There’s no puttering around for Tiger
Sticks with the club that brought him
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This article was published 04/09/2009 (6183 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods created a slight stir Thursday morning on the TPC Boston when a Nike representative approached him on the first tee carrying two putters.
One was the Scotty Cameron model that Woods has used in 72 worldwide victories and 13 majors over the last 11 years. That’s the putter he was using when he missed one crucial putt after another on the back nine at Hazeltine to lose the PGA Championship, the same one in his hands when he missed a seven-foot birdie putt on the final hole last week at The Barclays.
The other putter that Rick Nichols brought him was a Nike model. Woods studied it with a meticulous eye, leaning the putter on its toe as he looked down the shaft.
Is the world’s No. 1 player so frustrated that he is willing to finally change putters? Not quite.
He was only checking the alignment of the grip on his backup putter. He prefers it to be one degree to the right, which slightly closes the blade on impact. This grip was too square.
He has several backup putters, which hardly anyone ever mentions. “That’s because I haven’t needed it,” Woods said.
He is nowhere near panic mode with his putting. Even though he didn’t win his last two tournaments, he still has 12 top 10s in his 15 starts on the PGA Tour. Besides, he felt more at home during his pro-am round at the Deutsche Bank Championship on a course where he has won and finished second twice.
The greens at TPC Boston do not have poa annua, the strain of grass found at Hazeltine, which gets bumpy in the afternoon. The subtle breaks do not confound him like the ones at Liberty National a week ago.
“They’re rolling perfect,” Woods said. “They’re rolling great. I was telling Stevie (Williams), ‘Every time we come here, we think the greens are undulating.’ Not after last week.”
Mike Weir of Bright’s Grove, Ont., and Calgary’s Stephen Ames are the lone Canadians in the field.
Woods is virtually a lock to at least contest for the $10 million prize that comes with the FedEx Cup, especially the way he has played over the last two months — two victories, two runner-up finishes.
— The Associated Press
