And after 8 the fuzzy starts getting blurry!


If I only counted my GIR's, I might only have 10-15 putts.

i agree here. I track putts quite similarly. Hopefully, when I hit more GIR and get the SeeMore in my hands I can improve but I think I average about 32 putts per round right now. I gotta check the last few scorecards.

Anything under 30.

IMO, 32 or less is pretty good. Id call 36 or less pretty respectable for the average golfer though. 2-putting every hole isnt bad.

31 or lower. If I do that I never shoot over 80.

Kevin

For me it's around 33..

That usually means I have had a few good birdie chances, whether or not I executed or not (not is usually the case ha ha!)

I will try to expand on my original post. Given the long work day I put in I will do my best.

Once you have a semi repeatable stroke, scoring is made on the green. Let's break down a couple things. If you make 36 putts and get to the par 4 greens in 3, par 3 holes in 2, par 5 holes in 4 you shoot 90. 90 is not a bad score! That's bogey golf and most people will never shoot 90. Make a good move on an iron on one of those par 3s and you shoot 89.

Let's say you get 10 GIRs. Hey, you shoot 80! Make one of those 4 footers, 79! Since putting is the absolute center of anyone's game (if it's not you'll never break 90) assuring rounds of no more than 36 putts is priority one. Miss a 5 footer, who cares about that 290 drive. Lip out a 3 footer, hey nice 6I into the green. Too bad your opponent hit it in to 30 feet and 2 putted to match your par.

Most people with an ok game shoot under 36 putts. Why? Because we are such great putters or because we miss so many GIRs they have shorties after a chip? Think about it. Why do we aim at the pin? To set up for a short putt. Let's say you do hit a bunch of GIRs. Odds are your putting average goes up because you are lining up 20-30 footers all day. Making sure you are under 36 putts solves all this. No one will ever get anywhere with better golf scores unless the shortest grass is under control.

I don't even know what I just rambled on about, like I said, killer 14 hour work day. I guess my point is you can't move forward to better scores unless you putt better.

edit: Pick any tour player and challenge him or her to a par 27 course no hole longer than 160 yards. 100% of will lose 99% of the time.

Here is a very lengthy thread that covers this topic well:

http://www.thehackersparadise.com/forum/showthread.php?15605-Putts-Per-Round-Overrated-Number&highlight=putts

I keep track and 36 or less is a good putting day, for me. 2010 had a range of 30-42. I had 18 putts on a terrible 9 today, yay...

Like most people my aim is no 3 putts. I think they are round killers. But as mentioned previous as a stat in general number of putts is not a true reflection of your round especially if your are chipping close and still up around 36 putts.