Jack Newman has a lot of reasons to thank Michigan State University golf coach Sam Puryear. After winning the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship two weeks ago, one of the most important reasons may be his putter.
Puryear, a new coach at MSU, worked with Mitchell Golf last fall so his golfers could all have their equipment specs analyzed and adjusted to improve performance. One of the recommendations for Newman was a new putter.
Newman sank putts at the Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th holes to go 1 up over John Chin heading into the afternoon of the scheduled 36-hole final.
"First 18, I made some really good putts," Newman said. "I think that sort of stunned John. I mean, I made a lot of putts this week, and John played awesome. And just made a few putt that's were really, really nice."
The Mitchell Golf putter in Newman's bag? Try a center-shafted CS model. It's made of carbon steel, CNC milled and was fitted to Newman by Ed Mitchell, owner of Mitchell Golf. The putter head is custom weighted for balance and feel.
"I was just really comfortable the whole week," Newman said. "The game settled in. Making a lot of putts. And match play you either make it, you have to make it or if you don't, the hole's over."
