Patton Kizzire punts putter across green, withdraws from Valspar Championship
Six straight missed cuts can change one's outlook.
Kizzire dropkicked his putter after missing a putt during the first round of the Valspar Championship and later withdrew after eight holes because of a 'bad back.'
Kizzire was 3 over par in his opening round. After damaging his putter shaft with his emphatic punt, TV showed him putting out with a wedge.
It's been a disastrous start to the season for the 39-year-old, who ended a six-plus-year winless drought on Tour in September. Kizzire tied for 40th among the 59 players in the no-cut Sentry event, and has since missed the cut in all six of his starts.
On a difficult Copperhead Course Thursday at Innisbrook, Kizzire added a WD — and likely a fine — to his season record.
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