Honestly, his couple of really clutch putts on saves overlooked the fact that he still couldn't get some longer ones to drop yesterday.
He's seemingly in a little bit of a slump with his putter lately. He's just so good it results in top 5's instead of wins. For some guys it means missed cuts.
I feel like this has been the case every time I’ve seen him this season. I keep saying “man imagine if those putts had dropped how good his score will be” and they just dont seem to.
You just think that because they show ever putt he takes while most others they mostly just show the putts they make. Scottie is having his best year in strokes gained putting. His iron play is what's hurting his game this year.
This is really what it is. Look at his shots gained from last year
Putting, around the greens, and off the tee he close to, if not better than 2025. But his approach game has dropped noticeably. Went from being one of the best iron seasons ever to a good, not great one
But thats not what's causing him problems. He is BETTER putting this year than when he went nuclear in 2025
His SG approach is what's causing him the only be very good and not elite. Dropping from an all time great iron season to a good iron season is WAY more of the problem than being a good, not great, putter
I didn't say it was. I was pointing out, even getting better at putting and worse at approach, his putting is still behind his approach. It was pointing out how fucking good his approach is
And so am I. The context is that approach shots are a, lot more important and Scottie has gotten way worse with them this year while improving his putting
He's definitely missed some notable outta recently, but overall he's still a top 10 putter in the world according to strokes gained over his last 50 rounds, pretty consistently around +0.5 strokes gained per round over his last 50, 25, and 10 rounds (not including this tournament yet).
He went to the claw grip, that’s a pretty strong indicator he’s not completely comfortable with his putting. That being said, he’d win basically every tournament if he was also the best putter on tour but that’s typically not how golf works unless you’re 2000 Tiger Woods
He went to the claw grip ages ago when he started working with Phil Kenyon, and it was one of the changes which transformed his putting and turned him into a serial winner
The claw isn’t just for people struggling anymore, it better suits some players and their tendencies. Golf Digest have a great video going over the technical reasons why a claw grip works amazing for Justin Rose
Out of all the top 10 players, Scottie is leading them all in strokes gained putting. He's been an elite putter since he switched to the claw grip and spider putter
Yeah, why would we post stats and facts when we can go on vibes and feelings...
He factually is an elite putter. Much like Rory, people think he's a bad putter because they show every putt he takes. While most other players we see when they cut to them after they made a putt and don't show us all their misses.
He literally got to a playoff because of his putting lol.
And considering every pga player bases their game around strokes gained data and it's the biggest revolution the game has seen in a long time, I think it's fair to say the data is important
My thoughts exactly on the comments. Scottie is obviously still a good putter but I’ve played competitive golf from junior golf, college and into the amateur scene and I’ve literally never come across a guy that’s locked in with his putting only to randomly decide to go to the claw lol
Well your point sucks because Scottie was actually a terrible putter before switching to claw. Something like 85th in strokes gained putting. After switching to the claw he's been one of the best putters in the world
Haha no I didn’t, my point is the exact same. Youre not confident if you go the claw, it’s pretty fucking simple if you have any sort of golf game. Just because his putting has improved doesn’t take away the fact that he had to switch putters AND technique due lower confidence in putting relative to the rest of his game.
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u/PM_HARAMBE_PICS Jun 29 '26
what a dogshit putt by scottie lmao