Hideki Matsuyama changed putters because he saw someone else using the model and "it looked good." He made seven birdies and and eagle with it.

The Japanese star, who turns 33 next month ... He decided on a whim to switch to a more centre-shafted putter he received a few days after Christmas. “I used the putter for the first time ...

Asked to explain his putter switch for the first round of The ... That was good enough for the Japanese star to be tied for second place and to trail leader Tom Hoge by a shot.