Who Knew…
Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 10:55 AM …That the first of oh, six or is it seven senior majors, is being played this week!? Anyway, Chico Harlan in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about changes to Champions Tour golf, and offers several interesting anecdotes.
“John Jacobs averaged 246.5 yards off the tee in 1988. Now, at 60, Jacobs' average drive travels 286.0. In 1990, Tom Purtzer led the PGA Tour with an average driving distance of 279.6. Now, as he moves farther away from his athletic prime, he's also moving closer to the pin: Last season, his usual drive flew 294.8 yards.”
And these quotes from Dana Quigley stood out: "I hit one ball 338 yards last week. I hit one 346 [one month ago] in Austin, Texas. Used to be, I couldn't hit it that far with a driver and a pitch."
"I won the first tournament this year, came in second in the next, and I don't have any of the 14 clubs I used in those tournaments," Quigley said. "There's always something better. Always. I come here every day and, honestly, it's like Christmas. Like, what new thing can I have?"
Remember the good old days when players had favorite clubs they wouldn’t dare take out of the bag?
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