The colorful yet controversial Golf Channel analyst that is Brandel Chamblee, decided to stir the pot following Dustin Johnson’s romp in the Sentry.
And if you thought DJ couldn’t produce a more memorable moment than his hole out from the fairway in Round 2 on the par-4 12th, he went ahead and nearly made an ace on Sunday.
DJ laced his drive up the left side on the 433-yard, downhill par-4 that doglegs right. His ball caught the slope and bounded down the hill for nearly 100 yards, tracking toward the flag, stopping just four inches from the cup. A couple more revolutions and we would have seen perhaps the greatest albatross in history.
But Chamblee, a self proclaimed sucker for the power drive (possibly because he didn’t have one), went off his rocker and said:
‘Hardest thing to do in golf is hit it long and straight, I think DJ’s shot is the greatest shot ever hit in the game.’
Bold call Brandel, but let’s pump the brakes a little.
DJ’s prodigious power is not unaccompanied on Tour. He is not the only player that could’ve hit that shot. Several other players can carry it out there 330 yards or so and get a football field of roll. Rory, J-Day, Bubba just to name a few. How about big Tony Finau, who leads the Tour this season in driving distance at 336 yards per smack?
It may have been the best drive of all time, but here are four reasons why it could never be considered the greatest shot in history.
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