But this isn't the answer. What is particularly striking about these two golfers is that neither carries an iron longer than a 5-iron. Three weeks later, she won convincingly at the JAL Big Apple Classic. And, of course, a putter. More men should adopt this same kind of thinking.
Long irons are a manly thing, but they also are a killer thing.
A week after Pierce won so convincingly, Sorenstam lapped the field at the Betsy King Classic. Like Pierce, she carried five woods and three wedges. A 20th, Jenny Lidback, carried six. This is a meaningful change, because only a few months ago the number of LPGA players with five woods was about half a dozen. More control, more height.