Sandy Lyle set for take-off
THERE has been much discussion at the Masters over the issue of anchored putters, but less chat over the use of branding irons.
Sandy Lyle employed a putting implement which looked like it had been half-inched from a blacksmith’s yesterday, but it worked.
The 55-year-old, who struck the first ball of the tournament, opened up with a one-over-par 73 and said: “It’s called a Black Swan. It looks big and cumbersome but it’s not. It’s made of aircraft alloy.
“I saw my coach with one last year and I looked at it in the bag and thought, ‘My God, what’s that?’ but I ended up not long afterwards getting one myself. So far I have felt far more comfortable putting on these extremely fast greens.
“Making the cut is my main objective and I haven’t blown myself out of it – 73 is a nice start.”