DORAL, Fla. — Rory McIlroy's left-hand-low putting style was something he was considering switching to for a while before he took the plunge this week at the Cadillac Championship.
The reason he hesitated, he said, was he didn't want to be accused of mimicking Jordan Spieth.
"That was the whole thing for me," McIlroy said Friday, maybe only half-seriously.
Whatever works. McIlroy shot a 7-under 65 Friday on the Blue Monster at Doral, getting to 8 under for the week and going into the weekend tied with Dustin Johnson for second, two shots back of Adam Scott.