Sitting in a quiet corner of an airport lounge in San Francisco as the US Open hurtled towards its conclusion, Pete Cowen realised that he could not lose. The Yorkshireman took over full-time coaching duties for Gary Woodland at the end of last year. Brooks Koepka, who ultimately failed to catch Woodland at Pebble Beach, has been a long-term Cowen pupil.
“I did the warm-up with Gary and he said that he had never felt more at ease with his swing,” Cowen said. “That’s my job done then. Off to the airport. It’s like a racehorse trainer. You do your work on the gallops, then you can’t do anything when they’re racing.”
Written by Ewan Murray at Pebble Beach
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/17/pete-cowen-gary-woodland-us-open-golf under the title “US Open winner Gary Woodland testament to teaching of Pete Cowen | Ewan Murray”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
