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Padraig Harrington Says Rory McIlroy Freed Big Hitters To Keep Swinging Driver

Harrington said long hitters in his era were “bullied” out of using driver, until McIlroy broke the stigma. “Rory was the first long hitter to hit his driver and keep hitting his driver,” he explained. He argued Tiger Woods was often unfairly labeled wild off the tee despite driving it 30 yards past fields “straight down the middle.”