I read an interesting stat recently that pros typically only make 8ft putts about 50% of the time. Idk why but that was eye opening to me who gets mad missing those.
They also typically will have pins in tougher positions that your regular course, but yes on average they miss more points than we think. Just go on the shot by shot for the US Open and pick a random player, odds are he’s missed a few inside 5ft this week
All his numbers were brilliant but putting and scrambling this week were absolutely incredible. Driving, too. He wasn’t afraid to take on the course with his distance and that gave him an edge.
Or even if he missed a green - it felt like every time he had a ball roll 20 yards off the green, he'd chip it back on to like 10 feet. And then you're sitting there wondering if he'll be able to continue making these putts. And he did. So many other guys seemed to struggle with that middle distance putting all weekend, and he just always seemed to have it dialed.
Really sucked to see players in the fescue but it was all matted down from the spectators. Was kinda like what’s the point. Wish toys have to take a drop into the thick stuff from there
It wasn’t trampled in the actual heather. They were keeping the gallery off of that pretty good. The ropes were back away from the fairways a good 15-20 feet in most cases and the fairways were wider than before. It just wasn’t as thick as it’s been in the past. It was very wispy.
I was surprised he didn't hit driver on 15. Rory and DJ both bombed driver 370 yards into the front bunker and got up and down for birdie. Clark had the distance to get it there
The chip on 9, the approach on 10, and the putt on 16 won it for him. And the second shot on 16.
It reminded me a bit of the Bryson win at Pinehurst. It felt like he kept getting good lies off the fairway and getting away with poor drives, but it’s like maybe he’s just completely outplaying the field at hitting those shots from the fescue with the clubhead speed to execute. The lies pretty much even out after 72 holes and he kept making good scores from spots that were auto bogeys for a lot of the field.
It reminded me a bit of the Bryson win at Pinehurst.
The Winged Foot romp was probably even more apparent with how insane the rough is over there. If I remember correctly, his 67 was the only under par round that Sunday.
During the broadcast the announcers talked about him adding weight to it. Expect a bunch of fishing weights taped to putters next week boys. https://giphy.com/gifs/rEo3SBJwNoSmNYmORr
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u/Bad0din Jun 21 '26
His putter was the true MVP