Australian Golfer's Store-Bought Used Putter Powers a Course Record in Japan

Lucas Herbert used a second-hand putter to race out to an early lead at the International Series Japan. | Reuters via Imagn Images

Last week, while heading to a Korean BBQ dinner in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of a LIV Golf tournament, Australian golfer Lucas Herbert visited a second-hand golf shop and purchased a putter. He had it regripped with a SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour grip and used it for the first time at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club and finished T13 in the event.

This week, at the International Series Japan at the Caledonian Golf Club, Herbert raced out to the first-round lead with his store-bought putter and fired a bogey-free 9-under-par 62, including a front-nine 29, tying the course record.