FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – People have been telling Matthew Wolff how talented he is practically since he picked up a golf club.
Sure, there was the head pro who exclaimed to a teenage Wolff that his unique swing wouldn’t last. But in the past two years, Wolff has proven any remaining doubter wrong and reached icon status in college golf. He sunk the winning putt at last year’s NCAA Championship before capturing the Phil Mickelson Award as top freshman. His TrackMan numbers – 135 mph swing speed, 190 mph ball speed, 350-yard drives – broke Twitter, and Instagram. He won the first three tournaments this season while becoming the nation’s top-ranked player and favorite for the Haskins Award, given…
