US Open 2021: Xander Schauffele’s latest putting routine worked on Day 1, but it’s going to take some getting used to

He’d be the first to admit that his newly discovered style of reading greens by doing what looks like a military pushup is more utilitarian than artistic, particularly compared to the yoga-like contortions that Camilo Villegas produced in his heyday.

“I figured I could just fill out my shirts a little more, so if I could throw in a few pushups on every hole, it would be good for me,” Schauffele joked on Thursday after his first round in the U.S.

It seems that the sixth-ranked player in the world isn’t afraid to try anything these days.

Coming off his first missed cut in a major at last month’s PGA Championship, followed by a T-11 at Muirfield Village, Schauffele is right where many thought he’d been in this U.S.

His work on the greens was just OK on Thursday, with 29 putts required, including one three-putt.

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