Morgan Hoffman Putter Switch Gains Top 5 At Byron Nelson

Morgan Hoffmann, the PGA Tour rookie from Wyckoff, N.J., switched putters midway through the HP Byron Nelson Championship and posted back-to-back rounds of 4-under-par 66s on the weekend for his first top five finish on the PGA Tour.

Even-par for the tournament heading into the weekend, Hoffman, a former NJSGA Junior champion (2005) made a mid-tournament putter change that turned the weekend into a successful one for the 23-year-old. Hoffman climbed to No. 10 on the PGA Tour rookie rankings. (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)

Hoffmann tied for fifth with Martin Kaymer and Scott Piercy. It was his first Top 10 finish on tour and earned him $244,550. It was also his fourth Top 25 ending this season.His previous best was T14 at the Puerto Rico Open in March.

"The ball striking was great the whole week," Hoffmann said on Sunday afternoon. "The first two days I literally didn't make one putt. I switched after the second day, so it worked out after that."

Hoffmann started the week with a Scotty Cameron GoLo putter before going back to an old Scotty Cameron Newport. The 23-year-old shot 66-66 (8-under) over the weekend with the putter to post his first top-5 finish behind Sang-Moon Bae (-13), Keegan Bradley (-11), Charl Schwartzel (-10) and Justin Bolli (-9).