Tiger Woods drained a 33-foot putt with a brand new putter to take an early piece of the lead at the PGA Championship

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Tiger Woods is breaking in a new putter at the PGA Championship, but you wouldn't have been able to tell by his first few holes played.

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  • Tiger Woods sank a 33-foot birdie putt at the 13th hole of the PGA Championship on Thursday.

  • It was the first big putt that Woods made while playing with a new putter in his bag.

  • Woods' birdie gave him a share of the early lead for a moment on Thursday.

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Tiger Woods got off to a hot start with his new putter in the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday.

Woods' made the putter switch just before the tournament, but from the way that he played the first few holes of the tournament, you wouldn't have been able to tell.

Woods began his round on the back nine with a birdie on the par 5 No. 10. After playing to par through the next two holes, Woods gave his new putter its first real test on No. 13, with his approach shot leaving him with a 33-foot putt for birdie.

After lining up his shot, Woods sent the ball home as smoothly as ever.

The shot moved him to two-under on the round and gave him a share of the way-too-early lead — half of the field had yet to even tee off. But even though that lead wouldn't hold, the putt made clear that Woods had some confidence in his stroke and the new club.

If he can carry that confidence through the weekend, Woods is always capable of making enough birdies to be in contention on Sunday.

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