SUUNTO Golf - Manual (Page 12)

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GOLF GUIDE
The putting green is the place where champions are made. Putting is the most
important statistic because about 40 percent of your total score is made on
greens. At the same time, it is probably the easiest place for a high handicapper
to take off shots from their scorecard. Everyone three-putts sometimes and noth-
ing will add to your score faster than missed putts.
There are many factors involved in putting — the condition and speed of the
green, the line of a putt, estimating the breaks and even the direction in which
the grass is growing.
For an amateur player, keeping count of his putts is the most common way to
keep statistics. Next time you may take a step further and analyze your putting
game more closely.
On the PGA Tour, there are 26 putting categories but experts agree that the
most reliable is the putting average, which measures putts taken on greens hit in
regulation.
But remember: putting statistics do not tell everything. Real champions can make
crucial putts when it really counts, on final greens on Sunday afternoons.
PUTTING