English golfer Luke Donald has said that he is hoping that his coaching change can help him become more consistent than before and salvage his US PGA Tour playoff campaign.
According to Sport24, the former world number one has slipped to 13th in the world and goes into the BMW Championship on Thursday at 54th in the US tour's playoff rankings.
The report mentioned that only the top 30 after this week's eight million-dollar tournament at Conway Farms Golf Club, where Donald is a member, would advance to the season-ending Tour Championship.
Stating that it is disappointing that he is now 54th on the FedEx Cup as compared to being at the pinnacle of the game not too long ago, Donald said that although he did not like to part with Pat Goss, who was his coach since the 1990s, he hopes that the move to Chuck Cook will make him more consistent and play quick dividends.
Donald said he was impressed with the consistency compatriot Justin Rose displayed on his way to winning the US Open title, and started considering the possibility of changing coaches after missing the cut at the British Open.
According to Donald, although he had a lot of success with Goss and got to being number one under his mentorship, he now wants to be more in control of his ball and hoped that the switch to Cook will help that come about.
Donald and Cook started working together at the PGA Championship, won by Cook-coached Jason Dufner, with Donald saying that under Cook's guidance, he is using his hands less and is positive about being more consistent and being able to control line and trajectory.
