Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Garcia switches to new Rossa putter

After a decent run with a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter in which he used to win The Players Championship in May, Sergio Garcia has made a change on the greens.

Last week's Tour Championship marked the first time that Garcia had a Rossa TP Daytona putter by Kia Ma in the bag.

"I felt like I was hitting good putts, and I knew it was just a matter of time until a couple of them went in," Garcia said, who finished as runner-up after losing to Camillo Villegas in a playoff.

The new putter, designed by famed craftsman Kia Ma, features a milled head with a face constructed of 304 stainless steel. Heel-toe weighting keeps the putter more stable and increases MOI.

Four other putter models are available in the series, which will be on the market in October.

Editor's Note: TaylorMade PR folks said later that they discovered the new putter was actually a Daytona No. 1 '07 Shot Pin with a solid face that Kia Ma made specially for Garcia.