The Houston Open champ is the second-longest player on tour this season (324.6 yards). The distance improvements are the result of intentional work with swing coach Randy Smith (who also coaches Scottie Scheffler). Among the changes the two have made:

• Widened his stance to get his spine tilted away from the target
• Squared up his alignment (his feet were too open)
• Strengthened his left-hand grip

“By strengthening my grip, my speed went up instantly,” Woodland says.