George Coetzee was cruising along during the final round of the U.S. Open, then he came to No. 10. Coetzee pulled out his driver just like he’d done all week and hit it just like he probably has thousands of times. The only problem was that right after contact the head of the driver went flying right behind the ball.
U.S. Open player breaks driver, uses replacement with disastrous results
Nothing like having to adjust to a new club in the middle of a major championship round.
George Coetzee just broke his driver. pic.twitter.com/dcyTxJwnlI
— Adam Sarson (@Adam_Sarson) June 21, 2015 That would be a serious problem, especially at Chambers Bay -- the longest course in U.S. Open history. Fortunately for Coetzee, his playing partner Jim Furyk was carrying two drivers and offered up his backup to Coetzee. First, Furyk gave Coetzee a little demo on how to adjust the club.
After getting it to his liking -- or at least as well as he could without the ability to hit a practice shot -- it was time to put it in play.
It might just need a little more tweaking. Players spend hundreds of hours on the range with launch monitors fine tuning their clubs to their exact liking. A quick demo and a couple minutes with a wrench clearly wasn’t enough for Coetzee in this case. To make matters worse, the club is completely off brand from what he’s used to. Coetzee is on the Titleist roster but Furyk uses Callaway clubs so Coetzee was forced to play with a club not part of his sponsorship.
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