When Did Adam Scott Begin Using a Long Putter?
The strength of Adam Scott's golf game was always tee-to-green. Putting was sometimes problematic, moreso beginning around 2008, into 2009, and, especially, during 2010. Scott was still using a conventional putter in 2010, but he was putting very poorly with it. While he managed to put together some good weeks - he won the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open and the European Tour Singapore Open - overall, his putting was a problem.
On the PGA Tour in 2010, Scott ranked 186th in strokes gained putting, and was particularly weak from short range.
It was instructor Brad Malone, with whom Scott began working after leaving Butch Harmon, who suggested Scott give the long putter a try. In February 2011, Malone told Scott, " 'You should have a go'," Scott said, "because he thought it would do good things for my rhythm and short stroke. The rhythm with the long putter is very nice, and that's something I was fighting in my putting with the short putter."
Scott first used the long putter in a tournament at the 2011 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. In August of 2011, Scott won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, his first win with the long putter.
On the PGA Tour in 2010, Scott ranked 186th in strokes gained putting, and was particularly weak from short range.
It was instructor Brad Malone, with whom Scott began working after leaving Butch Harmon, who suggested Scott give the long putter a try. In February 2011, Malone told Scott, " 'You should have a go'," Scott said, "because he thought it would do good things for my rhythm and short stroke. The rhythm with the long putter is very nice, and that's something I was fighting in my putting with the short putter."
Scott first used the long putter in a tournament at the 2011 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. In August of 2011, Scott won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, his first win with the long putter.
