LBlack14
Trevino played a fade. A low-fade, which was the style back then before 4-piece balls and 150 mph of club-head speed became the modern day standard.
Trevino played to his strengths, which was a large part of what made him great. He didn't try to hit draws into pins that were tucked and seemed more suitable for a ball flight coming in from a different direction. His "shot-making" was more about controlling the flight and distance of his patented fade.
Not that he couldn't hit a draw, but that he was seasoned enough, savvy enough, to know that he could control the direction of his natural swing path versus trying to hit the type of shot that otherwise might've been more appropriate for certain hole locations.
Nicklaus played a fade, but could also produce the high shots needed to win at Augusta National... Lee didn't have that ability to hit those high, soft shots from long range. But that doesn't mean I think Lee would've struggled there. He had a deft touch with the putter and could short-game with the best of 'em.
I think he would've won at least one, perhaps two, Green Jackets there had he played.
FWIW - when I think of shot-making - I'm talking about the ability to work the ball both ways. Corey Pavin would be the perfect example. as well as the modern-day Bubba (which is why he's won this tournament twice).
That in no way is to take anything away from Trevino. He played that fade to perfection, and not every major tournament favors a shot-maker, which is why I feel he would've done well there.
The ability to control the ball, control the spin of the ball, imo, matters most at that level.