The Michelin Man has learned his lessons at Augusta
Where’s Russell? Knox tees off at the third during his Second Round at Augusta last year, where he shot 79, 73 to miss the cut by two strokes.
“If you are not paying attention to how me, and I’ll be focussed solely on the golf. you are recovering, you are not going to “I’m much encouraged by the way I’m be at your best,” he says. putting this year, which I have sometimes
Knox gave the West Coast swing of the had criticism about. Tour a miss, but was back in action at the “It goes without saying that this is one Valspar Championship, where rounds of area of your game that you want to have 70 and 74 saw him miss the cut by two. confidence in when you tee it up in The
He now feels it is just a case of Masters. taking the rust out of his swing for The “Simply put, Augusta has greens that Masters after the lay-off. are the most difficult to read of any course
“I hardly touched the clubs, although I I have ever played.” did make a trip up to Augusta to re-acquaint The Scot is confident that he will make myself with the course,” he reveals. an impact this year, particularly as he has
“I’ll also change my approach when I’m learned from last year’s experience when there. he ran up not one, but two triple bogeys
“Last year, I rented a big house and had en route to missing the cut by two strokes. my parents and my wife’s folks staying. “It was really a case of me not realising
“Let us just say that is not the best way that if you make a mistake at Augusta, you to put your mind on the job in hand! don’t try to do anything fancy. Just take your
“Most of the players rent a house for medicine and get on,” he says ruefully. themselves, and rent another one for “Even if I had just saved one stroke on their relatives or close friends. these two holes, I would have been
“So this year it will just be Andrea and playing at the weekend.”