Scottie Scheffler might have sorted out his putting woes with seven official titles on the PGA Tour this season but the runaway World No.1 was seen using a new claw grip during the first round of Tiger Woods’ Hero World Challenge.
Scheffler, 28, debuted his new putting style but only on a mix of short and mid-range putts during Thursday’s first round at Albany in The Bahamas.
He maintained his standard putting stroke on both mid and long-range putts.
Whether the claw grip – or saw grip as it’s also called – on short putts is something Scheffler will continue to adopt this week and during the 2025 PGA Tour season remains to be seen.
But either way the update is a shock to a number of PGA Tour fans given Scheffler had appeared to have sorted out his putting woes this season.
The update was certainly a shock to NBC host Dan Hicks in the commentary booth during the first round.
After Scheffler missed a 10-footer for birdie on the 10th, Hicks said: “Why in the world would you change the putting grip after the season he’s had?’
Former PGA Tour pro and NBC analyst Smylie Kaufman replied: “It’s definitely debatable, we’ll have to see if he has it for four straight days.”
