By Robin All, PGA Life Member
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received about putting was simple but true: “Never up, never in.” If you leave a putt short, it has zero chance of going in the hole. On the other hand, even a putt struck a little too firmly still has a chance—sometimes it hits the back of the cup, pops up, and drops right in.
Today’s rules even allow you to leave the flagstick in the hole while putting. That can actually work in your favor. A putt that’s hit too hard may strike the flag dead center and still fall into the cup, instead of rolling far past as it would have before.
Here’s a strategy worth trying: play less break and putt more boldly, especially on wet, slow greens. Confidence on the greens matters—remember the old saying, “A faint heart never won fair lady.”
Robin All, PGA Life Member
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