Butch Harmon, a former golf player and golf instructor, gave predictions regarding the Masters in a media interview, having significantly different visions than most experts in the world of golf. Namely, the 81-year-old believes that Tommy Fleetwood will excel in this tournament, seeing him as the main favorite.
Although the majority give the best chances to Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy in this tournament, Harmon's views are of public interest.
His game suits Augusta very well. He is a right to left player. I have done some work with him this year trying to hit the ball a little higher going into the greens because the greens get very firm and fast. I think Tommys game suits Augusta."- he said, as quoted by Mirorr.
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The experienced face of the golf scene had the chance to work with the greats of this sport, and many times so far his forecasts have turned out to be true.
Butch had the chance to speak with Jose Maria Olazabal, who also had nothing but praise for Fleetwood.
"I have been working with Jose Maria Olazabal on his game the last few days and we were talking about Tommy at dinner. He was talking about what a great competitor he is and that his game fits Augusta National."- he continued.
Butch Harmon shares his views
The 81-year-old is aware that Tommy has many strengths and weaknesses in his game, but the general impression is that he can do great things at the Majors, which will be held in a few days.
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The question for Tommy is how well he will putt those greens because I know his long game is excellent. He struggles a little on the 15-footers and in - the ones you need to make a lot of. If he gets that sorted out, he will be in there with a real chance because his long game is very good for that golf course."- he said.
During their collaboration, Harmon realized that Tommy has the necessary confidence to succeed. The famous face of the golf scene sometimes feels that the Englishman still doesn't understand how great he is in this sport.
