Kokrak seeks improved putting


April 6, 2012 at 8:12p.m.

Kokrak seeks improved putting

By john bassetti

bassetti@vindy.com

An inscription on a priest’s coffee mug playfully reads: Golf, it’s not just a game, it’s a religion.

At this point in his PGA Tour rookie season, Jason Kokrak could use some prayers to help his golf game, which has sputtered in recent weeks as the Warren native looks for a resolution.

Kokrak has failed to make the cut in his last three tournaments, but, by no stretch, does the John F. Kennedy High graduate need a complete overhaul of his game as he sits out the Masters this week prior to competing in the RBC Heritage on April 12-15.

“He’s been having some putting problems lately so that’s the reason he’s not making cuts,” said John Diana, the Trumbull Country Club pro who caddied for Kokrak during the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla., Mar. 22-25.

Read the story in Saturday’s Vindicator and on Vindy.com.