“There is a craft to playing and winning no matter the stage,” said Rashell, who has worked with Popov since the spring of 2019. Popov had urged van Dam to make conservative choices she often had eschewed when playing herself. “I thought a lot more about strategic things as caddie than as a player,” Popov said. “Sometimes you don’t need to be that aggressive, don’t need to go right for the flag.”As Rashell watched the television broadcasts of the Open, he was struck by Popov’s distance control. “Between the three of us, it was always a competition,” said Nicholas, 30, who swam at the University of Arizona.

Source: New York Times October 08, 2020 06:56 UTC