NAPA, Calif. – Kevin Na said he hit his driver off the deck “perfect every time” this week.
He didn’t pull off the shot when he needed it most Sunday at Silverado.
In position to put pressure on Emiliano Grillo on the second playoff hole, Na dropkicked his 274-yard shot, had to wedge a miracle shot through the trees and wound up with bogey. Grillo made birdie and won the season-opening Frys.com Open.
“Maybe I should have hit 3-wood,” Na said afterward, “but if I were to go do it all over again, I probably would still hit driver.