Cameron Young's Record-Breaking Swing Justified as a Major Golfing Achievement!
The Players champion described his 375-yard bomb off the tee on the 18th hole Sunday as the best drive of his life. Here are the numbers to prove it
Cameron Young is known for a few things. His swing, his power, his beard and, perhaps most tellingly, his poker face inside the ropes. But even the 28-year-old had to smile after arguably the best shot of his life on TPC Sawgrass' 18th tee Sunday at the Players Championship.
After launching a 375-yard missile down the fairway, the co-leader said something to his caddie, Kyle Sterbinsky, and then smiled. Yes, Cameron Young. And it’s easy to see why he would smile in that situation.
“My thought process over that ball is, one, making sure that I'm committed to my line, and two, the overarching thought is I'm going to hit the best shot of my life right here. ” In the biggest moment of his career, tied for the lead at the Players, on the 72nd hole, Young told himself not that he needed to hit the best shot of his life, that he was going to hit the best shot of his life. Afterward, he acknowledged it's not the usual thought that runs through his mind, but that it was prescient.
“I don't know if I can think of one that's better. ” he told the media after the round. James Gilbert So how good was the drive?
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