INZAI, JAPAN – OCTOBER 14: Andrew Putnam of the United States lines up a putt on the 1st green during the second round of the ZOZO Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club on October 14, 2022 in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
When Andrew Putnam was asked what he liked about his round at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, he didn’t have to think hard.
“Pretty much everything,” he said. “I mean, no bogeys I think through the first 36 holes, so that’s obviously great.”
The 33-year-old had never shot better than 68 in nine previous rounds there. He went out and birdied his first two holes and later drilled a 25-foot uphill putt for his third birdie in a row at No 15. Putnam, who has ranked as high as No. 3 in Strokes Gained: putting on the PGA Tour, said the putter is heating up.
“First group off, so the greens were really smooth and rolled it really well, made a lot of putts,” he said.
At 18, he boomed a 3-wood to 20 feet, but his eagle putt lipped out for 61 and he settled for tying his Tour low (previously in the first round of the 2019 Sony Open in Hawaii.) Putnam, who has one career Tour title at the 2018 Barracuda Championship, held the course record for about an hour before John Huh topped him.
“I thought I maybe had to make that last one to get it,” he said of the course record. Turns out he was right.
Still, his 8-under 62 lifted him to a 36-hole total of 10-under 130 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Fowler.
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