There's a new putter in Fred Couples' bag for the Northern Trust Open; he just forgets what it's called . . . besides putter, of course.
But forgetting stuff is probably what happens when you're 48, your aching back sometimes feels 88 and you can't remember what it feels like to be comfortable on the greens.
Couples long ago switched to using a belly putter, which earned its name because you anchor the thing in the middle of your stomach.
His new putter is 44 inches long. Couples picked it up from putter-maker Rick Hamilton of San Diego in time to play the Wednesday pro-am at Riviera.
That's about 1 1/2 inches longer than the one Couples used to use.
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