[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

It's one round. Things often turn around by round four. There has never been a wire to wire winner at the Memorial.

As far as Jordan Speith goes, he was a great putter. Unfortunately, that was his only real strength. The rest of his game is mediocre. Once his putting went, he became and average player. He's been mounting a bit of a comeback lately and maybe he'll get back in the winner's circle some day, but the past few years he's been a middle of the pack player.

The unfortunate thing for a guy like Speith is that the game has been changing to a power game over the past several years. It seems to have taken a giant leap in that direction over the past few months. Smash and gouge is the way to win on the PGA tour today and that eliminates a lot of players.

Personally, I hate what the game has become. One of my first instructors in golf was a guy named Paul Runyan whose average drive was about 220. Yet, he beat Sam Snead in the finals of the PGA Championship 8 & 6. He told me that on some holes Sam hit is 100 yards past him. Paul was incredibly accurate and one of the greatest putters and chippers that ever lived.

Paul Runyan was also the leading money winner the first time that statistic was kept and was one of the shortest hitters on the tour.

That is not going to happen in today's game. Bryson DeChambeau is the new prototype golfer. Average length hitters are not going to win.

I agree with Jack Nicklaus when he says that it's time for the USGA to stop studying the effect of the golf ball and do something about it.