PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A worn grip and a 4-gram weight may change the trajectory of Matt Fitzpatrick’s 2024 season.
What started in early 2023, when the 2022 U.S. Open champion was doing some swing testing which included incorporating a 4-gram weight into the grips of his driver and irons, created unintended havoc.
Fitzpatrick eventually removed the weight in the irons but failed to remove the additional weight in the driver, forcing many of his shots left due to extra face rotation. This made most of 2023 and the start of 2024 a nightmare until his driver grip had become so worn that it needed to be replaced.
