Ernie Els and Nick Faldo Preview Muirfield; Mickelson Relieved to Win on Links

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Published: July 16, 2013

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“Every links shot that you can imagine, you're going to play it this week,” defending Open champion, Ernie Els said Monday.  He said the course is getting firm, and there’s a good stand of rough.  “Accuracy is going to be at the premium and your shot making is going to be really tested.  You're going to have to come in high sometimes.  You're going to have to come in with bump‑and‑runs.  Your short game will be tested.” 

Els likes Phil Mickelson’s chances at The Open Championship, coming off a win at the Scottish Open.

“He's such a talented player. With his short game, it's amazing he hasn't done better,” Els said.  "But obviously getting used to the bounces, that's the big thing.  You've got to envision that a 3‑iron could go 280 yards downwind, and into the wind it's probably going to go 180.  Those are the things you have to really take into consideration.”

Els said there are a lot subtle differences playing links golf, right down to the sound the ball makes when a shot is hit and the kind of divot that is taken.

Nick Faldo, always known as a perfectionist in practice and a tactician during play, said he and former caddie Fanny Sunesson calculated every shot prior to his second victory at Muirfield.

“You have to know where you're going to land it, where the next bounce is and where the run is,” he explained.  “What we worked out so well in '92, where to land the ball 20 yards short of the green, which way it would kick, and obviously where it would stop.”

According to Faldo, some of the “youngsters” aren’t even going to use the full assortment of clubs.  Jason Day told Faldo he played a practice round using just irons, even when hitting into the wind.

“He's got a 2‑iron, which he's cranked to a 1‑...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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