Vince Lucid carries three independent Cypress Point Club Record Holder bags for the 18-hole low round, but he has not forgotten what he escaped.
Gay Brewer, the 1967 Masters champion, shot a 10-under 62 in the 1976 Crosby Clanbake’s unofficial record. Cypress Point Pro Jim Langley tapped Brewer on the shoulder and said, “No, no, I was holding my hand over the ball.” Adam Scott, who plays with member Sam Reeves at the 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, had a 63 card, and Kramer Hickok, who played at the University of Texas in 2012, also matched those numbers.
Lucid, 70, was about to witness another sparkling round in the bag of Jordans Piece, who has been caddy for 52 years at Cypress Points, and was the honorary caddy coordinator for this week’s Walker Cup match, playing with Reeves on the first-place classic course. Golfweek’s Best list. However, Spieth took the page from a fellow Texas Byron Nelson playbook. Lord Byron had the rule that when he visited the club he found a track record and would not dare to break it if it was held by a club pro. “Homepros live there,” he explained. “We’re just visiting.”
A Texas alumni, Spice is Hickok’s roommate and teammate, turning 13. He whispered to Lucid, pushing an approach to 13 and trying to push Bogie the Hall. Then, after the birdie on the 17th, there are still potential records on the cards, so Reeves recommended that Spieth hit iron from 18th You get a tee stopping just before the Cypress tree protecting the green on a 346-yard par 4 and a final birdie birdie. However, Spieth paid attention to the wind, took out the driver and hooked it onto the tree on the left. After Lucido finds the ball, Spieth has the opportunity to escape from prison, but on his way to a double bogey he nicks a tree branch. Jointly, Spieth showed tribute to Hikok, who continues to win professionally but is able to claim a share of Cypress Points Records.
As he approached the PGA Tour and reviewed details of Lucid’s memory on that fateful day, Spieth downplayed some details and said he had not specifically protected Hickok. “I think there was a tie among a lot of players, and that might have included Hogan,” Spieth said. Golf Week. “But you’re not supposed to break it. It was Byron Nelson, so it might have been half yes, half a bad shot.”
He then paused, smiled and repeated what he made a classy champion like Nelson before him. “You shouldn’t break it,” he said.
