Dustin Johnson’s return to the RBC Heritage for the first time 2009 came with a new putter in the bag. The 17-time PGA TOUR winner was spotted using Spider Tour in a new platinum color that’s quietly been released over the last few months on TOUR. Johnson has tinkered with the sight line on his Spider Tour since the beginning of the season when he won the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a “T-line” on the crown. He went away from the alignment at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play before going back to it during the Masters. The new putter Johnson used at Harbour Town did not have a sightline on the crown. “Different color. Same putter, though,” Johnson said after an opening-round 69. TaylorMade’s Spider Tour Red was one of the hottest equipment trends on TOUR during the 2016-17 season, but based on the new platinum finish, the equipment manufacturer believes it has room for other colors in the lineup. A TaylorMade representative confirmed the platinum Spider would be rolled out in larger quantities on TOUR in the coming weeks for additional feedback. No word if that means it will be coming to retail anytime soon. Along with adding a new putter to the bag, Johnson returned to the TaylorMade M4 driver he used at the start of the season. Just last week at the Masters, Johnson switched from a 460cc TaylorMade M3 to the smaller 440cc model to decrease spin.Â
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