If Robin Williams played golf: rated 80, best at course IQ

Robin Williams as a golfer: scouting report

Robin Williams had one of the fastest minds in comedy, able to spin an entire routine out of a single word shouted from the audience, and that improvising genius is the heart of his golf card. Course IQ is his best rating. Faced with a ball under a tree or a buried lie in a bunker, he would see three possible shots where most players see one. Golf rewards imagination more than people think, and he had more of it than almost anyone.

His nerve is next. He trained at Juilliard, made his name in front of live audiences and spent years doing stand up, where the next laugh is never guaranteed. A pressure putt is nothing compared with that. His short game is strong and inventive, full of bump and runs, high flops and chips off hardpan, and his putting is very reliable. He also won an Academy Award for Good Will Hunting, proof that he could play it quiet and precise when a scene called for it, which is exactly what a long lag putt needs.

Driving is the weak spot. He will be outdriven by most of the field, and his iron play is good rather than great, which makes The Long Course Championship his worst major. The Links Open is made for him. Wind, firm ground and strange bounces turn a round into an improvisation, and few people ever improvised better. Draft him in the middle rounds as the creative scorer on your roster, and pair him with a powerful driver of the ball.

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