Being tall is usually considered a disadvantage for a golfer, with length simply creating more room for error on the swing plane. But Tim Clark, who’s generously listed at 5 feet, 7 inches, could have used that length at Merion’s fifth hole, where he found himself in one of those patented U.S. Open uncompromising positions:
2013 U.S. Open: Tiny Tim Clark does the splits
Not an ideal address position for the diminutive South African.
Predictably, the result was not positive as his ball landed in more of Merion’s thick rough on the other side of the fairway.
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