Nobody gets it. The golf media doesn't get it. And Bones doesn't get it either. There's nothing wrong with Lefty hitting driver on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot - reason being that since there's no OB and no water, he can and should be able to make five from wherever he hit it. The problem is Lefty's ridiculous play on the second shot. THAT is the shot that brought 'six' into play. The driver brought 'five' into play, but that's in play on every single hole of the Open.
Let's not forget that Phil missed two fairways on the back nine with irons. Let's not forget that it would be 4-wood, 3-iron or something similar just to reach the final green had Phil laid back. There's no guarantee of par with 4-wood off the tee. Neither is there with driver. But you can make bogey pretty easily, if you're Phil, just by getting the ball back into play.
