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and equipment. There’s mental toughness,
which can’t be measured. There comes a
point where I set the stats aside and
go play.”
For now, Johnson and his team go

forward hoping to receive a note similar

to the one Sanders delivered after the John

Deere Classic in 2015. “Zach missed a 15-

foot putt to get into a playoff won by Jor-

dan Spieth,” Sanders recalls. “After looking

at his stats, I sent the team a note that read,

‘No report card this week. Zach’s game is

firing on all cylinders. Go get ’em!’ The

Open at the Old Course followed the

next week. Zach won.”