Collin Morikawa was seen using a TaylorMade Spider X mallet putter during round one of The Masters but the “tried and true blade guy” went back to his usual style of putter for Friday – and he’s been climbing the leaderboard ever since.
While World No.1 Scheffler has found huge success since moving to the Spider X, from a blade, during the week of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Morikawa has gone the other way.
He returned to a blade on Friday, which we believe is an Olson prototype that he moved into during The Players Championship week at TPC Sawgrass – a brand of flat sticks made by engineer Logan Olson.
Scheffler briefly used an Olson blade around the turn of the year and the women’s World No.1 Nelly Korda also has one in the bag.
Morikawa’s Olson blade putter seen at the Players Championship
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Morikawa averaged 1.67 putts per GIR in his opening 71 on Thursday with the Spider X mallet but that was down to 1.5 on Friday where he shot 70 in high winds at Augusta National.
He opened with three consecutive birdies on Saturday to continue his climb up the leaderboard. The two-time Major champion is seeking the third leg of the career grand slam this week, although his last three starts read MC-T45-T75.
The 27-year-old Californian won his sixth PGA Tour title in Japan last October.
The Spider X putter Morikawa used during round one
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“I’ve been grinding and had to find something in a swing thought to work this week, and we found something early on Monday, and we’re just kind of sticking with that,” Morikawa revealed this week.
“It’s still not perfect, but perfect doesn’t have to be out there. I’m able to play good golf and plot my way around this golf course. Especially with the wind out here, you had to just kind of really stay patient out there.”
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