J.J. Spaun byter putter inför titelförsvar i U.S. Open

J.J. Spaun har bytt ut sin L.A.B. Golf DF3-putter, som han använde för att vinna förra årets U.S. Open, mot en ny OZ.1i HS-modell inför veckans Charles Schwab Challenge.

Spaun, som är den första spelaren att vinna en major med en putter av "zero-torque"-typ, genomförde bytet inför sitt titelförsvar om tre veckor på Shinnecock. Den nya hälmonterade OZ.1i HS-modellen har en annorlunda form och en fräst stålinsats jämfört med hans tidigare center-skaftade DF3 med sin slitna platinayta. Efter två ronder på Colonial i Fort Worth ligger Spaun på åtta under par och vinner mer än ett slag mot fältet med sin nya putter.

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