Hack It Out Golf Misunderstood Golf Stats: Total Putts
Sep 15, 2025
The discussion unpacks the misleading nature of counting total putts in golf. The hosts emphasize the importance of context, highlighting how factors like greens hit and approach shot distances paint a clearer picture of performance. With a mix of humor and personal anecdotes, they challenge golfers to rethink their approach to stats. The conversation also balances enjoying the game with analyzing performance, encouraging a relaxed mindset while still pursuing improvement.
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Putt Counts Often Serve Storytelling
- Social sharing drives putt counting: golfers often state putt totals as stories, not rigorous analysis.
- That cultural habit keeps putt-counting alive despite its analytical flaws.
Putts Per Round Is Distance-Blind
- Total putts per round is misleading because it ignores where you start each putt and how many greens you hit.
- Fewer putts can mean you missed greens but chipped close, not that your putting improved.
Course Record With 21 Putts
- Greg recalled a course-record 63 where he had only 21 putts and made many long putts that round.
- The low putt count reflected approach and make streaks, not a full picture of his game.