2018 Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide

[boogielicious]

34 minutes ago, Moxley said:

So he isn't a physicist, that much is clear. 

I think the point with Dechambeau though , is that he tries to employ a scientific approach to golf, probably inspired by his undergraduate studies and an interest in the subject. Whether or not this is helpful to his game, slightly hinders him, makes no difference at all or is just a clever way to brand himself, I don't really know. For me, it just makes him more interesting to watch (even if just for the single length irons alone). 

To be clear, I am not faulting him for his scientific approach. That is admirable. This site and owner are an example of using science to improve golf.

Perhaps it is more the golf media labeling him that is causing the issue. It is similar to Matt Patricia, head coach of the Detroit Lions. They call him a 'rocket scientist' because his undergrad degree was in aeronautical engineering. But he is not a rocket scientist, he's a football coach (and did a real crappy job the last SB! ). Thank goodness he doesn't work for Space X! Boom!

[rehmwa]

49 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Perhaps it is more the golf media labeling him that is causing the issue.

This ^.  And they are really overplaying it too.  It's getting tedious.  Waiting for the "extreme scientist.....of the golf ball.....to the nth degree" comment.  It's going to happen.  Perhaps Zinger or Miller can grumpily make a random snarky remark too.

[iacas]

15 minutes ago, rehmwa said:

This ^.  And they are really overplaying it too.  It's getting tedious.  Waiting for the "extreme scientist.....of the golf ball.....to the nth degree" comment.  It's going to happen.  Perhaps Zinger or Miller can grumpily make a random snarky remark too.

Yes, it's the media's overplaying of the thing that is the real issue.

[JonMA1]

I just listened to a half dozen of his interviews from the last couple of years. I didn’t pick up anything that would make me dislike him as an athlete. 

He seems to be having a solid year.

[nevets88]

Not related to his personality, but it's nice to see another guy with a different looking swing win.

[fishgolf]

7 hours ago, Zeph said:

Even if he had a BS and MS in something, winning on the PGA Tour is a far more impressive feat.

True dat.  He may have opted to leave SMU early even w/o the sanction issues.  The lure of big Sunday payday's is tough to ignore.

[fishgolf]

On ‎6‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 2:23 PM, DeadMan said:

I see what you did here .

[Moxley]

18 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Yes. But what irks me is his bs interviews where he comes off trying to talk as though he is a physicist/scientist. He isn’t. Does he really have to use the Latin terms for obscure muscles when describing his workout? 

 

Yeah, I agree, but i think he'll stop doing this as he matures. He's a young man and he's probably trying to impress people - he'll soon realise that his golf achievements are impressive enough.