SAN DIEGO – It was a big weekend, the world over, for the growing movement of leaving the flag in while putting.
With noted flagstick proponent Bryson DeChambeau cruising to victory in Dubai, Adam Scott left the pin in almost exclusively during the Farmers Insurance Open. The Aussie has struggled mightily on the greens since the anchoring ban went into effect in 2016, but the new rules eliminating any penalty for hitting the pin while putting on the green appear to have come at just the right time for the former Masters champ.
Scott poured in putts from all directions at Torrey Pines, finishing the week 14th in strokes gained: putting while requiring just 28 putts in each of his four rounds.