Longer driver shafts were all the rage in the leadup to last week’s Masters Tournament. Bryson DeChambeau teased the masses with a potential move to a 48-inch shaft until deciding against the switch at the eleventh hour. Phil Mickelson actually did go with a longer shaft, his at 47 inches, as did Adam Scott and Dylan Frittelli, whose added length helped him contend and eventually secure a return trip to Augusta National next year.
There was at least one other player, though, who flirted with increasing his shaft length. That player had quite the week, too. It was Dustin Johnson, the five-shot winner.