It’s unfair. For years, Adam Scott has universally been seen as not only pro golf’s most handsome man but also its best dressed. However, he’s somehow upped the ante and has now become its most interesting WITB. For those who know and for those who don’t, Adam’s setup is rarely the same week-to-week, and you know what, I get it. I’m a tinkerer just as much as the next guy (definitely more), but this latest change at the BMW PGA Championship almost defies comprehension, and I’m here for it.
The End of an Era
For as much as he switches his irons, the one part of the 14-time tour winner’s bag that always seemed sacred was his trademark: the broomstick putter. Since 2019, Scott has consistently used a broomstick, and with his switch to the Mezz.1 in 2022, really helped put LAB on the map, and finally seemed to find stability with the flat stick. The data backed things up, too. From 2019-2024, he finished inside the top 50 in strokes gained putting. But this is golf, and things change quickly. This year, Scott saw his numbers dip, and found himself at 111th in strokes gained putting and outside of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Let’s be real, most of us are ready to change putters every weekend, and so, Adam did what we all wish we could: made a change.
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ.1i
After missing the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Scott made his next professional start at the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club and set the equipment world ablaze during his Wednesday practice round— the broom was gone. Replacing it was the LAB OZ.1i HS, a heel-shafted variant of the OZ.1, a putter he helped develop.
When I first saw this post, I thought to myself surely there’s no way he actually puts this in play on Thursday. Well, that’s just what he did. In his first round with the OZ.1i HS, he played well, shooting a 2-under 70. While most of us would be thrilled with that kind of performance, that’s where things get absolutely unhinged, and I mean that in a genuinely good way.
Back to the Broom and ANOTHER Change(!!!)
For his Friday round, our WITB king decided that -2 wasn’t good enough and wanted to go lower. So, he went back to old faithful, the Mezz.1, and did it, shooting a 3-under 69. On Saturday, Adam kept the Mezz in play but inconsistency off the tee and on the greens saw him shoot a 1-under 71 on a round that should have been lower… But I mean, hey, a round under par is still a round under par. Any sane person would look at all three of those rounds and say to themselves “that’s gotta be it!” However, we’re golfers— none of us are sane.
Sunday saw our man do the unthinkable. No, he didn’t mount a historic comeback but instead achieved achieved an absolutely legendary victory for equipment junkies everywhere. He put ANOTHER putter in the bag, this time rolling with the LAB DF3 (no pun intended). With the DF3, Adam shot another 3-under 69 finishing T38 at -9.
To most, from a golf perspective, Adam’s week was, as the young folks would say, “mid,” but it left us equipment geeks thirsty for more. I’m not sure what’s next for Adam’s putter— I’m not sure he even knows just yet— and that’s okay. But straight from the horse’s mouth, I’m staying tuned.
Three putters in four days, and all I can say is that I want them all. I’m not sure which yet, but one of these putters is going in my bag, and I think you should strongly consider doing the same— including the broom because I don’t judge. I’ll give you the best piece of advice you’ll ever hear: whenever given the chance to be like Adam Scott, always be like Adam Scott.
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