The Golf Supply<\/a>, Player blamed the modern way of coaching for Spieth\u2019s career going the wrong way.<\/p>\n\u201cThere is a tremendous lack of knowledge with golf,\u201d he explained. \u201cI would say in America today the golf pros that are teaching know less about golf [than they ever have]. They have all the equipment and the technology, but they are teaching golfers to do this at the top.\u201d <\/p>\n
Player then demonstrates a backswing where the wrist bows in transition.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you can\u2019t,\u201d he continued. \u201cOnce you do that, you are gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Using fellow legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer as a reference point, he added: \u201cJack won majors for 25 years. I won majors for 20 years. Palmer won for six years because he was shut. Look at Dustin Johnson. When was the last time you heard of Dustin Johnson? He\u2019s like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Player again demonstrates a bowed wrist.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe moment you do that, your career is limited. You\u2019ve got to get your wrist under the club. And you can see what [coaches] are doing. They did it with Jordan Spieth, they did it with Rickie Fowler. <\/p>\n
\u201cJordan Spieth, I think, is the best golfer in the world. But, in my opinion, he was taught the wrong thing. And he just went downhill.\u201d<\/p>\n
The nine-time major champ then suggested that if Spieth \u201chad a man like Ben Hogan teaching him\u201d he might be the best player that ever lived.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s such a competitor,\u201d he added. \u201cHe\u2019s such a wonderful man, a wonderful guy for golf, the best short game, best course management, but he just can\u2019t hit the ball. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tragedy.\u201d <\/p>\n
Player then turned his attention to another multiple major champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know who knew the least about the golf swing?\u201d he asked, before answering: \u201cBallesteros.\u201d<\/p>\n
Player explained: \u201cI played with him at Troon as a young man, and he wasn\u2019t even a 10 handicap. He had no idea what he was doing. No idea. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut he had the greatest feel of any man that ever lived. He was so good from 50 yards in \u2013 he was as good as anybody that ever lived. I don\u2019t know who the best is, but he was as good as anybody. But hitting fairways? All over the place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t have the knowledge, you\u2019re limited. You\u2019re very limited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ballesteros won three Claret Jugs, two Green Jackets, holds the European Tour record for titles with 50, and put 22 and a half points on the board across nine Ryder Cups. Imagine what he might have done if he knew how to swing a golf club.<\/p>\n
\t\tAbout the author<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\nNews editor and writer. Probably entertainer third.<\/p>\n
Alex has been in the golf industry since 2007 and has helped shape a number of publications in that time. He joined Today\u2019s Golfer in January 2025 to lead the brand\u2019s news division.<\/p>\n
He is a keen golfer who claims to play off 12 and enjoys traveling the world to try new courses. His three favorites are Royal North Devon, the Old Course at St Andrews, and Royal Portrush \u2013 with special mentions for Okehampton and Bude & North Cornwall, where he first fell in love with the game.<\/p>\n
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