NORTON, Mass. – Tiger Woods’ famed Scotty Cameron putter was back in the bag for the opening round of The Northern Trust, even if it didn’t get any work last week in practice.
At the PGA Championship Woods opted for a different model putter that was slightly longer and had adjustable weights on the sole. That extra length, he said, allowed him to practice longer because it alleviated some of the strain on his fused back.
Woods had only one solid putting round at TPC Harding Park and ultimately never contended, tying for 37th. Last week, back home in South Florida, Woods still didn’t practice with his usual Newport 2 GSS, instead using the new putter as well as an old Wilson 8802.