Scott had won with a long putter the week before, and Webb Simpson followed Bradley with two belly-putted victories in three weeks.
Couples was sharp with the putter most of the day, if only because he'd seen even the more diabolical pin positions at least once or twice before.
"With Tiger, after his bad year he started with a new teacher and then he spent 95% of his time on his new swing and not with his putter, " Pelz said.
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It was with the putter, though, that the Irishman really paved the way for his two-shot win over home favourite Sergio Garcia, averaging 26.5 putts a round on his way to a birdie count of 18 on the treacherous Valderrama greens.
With his long putter anchored against his chest, Scott's putt was true all the way.
For now though, Scott has time to savor his win at Augusta, while golf's regulators come up with a belly putter solution.
But it's nearly impossible to win a tournament with a wandering putter, as a missed putt always costs the golfer a stroke.
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Widely promoted this year is the Potty Putter, a floor mat in the shape of a tiny putting green, with a plastic cup and flag and a miniature putter.
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The two-and-a-half-hour custom fitting experience includes computer recommendations for driver, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, and wedges, complete with specs for lie angle, loft and shaft, plus putter and even the correct golf ball.
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Following each flail, a clear graphic representation of your stroke path along with several key stats will display on your device: the critical putter-face angle at impact and tempo, among others.
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Old-timers Lee Trevino and Chi-Chi Rodriguez pop into mind with their comic patter and dramatic flair (Rodriquez was famous for his routine of waving his putter at the hole after sinking a putt and then thrusting it into an imaginary scabbard on his hip).
The 36-footer with spacious interior, teak floors and Art Deco lamps would be the ideal craft in which to putter around the Caribbean.
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