The Golf Central crew analyzes Jake Knapp’s first round performance at the 2024 Cognizant Classic and explains what he can learn playing alongside talents such as Rory McIlroy. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #CognizantClassic
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68. TALKS WITH MEDIA. >> PLAYING TODAY, NO WIND. >> YEAH. PROBABLY EASIEST TO PLAY ALL WEEK IF I HAD TO GUESS. YEAH. PLAYING VERY EASY FOR, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST, PROBABLY — PROBABLY 12, 13, 14 HOLES. SO REALLY DIDN’T GET ANY WIND.
SO WE WERE ON, I THINK IT WAS LIKE 4, EVEN THEN WASN’T TOO MUCH. YEAH. VERY GETTABLE ON THAT, THAT BACK SIDE FOR SURE. >> AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE PLAYING WITH RORY TODAY? >> NOT NEARLY AS NERVE-RACKING ADD I THOUGHT TO BE HONEST.
MET HIM THIS MORNING IN DINING HAD CASUAL CONVERSATION, AND HE’S A SUPER, SUPER, SUPER NICE GUY. SO IS CHRIS. JUST, YOU KNOW, A GOOD EASY MORNING. >> WATCHING RORY UP CLOSE. WHAT ABOUT HIS GAME, DEMEANOR, HIS PRESENCE? >> YES. OVERALL, LIKE, I DON’T THINK HE
NECESSARILY HIT IT HIS BEST TODAY IN TERMS WHAT HE EXPECTED. NOT A GREAT — TALKED LIKE HE DIDN’T HIT A GREAT SHOT ON NUMBER 1 AND A COUPLE OTHERS. SHORT GAME’S OBVIOUSLY GREAT AND GETS IT, YOU KNOW, DON’T GET TO BE ONE OF THE BEST WITHOUT A
WELL-ROUNDED GAME. JUST EVERYTHING. GREAT DRIVER OF THE GOLF BALL, ROLLS IT WELL. DOES EVERYTHING VERY, VERY GOOD AND KEEPS IT ALL VERY TIGHT. >> AND COMING OFF THAT GRUELING SUNDAY IN MEXICO, AND HATS OFF. THIS IS A CAREER-TRANSFORMING WIN FOR HIM. THEN THE FIVE REMAINING
SIGNATURE EVENTS HE’S IN. AND THERE’S A LOT TO COME. WHAT DO YOU MAKE WHAT YOU SAW OF HIM LAST WEEK AND HOW HE’S CARRYING IT THROUGH TO THIS WEEK? >> RECEIVED REMARKABLY WELL TODAY. INTERESTING GETTING A PAIRING LIKE RORY McILROY. EASY GUY TO PLAY WITH.
NUMBER TWO RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW IS McILROY. TELL WHAT YOU I THINK JAKE KNAPP TOOK WAY FROM THIS ROUND TODAY. THAT IS, EVEN THE GREATEST PLAYERS HIT BAD SHOTS. HE SAW RORY HIT A COUPLE OF TERRIBLE SHOTS TODAY. THAT’S THE ONE AT NUMBER 1.
THE SECOND SHOT AT NUMBER 8, ABSOLUTELY AIR MAILED THE GREEN WITH A WEDGE ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE TIME. PROBABLY GIVES HIM A PERSPECTIVE THAT, HEY, THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW, DON’T HIS PERFECT SHOTS ALL THE TIME. JAKE KNAPP YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE.
I DON’T EXPECT HIM TO BE TOP 16 IN THE WORLD BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED. JAKE KNAPP IS NOT SORT OF AN EX BOUNCER AS A GOLF CLUB. HE’S PLAYS GOOD GOLF EARLY ON IN HIS LIFE, AND NEVER REALLY HAD SPOTLIGHT OR A CHANCE TO WIN ON
THE PGA TOUR. NOW HE’S GOT IT. HE’S DELIVERED, AND TREMENDOUS DRIVER OF THE GOLF BALL. I LOVE THE WAY HE KIND OF PLAYS. GOT TWO DRIVERS ACTUALLY. GOT THE BIG DRIVER THAT BALL SPEED IS TREMENDOUS AND A VERY, VERY LONG HITTER AND HE’S GOT
WHAT REALLY LOOK LIKE A 3 WOOD TO ME. 13.5 DEGREES POINT. GETS ON A NARROW HOLE. DOESN’T NEED A LOT OF DISTANCE. HITS IT ABOUT 285. THAT IS HIS FAIRWAY FINDER. HE IS A DRIVING MACHINE, THAT GUY. >> I’M SURE LEARNED SO MUCH. WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT RORY McILROY
MAKING MISTAKES. HE SAID WHAT HE LEARNED ABOUT SUNDAY, LAST WEEK IN MEXICO, THAT I DON’T NEED TO HAVE MY A-PLUS GAME TO WIN. YOU CAN GET IT DONE AND MAKE
