After the club switch, the announcers explain the meaning behind the clock references. If you imagine the swing as a clock, with 12 being a full rotation to the top of the backswing, 10 would be taking a couple of ticks off the swing.
He eventually settled on a “10:30” 9-iron, hitting a tidy shot into the green in the blustery conditions.
As one of the scapegoats of the pace-of-play debate, this waffling on club selection surely won’t help DeChambeau’s reputation. He wound up getting put on the clock during his final round and bogeyed his last four holes to fall out of contention, finishing T8.
Eddie Pepperell has been one of DeChambeau’s most vocal critics and the two were paired together during the final round in Dubai. Pepperell didn’t hold back as he poked some fun at his playing partner on Twitter before the round.
