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I'm watching the coverage on tv....
He doesn't look to be putting that bad lol!

Has anyone tried this before?

It is typically used when the ball on the green but against the fringe. Using a putter can be risky so a wedge is used. With a putter, you have a tendency to hit over the top. With the wedge, you try to "blade" the ball by hitting the middle of the ball with the front edge of the club.

he broke his putter! so he was putting with his wedge, because he didn't have a putter to putt with!

I've never done it (on purpose :nodsmiley ), over here we call it "bellying" the wedge. I think the theory is to use the sand wedge which has a flange on the leading edge. Some players might use a utility wood instead.

It's easier than you think. Next time youa re on a green try it. The ball goes faster than you think it might off the wedge. It comes of with some top spin and rolls well.
Broke his putter! Wow! That has to be interesting.

he finished two over, same as Tiger. How many holes did he have to putt with the wedge....?

I think it was 2 or 3 holes!
he threw his putter at his bag to damage it....after a poor bunker shot I think it was???

The old temper will get you everytime

Did you see the brief after-round interview with Tiger & Ernie where they asked Tiger if he was rubbing off on Ernie (temper)? Tiger and Ernie both laughed and Tiger said he asked Ernie at the time "feel better now?". LOL Both were playing less than stellar golf and it is kind of funny that good-natured Ernie would be the one to break a club!

They did, however, really seem to be having fun and were hoping to be paired again tomorrow because they had such a good time together.

He slammed an 8-iron into his bag and "changed the loft" on the putter. A club changed not through normal play can't be used, so he had to putt with his sand wedge.

I putt with my sand wedge sometimes to practice my putting. You really have to strike the ball cleanly, but if you do, putting is almost easier with the sand wedge due to the top spin: it really keeps the ball on the right line.

Yup the ball seems to go STRAIGHT off a wedge.

Has he been playing Never Compromise putters for long? I thought he was a Scotty man.....

I heard a little noise behind me as I was walking down the fairway," Woods said. He turned to look and figured out quickly what had happened.

"The flat stick wasn't flat any more," Woods said.

The best explanation came from Els' caddie, Ricci Roberts, who explained why his boss used a sand wedge.

"We changed the loft on our putter," Roberts said.

Ernie and Tiger were both really funny talking about the incident! They really seemed to enjoy their day together.

Yeah I intentionally skull the wedge around the green all the time. It is the best shot from the fringe and it is a good way to build confidence for the putter.