Two of golf’s greatest, Lee Trevino and Ben Hogan, played from an open stance and it is no coincidence they are regarded as two of golf’s best ball strikers. They each believed that a fade was better than a draw and that the fade could be counted on under pressure.

It’s that time of year in the golf season when there isn’t much happening. The tour is resting and as players and fans, we are doing more hunting and watching football than playing golf.

TV commentary about pressure usually refers to the challenges facing first-time winners. Will they be able to handle the “pressure” resulting from doing something they’ve never done before, namely, win a tournament?

A few days ago, in the wee hours of the morning, we watched something special – a golf tournament in which the course stood up to the contestants and for a brief moment in time they both won.