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Putting · Strategy

Lag the putt when protecting a lead

With a two-shot lead, the instructor goes into lag mode and prioritizes getting the ball close to the hole. Making it is a bonus; the stated goal is simply to leave it somewhere near.

Channel: Grant Horvat Golf

Watch official source at 162:20

Try it

  1. Get this ball close to the hole.
  2. Just lag it up there.