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Rory McIlroy surging up Memorial leaderboard with new putting grip

Rory McIlroy won the Irish Open last month with a left-hand-low putting grip, but he changed back to a conventional grip for this week's Memorial Tournament — and it's working.

A lot of golfers like to tinker with their swing, grip and clubs even after success. McIlroy, who struggled with the short stick last season, hasn't been comfortable with his putting grip this year, but it appears he may have found the solution — with the same grip with which he started.

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"I won the Irish Open with 127 putts for the week, so I didn’t putt particularly well," McIlroy said Thursday, via Golf.