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Short Game · Strategy

Putt through mounds on firm links turf

Facing a huge mound and firm tight turf, a toe-down 60 would need to land only inches on the green and might run past. Choose the putter, keep the ball on the ground, predict how it will hit the mound, and add a little wrist hinge for speed on the long putt.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 43:41

Try it

  1. Use the putter.
  2. Keep this on the ground.
  3. Keep it running.
  4. Predict how it's going to hit that mound.
  5. Add a little bit of hinge in your wrist.

Why this context matters

The shot is from tight links turf over a mound to a fast green.