I just checked the scores from the opening round of the Northern Trust Open at Rivierra CC in Los Angeles, CA and KJ Choi has the early lead at 6 under with many players still left on the course. To the right of the leaderboard on PGAtour.com are stats of players and the leaders of each category. I ususally check the distance leaders as JB usually leads that category. But I noticed an amazing stat that Mark Wilson was leading the total putts category with 20 putts.
So I go back to the leaderboard and immediately go to the top of the board to find his name...unfortunately I had to look through 24 names before I found him t25 - 70 (-1). He hit 4 greens in regulation and shot a (-1) under par round...WOW! I'm sure he chipped in a few times or holed out from the fairway, but he could have easily just missed 2 putts in 18 holes!
Goes to show you, it's never over until its over, and yes the putter can be a great equalizer! Mark won the Honda Classic last year and will defend his title in about 3 weeks from now in Florida.
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