What’s the important thing to mid-range and long-distance placing? One of many PGA Tour’s greatest from that size has a easy tip to information your subsequent follow session.
Max Greyserman has solely 27 profession PGA Tour begins below his belt, however within the 2024 season (the place he made 26 of these begins) he completed runner-up thrice and was a finalist for PGA Tour Rookie of the 12 months (an award finally received by Nick Dunlap). Greyserman didn’t win his first yr on Tour, however he notched six prime 10s and missed simply six cuts all yr.
His season ended on the BMW Championship (he was T28) however his yr was adequate to complete forty eighth within the FedEx Cup standings, which means he certified for all of 2025’s profitable Signature Occasions.
A key to his success was his placing. Greyserman ranked second on Tour final season in Strokes Gained: Placing, gaining .749 strokes on the sphere. However it was his mid-range and lag placing that set him up for achievement. (In case you are a great lag putter, you’re going to three-putt much less usually.)
Greyserman led the Tour in placing from 20-25 toes, and he ranked second in putts from 10-15 toes. His secret? Pace management.
“I watch all these guys follow with beginning the ball on line, and I’m identical to, placing is definitely 50 p.c velocity, 40 p.c green-reading and 10 p.c beginning on line,” Greyserman stated in a current look on GOLF’s Subpar podcast. “So I not often follow begin line. I follow velocity nearly solely. So I received’t even putt to a gap quite a lot of the time. I simply assume quite a lot of guys have it backwards.”
And if you’re in search of a great lag-putting drill to dial-in your velocity, there are loads on the market to assist.
You may take heed to the entire episode with Greyserman right here, or you may watch the YouTube video beneath.
