Fred Couples is quintessential cool — and he has the swing to match it. His languid back-and-through action has long been the standard for aspirational tempo. But don’t mistake his smooth tempo for a ...

There’s no one in golf quite as smooth as Fred Couples. His swing is much like his temperament: cool and calm. Watching him swing, you can even fool yourself into thinking hitting a golf ball is easy.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — His yellow lanyard had a single and accurate word on it in black ink: PLAYER. The player himself needs no introduction. The silver hair, the white sneakers posing as golf shoes, the ...