Xander Schauffele once warned amateurs about the danger of putting one specific club in their bags

After all, there are plenty of golf clubs out there purpose built for making the game as easy as possible.

Schauffele was asked last year which club no amateur golfer should be using.

“Oh, a three-iron. It shouldn’t be in the bag. A lot of pros don’t even use a three-iron.

“You need speed to get it up in the air, there are hybrids and utility woods and seven-woods out there that are way easier to hit. Three-iron you can’t hit out of the rough, seven-wood you can or hybrid you can.“

If you are an amateur golfer of a higher-handicap persuasion, and are still using a 3-iron or a 4-iron, get rid of them instantly.

Get a 7-wood and / or a 9-wood in your bags immediately. If it’s good enough for Tommy Fleetwood, surely it’s good enough for us!

The science behind seven and nine-woods

High-lofted fairway woods are designed to launch the ball in the air higher, imparting more spin than a 3 or 4-iron will.

The lower center of gravity inbuilt into the club allows amateurs to lift the ball in the air without striking it perfectly.

Long irons are simply not built to deal with off-center strikes.

A bad strike with a 7 or 9-wood will be just as good as an average strike with a 3-iron if you’re a mid-high handicap golfer.

So let’s all lose the pride. Let’s ditch the long irons and embrace the advice given by Xander Schauffele.

Who knows, our handicaps may well start to tumble instantly.