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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Dustin Johnson put a new putter in the bag, made over 145 feet of putts, and shot a final-round 66 at the RBC Heritage on Sunday. It was cause for optimism for the world No. 1, who was coming off a missed cut at the Masters and had slipped to No. 8 in the FedExCup standings as he plays through a mini-slump. “Yeah, I put a new putter in today, and yeah, it felt good,” said the reigning FedExCup champ, whose 66 was his best score since a second-round 65 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January. “It would have made a few more I feel like, just a little more speed.” Johnson’s new wand: the TP Bandon 1 in TaylorMade’s new TP line, to be released this summer. “The first day using it,” he said. “I just got it in yesterday, so rolled a few on the putting green. I really like it. It’s got a different shaft in it and a different head, but rolled good, so we’re going to keep it up.” Overall, he added, he wasn’t as sharp as he’d like to be with his irons and “made way too many mistakes” at Harbour Town. And, he added, he paid the price. He made 20 birdies and eight bogeys for the week. The putting, though, is at least starting to look up. “I feel like I haven’t putted really well for the last few weeks,” he said, “so that’s kind of really why (I switched). I’ve just been struggling with my putter. I kept with it, kept practicing, kept grinding, but it wasn’t really getting any better, so sometimes it’s just time for a change.”
The second round of the Safeway Open gets underway Friday in Napa, California. Here’s everything you need to follow the action. Round 2 leaderboard Round 2 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. ET (Featured Groups) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-9 p.m. ET. Saturday-Sunday, 4 p.m.-9 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). FEATURED GROUPS (ALL TIMES LOCAL) Justin Thomas, Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk 7:50 a.m. (No. 10 tee) Phil Mickelson, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay 8 a.m. (No. 10 tee) Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Sebastián Muñoz 12:45 p.m. (No. 1 tee) Kevin Tway, Bryson DeChambeau, Francesco Molinari 12:35 p.m. (No. 1 tee) MUST READS Romo enjoys hot start with opening-round 70 Quadruple-bogey 9 mars Mickelson’s season-opener Scott, Landry share first-round lead Cut prediction Nicklaus planning renovation of Muirfield Village Mickelson aiming for Presidents Cup pick DJ plans Hero World Challenge return, will play Presidents Cup How Tringale found success after swinging faster Finding contentment helped McNealy get on TOUR Thomas uses cancer scare to help others Top 10 rookies to watch What to expect during the fall schedule Sign-up and play Fantasy Golf CALL OF THE DAY
During a practice round at the PGA Tour’s Waste Management Phoenix Open, defending champion Gary Woodland invited Special Olympian Amy Bockerstette to play the iconic 16th hole with him. And play it she did. The video, posted by the PGA Tour and viewed millions of times on social media, has gotten an intensely positive response.
