Over the past decade, driving and iron play have taken on greater emphasis at the elite levels of golf. If a player can hit the ball a mile off the tee or produce laser-guided iron shots, he can create a lot of birdie chances, avoid making big numbers and contend on the PGA Tour.
Golfers who are not especially long off the tee or not among the most-elite iron players must make up the difference in other aspects of the game, and typically that means being an excellent putter.
Improvements in manufacturing techniques, the ability to use multiple materials and advancements in the study of how balls react off a putter’s face as they travel toward the hole have helped equipment companies make clubs that perform better. Putter fitting techniques also have improved, helping ensure that golfers have a putter ideally suited to their swing style and not just pleasing to their eyes.
Below is a list of the golfers who rank the highest in strokes gained putting – which means they have the largest edge over the competition based on the quality of their play on the greens – along with the putters they are using.
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10. Billy Horschel, 0.697
Billy Horschel’s Ping putter (David Dusek/Golfweek)
PUTTER: Ping Sigma 2 Tyne 4
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9. Matt Kuchar, 0.742
Matt Kuchar (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
PUTTER: Bettinardi SS28 Tour Department prototype
8. Tommy Fleetwood, 0.747
Tommy Fleetwood’s Odyssey putter (David Dusek/Golfweek)
PUTTER: Odyssey White Hot Pro 3
7. Beau Hossler, 0.765
Beau Hossler (Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
PUTTER: Odyssey 2-Ball Ten
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T-5. Brendon Todd, 0.783
Brendon Todd (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
PUTTER: SIK Pro C-Series
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T-5. Kelly Kraft, 0.783
Kelly Kraft (Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
PUTTER: Odyssey Versa 2-Ball Red
4. Lucas Herbert, 0.820
Lucas Herbert (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
PUTTER: TaylorMade Spider X
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3. Cameron Smith, 0.922
Cameron Smith (Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
PUTTER: Scotty Cameron 009M Tour prototype
2. Brian Gay, 1.068
Brian Gay (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Tour Rat 2 Tour prototype
1. Tyrrell Hatton, 1.123
Tyrrell Hatton’s Ping putter (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
PUTTER: Ping Vault Oslo
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