shot 12th and the par-5 15th holes. human.” lead into the final round. He’d The first wasn’t the killer – he Three-time Masters champion won his first major just a few still shared the lead with four to Francesco Molinari takes a drop after finding the water on the 12th hole called it “the greatest months earlier at The Open play and had just missed a great during the 2019 Masters. (David Cannon/Getty Images) scene in golf forever.” Championship and was just a chance to take back the outright It’s easy to remember the final few weeks removed from a win lead on the 14th. The second result. But, after 19 months, at the Invitational double was fatal though. From some of the details from that presented by Mastercard that the left intermediate rough, Mo- final round may have faded from had vaulted him to seventh in the linari tried to chip his way on memory. That’s why, as we fi- world ranking. to the 15th green only to see nally get ready for Woods to de- Early on, Molinari appeared his ball clip a tree branch and fend the title, we’ve had another pretty stoic even with a few way- fall into the water. From there, look at the entire final round to ward swings. While the patrons he became a close spectator to see what we may have forgotten. were willing on Woods, they Woods’ glory. And as a sidenote, 1. Weather concerns couldn’t help but be impressed he hasn’t been the same since. meant for the first time ever by Molinari. Until the par-4 sev- His T5 finish remains the last groups of three went from enth on Sunday, he’d made just top-10 he’s had anywhere in both tees in the very early one bogey for the week. the world. A.M. on Sunday. Molinari had been on a hot 3. The iconic par-3 12th Fans cheer as Tiger Woods makes birdie on the 16th green during the The threat of weekend storms streak since winning the Euro- saw four water balls from 2019 Masters. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images) had been touted for days in ad- pean Tour’s BMW PGA Cham- the last five players. vance and on Saturday huge pionship in May 2018. He also Molinari wasn’t the only con- on Sunday. he birdied the 16th hole that he storms hit states to the west of won his first PGA TOUR title, tender to find Raes Creek on the The drama on the 12th helped was featured on the coverage. Georgia. Tournament organizers at the Quicken Loans National, infamous 12th. While the ex- open up the chance of victo- That moved him within one. took the unprecedented step of before hoisting the at pected big storms hadn’t arrived, ry to a raft of hopefuls. Prior Birdie on the 17th saw him join deciding to institute final-round Carnoustie. there was a small squall right to it, Molinari had led outright the lead at 12 under. Facing a threesomes off the first and 10th He was T6 in the following at this critical juncture. Winds throughout Sunday. mid-range birdie putt up the hill tees. The final group of Woods, major, the PGA Championship, whipped up to around 20 mph, birdied the par-3 on 18, Johnson left it short. 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GOLF business Study: Canadian Golf Remains Healthy The Canadian golf industry prior studies we did for the Na- generated $18.2 billion in eco- tional Allied Golf Associations nomic benefits across the nation (We Are Golf).” in 2019, according to a recent Although released in 2020, economic analysis conducted The Economic Impact of Golf in by Group ATN Consulting Inc. Canada (2019) does not factor on behalf of the National Al- in the significant impact of the lied Golf Associations (We Are COVID-19 pandemic on the Golf). Canadian golf industry. According to The Econom- “Establishing a baseline for ic Impact of Golf in Canada the economic impact of our (2019), the Canadian golf in- sport measured against pre- dustry employs the equivalent of 2020 Covid-19 spending is an nearly 249,000 people through important benchmark consid- direct and spin-off effects and eration for the integrity and contributed to $10.6 billion in continuity of the study,” added household income. The industry Applebaum. “Based on what we also contributed $4.5 billion in learned through the 2020 sea- government tax revenue used to son, the safety of golf through support a variety of programs Shannon Lake in the Okanagan Valley, West Kelowna, British Columbia. (Stan Jones, Getty Images) this pandemic and the potential for all Canadians. for a lift in participation and Based on nationwide surveys reinforces the enormous finan- ic insights for each of the 10 ies (based on 2013 and 2008 spending on the game, we are completed by golfers and golf cial, employment, charitable, provinces and three territories. data, respectively), which have optimistic in looking ahead.” course operators in 10 prov- tourism and positive environ- Also captured in the report are allowed the Canadian golf in- An executive summary along inces and three territories along mental impact that the sport comparisons to international dustry to benchmark the game’s with a complete report outlining with multiple industry data and the business of golf are economic insights from select economic impact over five-year the results of The Economic Im- sources, The study is a follow-up affecting across Canada,” said countries and regions including periods. pact of Golf in Canada (2019) is to previous comprehensive and Laurence Applebaum, chair of the , European “Every industry has its own available by clicking here or by independent assessment studies We Are Golf and CEO of Golf Union and Australia. unique circumstances to allow visiting any of the We Are Golf (2014, 2009) of the econom- Canada. “This third iteration of The study was conducted on for, and the ability to repeat the partner websites. ic impact of the golf industry the study provides the golf in- behalf of We Are Golf by Group same application of our model Go figure: Canadian golfers in Canada. The $18.2 billion dustry with a powerful snapshot ATN Consulting Inc., a world for Canadian golf is a significant played about 57 million rounds economic impact of golf rep- of the scale and magnitude that leader in economic develop- advantage,” said Tom McGuire, last year at an estimated 2,283 resents a 14 percent increase in our sport has on the Canadian ment and analysis for commu- Principal with Group ATN Con- facilities (2,043 courses or 18- contribution to Canada’s GDP economy and within the com- nities, regions, and industries. sulting. “Beyond consistency, hole equivalents). Nearly half of all between 2013 and 2019. munities where we live, work Group ATN previously conduct- we have also been able to fur- industry employees (48 percent) “The Economic Impact of and play.” ed the 2014 and 2009 Canadi- ther improve certain aspects are identified as students. x Golf in Canada (2019) further The study presents econom- an Golf Economic Impact Stud- based upon learnings from the ©Golf Course Industry  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 9, 2020 • Page 13

The19th Hole . . . News, Notes & Quotes From the World of Golf Old Driver Helps Koepka Finish Strong at Vivint Houston Open • • • by SEAN seven putts he faced from 10-20 • No. 8 (Par 5, 570 yards): MARTIN feet in the final round. Outside of He Hit What?! 7-iron HOUSTON — the 60-foot birdie putt he made Here’s what • No. 9 (Par 4, 460 yards): Brooks Koep- on the 11th hole Sunday, John- ka’s health is no son lost strokes on the greens Bryson • No. 10 (Par 4, 495 yards): longer an issue. over the weekend. DeChambeau His driver was a Johnson, the reigning FedEx- • No. 11 (Par 4, 505 yards): problem at the Cup champion and World No. Hit into Some 9-iron Vivint Houston 1, has now finished first or sec- of Augusta • No. 13 (Par 5, 510 yards): Open, however. ond in five of his last six starts. 7-iron (hit 3-wood off tee) Koepka strug- A sixth-place finish at the U.S. National’s Greens • No. 15 (Par 5, 530 yards): gled to hit fair- Open is his lone exception. Last Week 9-iron ways in the first Koepka was actually one shot • No. 17 (Par 4, 440 yards): two rounds at outside the cut line with five by BRENTLEY ROMINE Sand wedge Memorial Park holes left in the second round, The last time we saw Bryson Of course, we’ve seen this after switching but made two birdies to make DeChambeau was last month coming from DeChambeau, to a new driv- the weekend. He played his final in Las Vegas, when he told re- whose distance gains have er. After barely Brooks Koepka 27 holes in 9 under par, hitting porters that he planned to play taken the by storm making the cut, 13 of 19 fairways in that span. some practice rounds at Augusta and helped him win the U.S. Koepka changed back to the spite struggling with his “If you’re going to drive the National in the lead-up to the Open earlier this fall. He re- old club and charged up the on the weekend. Johnson and ball in the fairway, you’re going Masters. cently posted a photo to social leaderboard. Matsuyama finished two back to have a lot of scoring opportu- “We’ll have some fun and see media that showed some crazy “The first two days that driver of Ortiz, who birdied two of the nities,” Koepka said. what I can do,” he said. launch-monitor numbers, includ- was terrible, just flat out. I don’t final three holes. Koepka started Sunday six He had fun alright. ing a 400-plus-yard carry with know why we switched,” Koep- Like Koepka, Johnson made a shots off the lead but came out According to , the driver. ka said. “It’s a shame. I know I run after a poor start at Memo- swinging. He made five birdies co-host of “Inside the Ropes” on It is unknown whether or not would have won it if I just would rial Park. Johnson, making his on the front nine to pull within SiriusXm PGA Tour Radio, De- DeChambeau was using a 48- have stuck with it.” first start since the U.S. Open, one of the lead. He birdied the Chambeau teed it up last week inch driver shaft, but either way, Koepka shot 130 in the final made five bogeys on his first 13th hole to reach 9 under par, with , the 1988 Mas- Lyle’s account adds to the excite- two rounds of the Vivint Hous- nine holes of the tournament en but bogeyed two of his next four ters champion, and the reports ment heading into next week’s ton Open, the second-lowest route to a first-round 72. He was holes before making birdie on from Lyle were “jaw-dropping.” tournament. x weekend score of his career. A 13 under par in the next three 18. Here’s a recap, per Paulson ©Golf Channel chip-in birdie on the 72nd hole rounds, shooting 66-66-65. Koepka, who has struggled via Lyle, of what De- gave him a second consecutive He will rue several missed bird- with injuries this year, still col- Chambeau hit into 65. He finished in fifth place at ie opportunities on the back nine lected just his third top-10 of this some of the holes: 8 under par, five shots back of Sunday. Johnson failed to birdie calendar year. After withdrawing • No. 1 (Par 4, winner Carlos Ortiz. the drivable 13th and the par-5 from the FedExCup Playoffs and 445 yards): Sand Koepka isn’t the only run- 16th, the latter after leaving him- U.S. Open because of his ailing wedge ner-up from last year’s Masters self just 208 yards for his second hip, Koepka declared this week • No. 2 (Par 5, 575 who will head to Augusta Na- shot. He missed a 7-foot birdie that he feels “as good as ever.” yards): 8-iron tional with some momentum putt on 17 and a 21-footer on Now he heads to Augusta Na- • No. 3 (Par 4, after a close call in Houston. the final hole. tional with his health, and his old 350 yards): Flew Dustin Johnson tied for sec- Johnson hit 16 greens Sunday driver back in the bag. the green with ond with Hideki Matsuyama de- but missed all but one of the ©PGAtour.com 3-wood off the tee Bryson DeChambeau Play Better Golf With Jack Nicklaus

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Bryson DeChambeau has course that’s pretty darn tough, top six. “He’s not that much less accu- Sergio Garcia in a play-off in dominated the headlines since and they’ve got somebody just The most recent course rate than the rest of us so (even) 2017 and is hoping his experi- golf returned from the corona- ripping it up.” change, which saw the fifth if you’re putting trees in for him, ence will help him deal with the virus shutdown and proved the Joint course record holder hole lengthened by 40 yards for you’re putting trees in for the vagaries of the first ever autumn doubters wrong with his em- added: “It’ll be in- 2019, did at least cause Woods whole field. From an accuracy Masters. phatic victory at Winged Foot, teresting to see what they do to problems as he made bogey point of view I don’t think that’s “I know how to play the golf a course which was meant to their golf course. They have to there in all four rounds, but that an answer. course, I know the strategy that I expose the limitations of his do something.” did not prevent him from secur- “He’s hitting sort of 60 per like to see around there and how one-dimensional ‘bomb and The answer was, primarily, ing an emotional fifth Masters cent of fairways and I don’t see I like to play it,” added the for- gouge’ approach. increasing the length of the title and first major since 2008. many other top players doing mer world number one, who has DeChambeau’s six-shot victory course, initially by just 60 yards And even though the par-five much more than that. slipped to 27th in the rankings. has seen him installed as the in 1999 but then by 285 yards 13th could be lengthened in “He’s doing a great job of “I’ve always gone in the favorite for the Masters, where in 2002 and another 155 in the future after the purchase of lashing it fairly straight so I don’t spring, I’ve never gone once Tiger Woods’ 12-stroke triumph 2006. land from the adjacent Augusta know how you protect against it’s reopened in October. I’m and 18 under par winning total Woods was not exactly per- Country Club made room for a that. Fair play to him.” probably going to spend the in 1997 prompted talk of try- turbed by the changes, winning new tee, Rose would not expect While DeChambeau’s best fin- week before in the area and get ing to “Tiger-proof” venues in his second green jacket in 2001 that to make much of a differ- ish in the Masters is a tie for 21st acclimatized. response. and defending his title the follow- ence to DeChambeau. in 2016 while still an amateur, “We don’t quite know what to Speaking after finishing a ing year, and although he did not “He putts well and he hits a Rose was runner-up in 2015 and expect weather-wise, don’t quite distant second to Woods, Tom perform well in 2003 or 2004, 350-yard high draw, so as far as 2017 and last year’s missed cut know what to expect in terms Kite said: “Obviously, the Mas- his victory in 2005 was the start I can see that’s a decent recipe was his first in 14 appearances. of course conditioning. I think it ters committee has to be a little of a nine-year run in which he for Augusta,” Rose told the PA The Olympic champion lost could be a trickier Masters.” x concerned. They’ve got a golf only once finished outside the news agency. out to Ryder Cup team-mate © sportsmole.co.uk

Long-Drivers (Continued from Page 4) gle-length irons.) brought that piece of optimizing his hip turn, the positions he watch of his coach, Dallas-based data, he added, were too prom- That said, Sellinger adds, “His equipment into the rough for gets into, he’s got a real good Chris Como, and Denver-based ising to ignore. putter won him the U.S. Open. his U.S. Open practice rounds. amount of mobility, which helps trainer, Greg Roskopf, but what Had he ever done anything People don’t give him credit for Why? To establish exactly where in terms of injury prevention. if the 6,000 calories a day, the else this – extreme? that. He putts the eyes out of it, he could miss off the tee and still “There’s a lot of stresses on 40-pound weight gain – what if He brightened. “For phys- that’s all there is to it.” hit the greens. the body trying to move that it had all backfired? ics class I rewrote the whole Indeed, DeChambeau is a “I leave no stone unturned,” fast,” he adds. “The lower back, “Calculated risk, for sure,” De- textbook just because I wanted multi-dimensional marvel. At the DeChambeau said. the lumbar spine, where the hips Chambeau told PGATOUR.com to understand the information Rocket Mortgage, he became the That also includes assembling and spine join, the shoulders as after winning the U.S. Open. really well,” he said. “I wasn’t first winner in the ShotLink era a team of experts around him to well as the wrists. And I know Winged Foot was bathed in the best studier in school, so the (since 2003) to lead the field in mitigate the risk of injury. he’s modified his training so his moonlight as he sat in a dark- only way I could remember stuff Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and “He’s trying to move as fast body can accommodate those ened side room inside the is when I wrote it down. Junior Strokes Gained: Putting. He also in a rotary manner that his forces.” clubhouse and digested his year. I still have the book. led in Driving Distance (350.6 body will accommodate,” says Did DeChambeau worry about game-changing win, plus a “Obviously,” he continued, yards) and Par-4 Scoring (3.68). Zuback, who now coaches and remaking himself given that he’d steak, pizza and protein shake. “they thought I was crazy.” Doing his homework has also consults on power golf with the already won the U.S. Amateur, He slumped in his chair, bone No one thinks that anymore. helped. DeChambeau revealed Titleist Performance Institute NCAA individual title and five tired. Bryson 2.0 was a hit, but Especially not the original cra- on a recent podcast with Flight- in Oceanside, California. “You TOUR titles? Granted, he trans- still – the risk he took. zies like Golfzilla. x Scope launch monitors that he can see with his shoulder turn, formed his body under the close Calculated risk. And the initial © PGATOUR.com  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 9, 2020 • Page 15 Things to Know 2019 Masters

(Continued from Page 5) (Continued from Page 6) “The Tiger has hunted them in 1994, and clincher though. Which brings us down and now he’s going for the made an albatross at the second to our final point… kill,” Faldo said. hole in 2012. 5. The par-3 16th pro- While Woods missed out on Both shots were soon forgot- duced more excitement and his hole-in-one, Bryson De- ten relative to Sarazen’s. another iconic Tiger moment. Chambeau and More storytelling: Augusta Na- Not a Masters goes by without proved it was possible as both tional co-founder Clifford Rob- multiple replays of Woods chip- had earlier sent roars through erts and renowned sportswriter ping in for birdie on the 16th the pines with aces. Grantland Rice hosted a private in 2005 as he fought towards When DeChambeau’s ball dis- train party for the official open- victory over Chris DiMarco. It’s appeared, some of the pain of ing of the club in 1933. Herbert a sensational highlight but we falling out of contention after Warren Wind, another sports- almost had one better. taking the first-round lead drifted writer, coined the term “Amen Using his decades of experi- away as it was his first career Corner.” ence Woods struck a sublime ace. In the excitement he spun Oh, and every hole is named 8-iron to the peak of the slope around and bear hugged a be- in a sort of homage to the just right and beyond the tra- mused , the up- old nursery: Tea Olive for the ditional Sunday pin. The ball and-coming Japanese star who first hole, Pink Dogwood for Tiger Woods celebrates winning the . (Stephen Munday/Allsport/ reached the crest, turned and was an amateur in the field. the second, Flowering Peach Getty Images) started its move back down the “Swelling with pride,” Verne for the third, and so on. The slope with eyes for the cup. With Lundquist said as DeChambeau most famous is arguably Golden The flip side is the near-misses Conversely, as with the oldies, a huge gallery willing it on, the retrieved the ball. Now as he Bell, the short, par-3 12th hole, that tug on the heartstrings, like the kids have suffered their own ball threatened to dive in for an returns, DeChambeau is swollen where club selection is key and 48-year-old Kenny Perry bo- wipeouts. ace before dribbling past the in muscle. train wrecks are not uncommon, geying the last two holes to fall A shellshocked Spieth made edge and stopping at kick-in Thomas watched Rahm come often separating the winners into a playoff, which he lost to a quadruple-bogey 7 at the distance. The subsequent birdie within a couple of ball turns of from the also-rans. Angel Cabrera, in 2009. More 12th hole and lost the ’16 Mas- set up a two-shot lead that would an ace in his group before show- 8. Guile is rewarded. agonizing still was veteran Greg ters in his title defense. Brandt only halve when he played the ing the Spaniard that the best First-timer won Norman’s collapse as he lost a Snedeker, then 27, shot a fi- 18th conservatively to secure a way is not to come in from the the tournament in 1979, but six-shot lead and Nick Faldo won nal-round 77 to finish T3, four famous win. front as Rahm had done, but to he’s the only newbie to don the in 1996. back of winner Trevor Immel- It was clear Woods sensed the bring the ball back off the slope green jacket. More often than 9. Youth is irrepressible. man, in 2008. Rory McIlroy, moment, having just wrestled above the hole. His 8-iron never not, players require seasoning Woods was 21 when he won then 21, shot a final-round 80 the lead for himself on the 15th. looked like missing once it start- to grasp the course’s intricacies. in ’97. Jordan Spieth was a to lose in 2011. He knew he could go a long way ed its roll. Veterans sometimes turn back marginally older 21 when he Ah, well, maybe tears are in- towards securing the title with Both aces brought loud roars, the clock at Augusta National: won in 2015, tying Woods’ 72- evitable at Augusta for both the one more good swing and he but the Tiger near ace, and the Jack in ’86, Tiger last year. You hole scoring record of 18-under winners and the losers. The trick is executed it with near perfection, birdie conversion, were deafen- also get compelling sidebars like 270. They’re the two youngest just being young enough to survive much to the delight of Olym- ing. The type reserved for the Bernhard Langer making the cut winners ever. it and come back next year — or pic legend Michael Phelps who greatest champions. The type of last year at age 61. Don’t count It helps to be too young to in five months. x stood out in the background thing we should never forget. x out Phil Mickelson, 50. have scar tissue. © PGATOUR.com behind the tee box. © PGATOUR.com Roundtable

(Continued from Page 1) his painful wreck on 12 (on the with a T4 at the ZOZO and T7 putts will all be shorter anyway. grandstands? Remember how his last three wins. way to a T5) that opened the at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW While finishing off a Masters pure the product looked on tv? Sean Martin: He hasn’t door for Tiger last year. And CREEK. I’d also throw Sergio win is very difficult, the fact no It was like being right in the mid- missed a Masters cut since his you’ll think I’m crazy, but 2007 Garcia in there after watching patrons will be in attendance will dle of the action yourself. And sophomore season at Stanford, champion Zach Johnson, 44, is him win the Sanderson. As also limit the pressure. how about that epic finish when so I think that’s out of the ques- starting to show something again much as I’d like to say to keep Morfit: He’s the clear fa- Jason Day, Adam Scott Camer- tion. He has 14 top-10s in 20 with a T8 at the U.S. Open and an eye on Phil Mickelson, I just vorite. We forget that in 2016 on Smith and all Masters starts as a pro. Famil- top-25s at the Sanderson Farms can’t. would be a then-amateur DeChambeau was made the playoff. iarity with Augusta National goes Championship and Shriners better bet. just one off the lead as he stood Morfit: Not exactly. One of a long way, but it also can’t Hospitals for Children Open. If Martin: I’ll have to give an- on the 18th tee Friday, but tri- the oddities of this Masters has overcome physical limitations. I Augusta plays fast and bouncy other mention of Watson be- ple-bogeyed the hole and fin- been the qualification criteria, agree with Ben. I think a T25 is and cool, I could see a top-10 cause of his good form and the ished 21st. He likes the course, which didn’t account for hot in the offing. finish from him. fact that he has made steps to and this will showcase the aspect players since the PGA TOUR 2. Good times for the old- Martin: ’s form work on the anxiety that can of his game that remains under- came back in June. So there’s ies lately, with 40-some- has been a bit off since, but he hamper him. He admitted in rated, his putting. no , no Stewart things did finish runner-up at the PGA a Golfweek story that his dras- Martin: How quickly we for- Cink. That feels odd. No fans (Safeway), Sergio Garcia Championship. Combine that tic weight loss a few years ago get about the No. 1 player in the will feel odd. The weather will (Sanderson Farms) and with the fact that he had four was caused by anxiety but he world, a guy who has finished be cooler, and that, too, will feel Brian Gay (Bermuda) pick- straight top-15s at the Masters has been getting help and doing in the top 10 in the last four odd. So no, it most assuredly ing up wins. , from 2015-18, including three breathing exercises. Watson has Masters. And it wasn’t long ago won’t be the same. That said, it 37, also won at the Shriners finishes of sixth or better in that all the physical gifts in the world. we were calling HIM unbeatable will feel good to be there again Hospitals for Children Open. span. If his mental game is improving, because of his dominant run soaking up all that history amid Which wily veterans are on 3. Adam Scott, the 2013 as well, that could be a danger- to the FedExCup. Johnson has the pines. Kudos to Augusta your radar at Augusta? Masters champion, had a ous combination. figured out how to play Augusta National for even finding a way Everill: Woods has the ca- nice showing at the Vivint 4. Much of the attention National and has the physical to have the tournament. pacity to be what we saw multi- Houston Open. Anyone else since golf returned in June skills to boot. I give Johnson the Martin: I’m OK with the ple times from the likes of Jack from the last 10 years of has been on Bryson De- edge because of his history at field being frozen from April. Nicklaus, and winners we should be keep- Chambeau. He won the U.S. Augusta National. Those other players will get their Bernhard Langer but if we are ing an eye on? Open on a course that many 5. This Masters will be chance in 2021, as it’s always using 40 as the barrier to vet- Everill: As noted above, I see didn’t think would suit him, played seven months later been. It would be weird to me if eran status I’ll also put in a vote Scott having a good crack at an- and now heads to Augusta, than usual. Will it still be a player won this year’s Masters for Adam Scott. He had decent other title but if I have to shove which as Jordan Spieth said the same? who was only in the field because form through the Vivint Hous- away from my Aussie mate, I’ll recently should suit him per- Everill: No. But that’s OK. the tournament was moved by a ton Open to show his bout with say Bubba Watson is a serious fectly. Is Bryson the clear We will all miss the roars and pandemic. To me, that would be COVID-19 hasn’t hampered him sleeper for a third Masters win. favorite? atmosphere we’ve become ac- more unfair. The biggest adjust- too much. He’s been showing flashes of Everill: Short answer, yes. customed to but hopefully it’s a ment will be the two-tee start and Morfit: He’s still just 37, but form in recent weeks and he can While he hasn’t putted well at one-off and can be one of those early weekend finishes. It will be Francesco Molinari is starting curve the ball around the joint Augusta before this new and im- things you can talk about well interesting to see how, if at all, to play well again just in time better than most. proved Bryson is much steadier into the future. Remember the these new tee times will impact for another Masters. He’ll want Morfit: I agree that Watson on the greens and he will be hit- 2020 Masters when we could the tournament. x to make a new memory after is trending in a nice direction ting wedges on most holes so his see the entire course without © PGATOUR.com