Garrett Willis' devotion to his old putter paid offas he reeled of six birdies in a row en route to a seven-under 64 and the first-round lead in The Heritage.
The American, who has struggled with his putting this season, had planned to put a new putter in his bag, but at the last minute Thursday he told his caddie to get "Old Faithful" from the car.
"Old Faithful" and Willis certainly got the job done, with a string of six straight birdies from the second hole at Harbour Town.
He had three more birdies and two bogeys to take the lead in a round that was suspended by darkness after an earlier rain delay.
India's Arjun Atwal, Matt Bettencourt, Chad Campbell and Tim Herron were in the clubhouse on 65, with Mark Wilson, Colombia's Camilo Villegas and 2009 Heritage winner Brian Gay a further shot back on 66.
Luke Donald, ranked number three in the world, led a group on 67. A victory here could move the Englishman to the top of the world rankings.
Donald, winner of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship in February, is the highest ranked player in the field.
After a slow start he birdied three of his final six to keep himself in contention.
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