SAN DIEGO – For a player who has endured his share of putting issues, it turns out all Adam Scott needed was a flagstick to aim at.
For the third consecutive day, the Australian finished his round at the Farmers Insurance Open with positive strokes gained: putting. For the week, he has picked up 2.88 shots on the field with the putter. It’s a dramatic improvement for a player who ranked 165th in that category last season, losing 0.285 shots.
Scott’s improved performance on the greens is actually the byproduct of a new putting grip – a combination of the claw and the grip of the putter pressed against his left forearm – and the new rule that allows players to putt with the flagstick in the hole.