Equipment free agency has paid some early dividends for former Masters champ Sergio Garcia.
The Spaniard is in the early mix at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, where he opened with a 5-under 67 to sit three shots off the lead in his first start of the new year. Garcia turned some heads early in the week when he showed up with Ping clubs in his bag, explaining to reporters that he had mutually parted ways with Callaway after a two-year relationship.
"At the moment, I'm a free agent," Garcia said Wednesday. "So I'm playing whatever I feel that feels best for me or fits me best.