RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson made a bold move overhauling her putting going into the year’s first major championship, and it paid off with a strong start Thursday at the ANA Inspiration.
Thompson opened with a 3-under-par 69 to get into early contention to win her second major.
Frustrated with her putting at the Kia Classic last week, Thompson made major changes.
“I basically changed everything this week,” Thompson said.
Thompson ditched her “eyes-closed” putting routine, narrowed her stance and put an exotically configured new putter in her bag.