Marc Farry’s decision of change of putter paid him off at the SSE Scottish Senior Open
Frenchman Marc Farry shared the early lead with Anders Forsbrand of Sweden after a fast start on the first morning of the SSE Scottish Senior Open at Fairmont St Andrews.
The famous Torrance Championship Course proved to be a stiff test for the players after the rain suspended the opening round for 3 hours and 45 minutes.
The two-time Seniors Tour champion was not happy with his putter for the last few months. Three weeks ago, he participated in The Senior Open Championship, presented by Rolex at Turnberry, and tied for the 35th position in the end.
It was not a bad finish considering the fact that the Ailsa Course is considered as one of the toughest courses on the Seniors Tour schedule.
However, he was disappointed with his game on the greens, as he missed many birdies chances that could have earned him a better place on the leaderboard.
Therefore, he decided to switch to the belly putter for this week’s tournament. The decision paid him off when he posted an impressive six-under par 66 on the leaderboard.
“I have really been putting badly this season and probably the worst was at Turnberry,” said Farry. “I played well there but couldn’t make putts – it was a joke”.
“I decided a week ago to try the belly putter from now on and it worked well today,” he added. “I played very well the first 15 holes – I hit every green. I had a three putt on ten from nowhere and missed a three footer for birdie on nine so I went 30 on
the front nine and could easily have been 29”.
According to Farry, he learned to play with his new putter in just a one-week period. Therefore, he feels confident to continue with it in the future too.
He started off his round on the front nine of the course and parred each of the first two holes. Afterwards, he managed to sink five birdies on the next six holes that he played.
Another two birdies against a lone bogey was enough for him to take a one-stroke advantage over Andrew Oldcorn, Andrew Sherborne and Carl Mason.
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