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Fans on social media have reacted to Scottie Scheffler playing with a claw grip at the Hero World Challenge. The American golfer, who is looking forward to defending his title this week, was spotted with a new grip during the first round of the unofficial PGA Tour event.
The World No. 1, who has a net worth of $110 million per Celebrity Net Worth, made a significant putting change earlier this year, switching to a mallet putter head. Now, at the Hero World Challenge, he has taken another step, opting to play with a claw grip. He is currently using the TaylorMade Spider Tour X with a claw grip.
Nuclr Golf shared the news about Scottie Scheffler's grip change on its X (formerly Twitter) account, writing:
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"Scottie Scheffler goes with the claw grip in The Bahamas @SchefflerFans."
Fans jumped to the comment section to talk about the change.
"Scottie continues to revolutionize the game," a fan wrote.
"If that makes him a better putter then boys are really screwed," another fan said.
Meanwhile, some were critical of golfers changing their equipment on a regular basis.
"I mean, the amount of times these pros change grips, putters, etc is crazy. Dude is #1 in the world and keeps changing. Crazy," a fan commented.
"not a good sign. sounds like he lost his confidence in his putting," another fan said.
Here are more fans reactions:
"I'm always looking for ways to improve" - Scottie Scheffler on changing his putting grip at the Hero World Challenge
The 2024 Hero World Challenge started with its first round on Thursday, December 5, and Scheffler shot 67 in the opening round. He was pretty impressive on the Bahamas green, and his new putting grip change seemingly helped his game.
He began his round with a solid birdie on the first tee hole, followed by another birdie on the sixth and a bogey on the eighth. On the back nine, he carded four birdies, finishing the round with a 5-under 67.
Following the round, Scheffler opened up about the change in his putting grip for the tournament and said (via PGA Tour):
"I'm always looking for ways to improve and I felt like this was something that we had looked at last year when Phil and I first started working together, but it was really our first time working together and it's something that's different than what I've done in the past.
Took a look at it this offseason and figured this is a good week to try stuff just because you can practice and practice and do all the stuff at home, but there's just something different about being in competition. I really enjoyed the way it felt, I felt like I'm seeing some improvements in my stroke."
In the first round of the Hero World Challenge, Cameron Young shot 8-under 64 to take the lead. Justin Thomas settled in second place with a round of 6-under 66.
