Going into the weekend of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a number of big names are in contention, with one of those being Rickie Fowler.
Sitting 14-under, the American finds himself one shot back of leaders Akshay Bhatia and Ryo Hisatsune at the halfway stage, with it being Fowler's best 36-hole position in a PGA Tour event since the 2023 Rocket Classic.
He went on to win that tournament, and the six-time PGA Tour winner is in a good position to replicate that in California, with a gear change at the start of 2026 significantly helping the 37-year-old.
The change in question involves the flatstick, with Fowler swapping his L.A.B Golf DF3 putter for a center-shafted Scotty Cameron Golo, which was first introduced to his set-up all the way back in 2012.
Having used the DF3, as well as the Odyssey Versa Jailbird, which was in-play for his last PGA Tour win, Fowler reintroduced the Golo at a TGL event in January of this year, and it has remained in the bag for every PGA Tournament since.
Finishing T18th at both The American Express and WM Phoenix Open, Fowler is T3rd going into the weekend at Pebble Beach, with the former Ryder Cupper possessing improved putting stats from 2025.
Currently, Fowler is 44th in Strokes Gained: Putting on the PGA Tour this year, with his numbers reading +0.511. In 2025, he was 77th in that category with +0.085 and, in 2024, was 66th averaging +0.136.
Along with the putter, Fowler has kept the new Cobra OPTM X driver and fairway woods in the bag, as well as the Cobra 3DP MB irons. Through 36-holes, he is 21st in SG: Off the Tee, as well as second in SG: Approach the Green.
Fowler isn't the only player to recently change the flatstick as, ahead of the first Signature Event of 2026, both Min Woo Lee and Keegan Bradley have also opted for a change in putter.
For Lee, he has switched out of his Odyssey Square 2 Square Jailbird for a new Odyssey prototype putter. Little is known about the prototype, but it appears to feature four moveable weights on the sole, as well as a slant neck hosel.
Known for his incredible distance off the tee, Lee is ranked 10th in SG: Putting through two rounds in California, finishing sixth on Friday as he holed 113-feet of putts at Pebble Beach.
Bradley, meanwhile, is in a tie for 10th and five shots back of the leaders. Sitting 10-under, the US Ryder Cup captain has moved into a new Odyssey putter, specifically the Odyssey Ai Dual 1/2-Ball Jailbird Cruiser.
That model has already claimed victory in 2026, when Nacho Elvira claimed the Dubai Invitational. Bradley moved to the new putter this week following a T43rd at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Originally using the Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Jailbird, the swap has yielded some good results for Bradley, who is ranked 21st in SG: Putting for the week.
All three men find themselves inside the top 10 of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am going into the weekend, with the trio searching for their first top 10s of the PGA Tour season.
At the halfway stage, it's Bhatia and Hisatsune who lead at 15-under, with the final two rounds taking place at the iconic layout of Pebble Beach.
