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Jun 3rd, 2016
DeLaet withdraws from Memorial
He's got the dreaded dreaded 'chips' & 'pips'
Words: Tim Southwell Photography: Getty Images
We've all been there: Stood over a 20 yard chip or a 60 yard pitch and you're terrified. It just all feels.. weird somehow... Imagine what it's like if you're a tour pro and you rely on making chips & pitches for a living?
Poor old Graham DeLaet has gone through exactly this and withdrew from the Memorial tournament last night, saying he was suffering “incredible anxiety while chipping/pitching.” DeLaet has missed the cut in his last two events, the Players and the Byron Nelson. In his tweet about his decision, the Canadian wrote: “This is not fun. I need to WD to get it sorted out and get back ASAP.”
Is this how you do it?
DeLaet is currently ranked 137th in the world, still high enough to qualify him for a spot on the Canadian Olympic golf team. We wish him the best of luck and strongly advise him to check out our tips on overcoming all this terribleness.
