MatthewM
21st June 2004, 10:27 PM
A coach of mine often uses a stat where he adds the feet of putts sunk, over all 18 holes, as a measure of putting performance.
If for example you have a guy knocking it close, but not making putts, he has 18 one footers on his card, therefore measures 18 feet. He's not enjoyed a productive scoring day on the greens.
If however he makes a few snakes and is solid over a handful of six to eight footers, the measure goes up to 70, 80 or 90 feet.
The coach's record is somewhere around 150feet over 18 holes.
I've tried to add it up (from memory) and will go back to the tape to confirm, but Goosen looks like he sunk around 200 feet of putts.
On those greens, at that speed, in the final round of a US Open - such a putting effort is nigh on incredible. Lefty will be upset he didn't win, but he will reel in amazement when he sees what Goosen did when he checks the tapes.
MM
If for example you have a guy knocking it close, but not making putts, he has 18 one footers on his card, therefore measures 18 feet. He's not enjoyed a productive scoring day on the greens.
If however he makes a few snakes and is solid over a handful of six to eight footers, the measure goes up to 70, 80 or 90 feet.
The coach's record is somewhere around 150feet over 18 holes.
I've tried to add it up (from memory) and will go back to the tape to confirm, but Goosen looks like he sunk around 200 feet of putts.
On those greens, at that speed, in the final round of a US Open - such a putting effort is nigh on incredible. Lefty will be upset he didn't win, but he will reel in amazement when he sees what Goosen did when he checks the tapes.
MM