Wyndham Clark outlasted Si Woo Kim in a dramatic final-round battle at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, producing a blistering closing stretch to claim victory.
While players will no doubt spend extra time on the greens this week at Augusta, getting used to the speed and slope, putting at the Masters may not be as crucial a skill as we once thought.
Adopting a longer-back, shorter-through stroke helps remove the “steering” impulse you might have that often gets the putterhead twisting and hitting the ball off-line.
In playing companion Matt Fitzpatrick’s view, what he witnessed of Scheffler on the greens during the third round at Royal Portrush was far different from the reputation he knew only a few years ago.
The adjustments players have to make on the greens are more subtle than on the fairway, but look closely and you’ll see them. You may even learn more about putting.