In case you did not recognise, amongst Catholics (and some other church buildings), St. Jude is the Patron Saint of Hope and Impossible Causes -- which, you need to admit, is an interesting juxtaposition of optimism and pessimism.
I surprise which is essential in Rickie Fowler's mind this weekend? After all, next week is the USA Open and Rickie can't be glad with his using this week. He hit simplest 50% of his fairways on the FedEx St. Jude Classic. It value him badly within the first spherical, wherein he had a double and a triple on the lower back nine.
At the same time, Erin Hills is meant to have a number of the widest fairways of any US Open. (Although large misses could be penal, given the variety of trees, the amount of fescue and one hundred thirty hard bunkers.) That width ought to limit how lots he has to do to get his game lower back in shape. The query is... Can he do it in time? His driving force has been a real strength in his game until currently. If he hopes to get his first major, he desires to find it once more... And shortly.
Rickie's short game should stand him in good stead at Erin Hills next week. But that driver has me a bit concerned. Because no matter how wide those fairways are, there is no such thing as a driver-friendly US Open.
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