For most recreational golfers, the top of the bag has always been fairly easy to understand. There is the driver, which is supposed to go as far as possible, and then there’s your 3-wood, which is supposed to be the safer option off the tee or from the fairway to reach long par 5s and par 4s. Then, maybe there is a 5-wood, hybrid or even driving iron, depending on preference, launch conditions and how much emotional scar tissue you’ve accumulated trying to hit your long irons.
At Shinnecock Hills, that thinking may not be nearly
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