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Old 03-14-2025, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
This is encouraging for those of us who (occasionally) miss short putts!

According to research by Mark Broadie, a professor at Columbia University who is responsible for the 'strokes gained” concept, on average, PGA TOUR pros make 99% of 2-foot putts, 96% of 3-foot putts, 88% of 4-foot putts and 77% of 5-foot putts.
Yes, but they’re missing those few short putts under tournament conditions on greens that run 13, not a casual round in The Villages where the greens run 8