Why did Sahith Theegala make a surprise putter switch at 3M Open? 

Sahith Theegala, playing at the ongoing 3M Open, made a surprising change to his bag. He opted to play with a Ping PLD Tyne S at the ongoing PGA Tour event, replacing his old Ping Karsten TR 1966 Anser 2 prototype.

Theegala reflected on the change in the putter following the first round of the 3M Open Championship at the TPC Twin Cities. He said that he wanted to "see if something different would be interesting" and thus decided to play with a new putter. Interestingly, this turned in his favor as he confessed that it "felt good" to play with the new putter.

Speaking of the changes he made in his game, Theegala said (via PGA Tour):

“Yeah, probably used the same one for eight or nine years pretty much. I've had stints where I went away from it, but it was just kind of on the bench. It's the same deal this week, it's just on the bench.”

“I just wanted to see if something different would be interesting. This putter's so different than my normal putter. I got enough practice strokes with it, not a ton, but yeah, it felt good," he added.

Sahith Theegala shot a bogey-free round to kickstart the 2024 3M Open. He made five birdies in the first round, including three on the front nine and two on the back nine.

He scored 5-under-66 to settle in a tie for sixth place with Kevin Streelman, Gary Woodland, Hayden Springer, Michael Thorbjornsen, Stewart Cink, Taylor Pendrith, and Kurt Kitayama. Jacob Bridgeman put forward a strong performance this week, carding a round of 8-under 63 to top the leaderboard.

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What's in Sahith Theegala's bag in 2024?

According to National Club Golfer, Sahith Theegala uses Ping's equipment in his game. He plays with their G430 LST 10.5° driver with a Project X Hzrdus Black 60 TX shaft and Ping i210 irons.

Theegala had been playing with a Ping TR 1966 Anser Prototype putter for a while but changed it for this week's 3M Open Championship.

Here are the golf equipment Sahith Theegala has in his bag in 2024:

• Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5°, Project X HZRDUS Black 60 TX shaft)
• 5-wood: Ping G430 Max (18°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX shaft)
• 9-wood: Ping G430 Max (24°, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 90 6.5)
• Driving iron: Ping i210 (3, Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X shaft)
• Irons: Ping Blueprint S (4-W, Project X 6.5 shafts)
• Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50°-12S, Project X 6.5 shaft, 54°-12S, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft) Ping Glide 2.0 (58°-6, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400)
• Putter: Ping TR 1966 Anser 2 prototype
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Notably, the 3M Open Championship is a regular PGA Tour event with a cutline after 36 holes. Only the players making the cut will compete in the final rounds. The finale will take place on Sunday, July 28.