How is Putting-Average Calculated?
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I want to start tracking my putting average when I play golf, just like the official stat tracked by the PGA...but I have a couple questions about how the PGA tracks that statistic...
#1- Does it include average putts per hole on ALL holes, or, only on holes where the player hit the green-in-regulation? Because if it's all holes, I'd assume golfers with poor approach shots have better putting averages, because their first putt is often following a short chip from an approach shot that missed the green, leaving them with lots of 1-putt opportunities.
#2- Does it include any shot taken with a putter, or, only putts from on the green? For example, on a par 5 today, my 2nd shot made it to the fringe. I then proceeded to lag from the fringe with a putter within about a foot, and tap that putt in for birdie. So is that a 1-putt green, or a 2-putt green?
Anyway, if somebody that knows how the Tour calculates these finer points could respond, I'd appreciate it.
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suspendedagain300 said:
I believe that is the average number of putts taken ON the green, the fringe does not count. And the number of shots taken to reach the green is irrelevant in the calculation.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:07 pm -
CWEED said:
A putt is any stroke taken from the green. Putting average does include every putt on every hole. Just take all putts and divide by 18 for putts/hole. Your #1 point can be true but usually it averages out because good golfers tend to be good putters as well whereas guys that consistently miss the green tend also to have a poor short game.
Also, you may know this but just to point out, putting average is just one crucial stat and superiority in this category does not necessarily mean superiority on the course. The other main crucial stats are fairways hit and greens-in-regulation. On average, the scratch golfer should hit about 10 fairways per 18 holes, hit 12 greens in regulation and have 30 putts.January 21st, 2010 at 11:36 am -
Ted P said:
They count just the putts on the surface of the green. Putts from the fringe do not count toward this. They also track the GIR too. Both of these are important. What’s strange is the number of fairways hit is not as important to the pros since they can usually get the next shot near the green and then get up and down.
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:15 am -
William said:
On the PGA tour, it is putts taken per green in regulation. So that if you hit the ball in the fringe and chip up to within a foot and make it, it will count as 1 putt in your total for the round but not in your official putts per GIR.
If you are not on the green and putt it is considered a chip.
In your second case, it would be a one putt on a GIR.January 22nd, 2010 at 4:42 pm -
BP said:
Putting Leaders measures putting performance on those holes where the green is hit in regulation (GIR). For these holes, the total putts are divided by the total holes played. By using greens hit in regulation we are able to eliminate the effects of chipping close and one putting in the computation.
You should keep several stats on your own card when you play and mark an X for each fairway you hit, mark an X for each green you hit and then keep a count of total putts.
FW for Fairway
G for Green
PuttsThere are tons of programs and excel spreadsheets you can type this into to keep your stats
January 24th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
