Luke Donald fears a “burn out” in FedExCup Playoffs after a whirlwind season of golf
World number one Luke Donald is now facing a serious threat of what can be referred as a “burn out” at the end of the season for grossly over playing the sport and fears a backlash at the concluding events of the year. Walking into the FedExCup Playoffs,
Donald spoke about his current form and revealed that he is now facing the after effects of over playing, something which can have a bad impact on the $10-million event.
“I'm playing a lot more and that hurt me a little bit this year - I felt over-golfed.” said the 33-year-old Donald, who soared to number one in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) after his stellar Playoff hole victory over Lee Westwood in the BMW PGA
Championship.
Donald who has a relatively shorter drive, makes up for the loss with his immaculate putting and has worked hard to improve the same. He won the WGC Accenture Match Play event in February this year and went over to post some strong finishes on the PGA Tour
before finally rising to the top in the OWGR.
Jack Nicklaus on one occasion lauded Donald’s intense hardworking capabilities and also conceded that the Englishman would practice on a single green for several hours before moving on.
But being world number one comes with lots of responsibilities and Donald not only has to keep up with his personal profile but also have to look over certain other obligations that are thrown upon him.
“If I play a couple of events in Europe around The Open Championship like I did this year - I have commitments to play in the Canadian Open - there's a possibility I could be playing 10 out of 12 weeks at the end,” he said.
Donald also lamented the hectic calendar that often takes a toll on a player’s health. Frequent travelling across the world, the changes in weather and food are some of the factors which can be decisive at times.
Referring to the new events on the tours on both sides, Donald said, “It's really condensed my PGA Tour schedule - instead of from January to November it's from January to September, so I feel like there's less opportunities to take breaks during the year.”
Donald has an impressive record on the PGA turf and has won many of his professional events here in the US. Although the Englishman has not won a major in his career but came close on two occasions this year, the Masters and the PGA Championship, only to
face a disappointing end to his bid. He finished for a joint fourth in the Masters and a joint eighth in the PGA Championship a fortnight ago.
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