DORAL, Fla. – Earlier this year while he was playing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Jordan Spieth began asking an odd question that still has no answer.
Spieth explained on Saturday at the WGC-Cadillac Championship that when greens get “shiny” his putter has a tendency to slip on the ground. When he practices, the world No. 1 said he wets the bottom of his putter for added traction, either with a towel or by licking his thumb and rubbing it on the bottom of the putter.
But when Spieth asked if it was allowed under the Rules of Golf during a tournament round, no one could say for certain.