What a matchup. In fairly recent years we have seen one player run away from the field in the final rounds at Major Field on a few occassions. The most prominent being Tiger in 1997 at Augusta, 2000 at Pebble, 2000 at the British and Rory at Congressional in 2011. But I can also remember Rory running away clearly in the back nine alone at Kiawah in 2013, and Spieth in 2015 Augusta. I am sure there have been a few others.
But I don't remember two guys clearly separating themselves from the field in score with 27 holes still to play like Phil and Henrik and then maintaining it and pulling a way a bit more as the tourney continues. And at the same time never separating by more than 1 stroke the entire time. Now 8 and 9 shots above the field as they near the back 9.
I can't stand Phil as a person, but he is a recovery artist. His recoveries have been amazing, though he has been really lucky to avoid penalties on his drives. Stenson strikes the ball really well, and his short game has surprised/
I hope it stays close, but some of these holes on the back 9 can be real swing holes, so I can see one player opening a 3-4 shot lead fairly quickly out of nowhere.
But I don't remember two guys clearly separating themselves from the field in score with 27 holes still to play like Phil and Henrik and then maintaining it and pulling a way a bit more as the tourney continues. And at the same time never separating by more than 1 stroke the entire time. Now 8 and 9 shots above the field as they near the back 9.
I can't stand Phil as a person, but he is a recovery artist. His recoveries have been amazing, though he has been really lucky to avoid penalties on his drives. Stenson strikes the ball really well, and his short game has surprised/
I hope it stays close, but some of these holes on the back 9 can be real swing holes, so I can see one player opening a 3-4 shot lead fairly quickly out of nowhere.
