July 16, 2013. England’s Ian Poulter hopes a new putter will bring a change of luck on the greens as it did for him five years ago.
The 37 year old opted for something similar at Royal Birkdale in 2008 and finished runner-up, four shots behind Padraig Harrington, who successfully defended his title.
Poulter has been trialling numerous putters in the last week – a process he has not had to undergo very often in his professional career.
But he has finally settled on one which he believes will give him a good chance of success at Muirfield in The 142nd Open Championship.
[highlight] It may be that is a visual thing of something you have got used to and you just want to look down at something fresh, then that is what it is. [/highlight]
“Very infrequently. I think I’ve had two different putters in the bag in the last four years, maybe more,” he said when asked how often he had changed tools for the putting surface.
“In 2008 I wasn’t happy with my putter and I stood on the putting green and burned two big footprint marks in the green at Birkdale trying to get comfortable because for one reason or another putts weren’t going in.
“It may be that is a visual thing of something you have got used to and you just want to look down at something fresh, then that is what it is.
“I’ve done exactly the same (this week). I’ve tried quite a few putters. I got lots sent from everyone.
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