After JJ Spaun’s dramatic back-to-back completion of birdies and winning the U.S. Open as a multitude of other contenders, the next biggest story last Sunday was Sam Burns’ ruling (or lack of) temporary water relief.
In the 15th hole of the final round, Burns requested temporary water relief on the 15th hole after heavy rains paused for nearly two hours and was rejected by two USGA officials.
He then took a second shot and double bogey, dropped to three in the game and led two from the leader. He eventually shot 78 and finished T7.
But what caused Burns’ wild second shot on 15? Is it the excess water around the golf ball or is it that his treatment has not been relieved? Probably both.
On this week’s fully equipped co-host Kris McCormack, what happens when you get a lot of water around the golf ball and how that affects the golf ball.
“It’s a spinning story,” McCormack said. “So I mean, how much is this [water] How much spin do you lose between the ball and the face? I mean, there is some coin flip on what is going to happen, right?
“So you see the wedge lens is the green side, they try to hit it from the water hazard, and your loft is more attic, your groove is deeper, which can deflect more material, deflect more water, and you can get a little face in it.
“But I mean, with iron in full swing and shooting a shot like this, I mean, it pays you. It makes you spin the spin, the solidity of the strike is, I mean, it’s a gamble at best.”
For more information about McCormack and me, listen to the full episode of Golf Applectized here or watch it below.
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