SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Ryan McCormick has not been having a lot enjoyable this 12 months on the Korn Ferry Tour, so he determined to manage his offended Friday by taping his mouth shut.
The Korn Ferry Tour posted video of McCormick enjoying with clear tape over his mouth and explaining the peculiar transfer.
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“Been having not-so-fun occasions this 12 months on the golf course. Fairly offended and mad,” he stated. “So I figured I’ve tried a variety of issues, and I simply figured I might shut myself up. So I put tape over my mouth.”
Did it work? Not judged on his rating. After opening with a 1-over 73 on the Membership Automobile Championship, he posted a 72 and was sure to overlook the minimize.
McCormick, relegated again to the developmental Korn Ferry Tour after a 12 months on the PGA Tour in 2024, has solely performed the weekend thrice in six begins and has but to complete within the high 40.
He stated he has learn books and talked to folks. Nothing appears to work.
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“I’ve run out of concepts, and I believed concerning the tape factor a few weeks in the past,” he stated. “So simply sadly it got here all the way down to that right now. I hoped possibly it might assist me. Cannot say that it did or did not.”
One purpose for the extraordinary transfer was McCormick stated he did not need to create a adverse expertise for his enjoying companions.
“Having a troublesome time, and that was my resolution right now,” he stated.
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