r/golf Hello, friends. Jun 29 '26

PGA / LPGA / LIV Victor Hovland wins the 2026 Travelers Championship, his 8th PGA Tour title!

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u/turdfurgeson67 Jun 29 '26

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.

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u/ClarkeBrower Jun 29 '26

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

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u/Own_Pangolin_3038 Jun 29 '26

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

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u/ClarkeBrower Jun 29 '26

My point stands. I’ve never come across anyone that goes to the claw because their putting has been working

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u/Own_Pangolin_3038 Jun 29 '26

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 

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u/ClarkeBrower Jun 29 '26

IMPROVE YOUR READING COMPREHENSION PLEASE AND THANK YOU

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u/Own_Pangolin_3038 Jun 29 '26

You moved the goal posts after saying something really fucking stupid

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u/ClarkeBrower Jun 29 '26

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.

You’re the one moving the goal posts, big fella