Clump Putts Like Patrick Cantlay to Lower Your Scores

Great players like Patrick Cantlay have tremendous talent on the putting surface. Traveling week after week to different courses will test this skill. Whether it's a major championship or another tour stop, professionals of Patrick’s caliber need reliable drills to help them adjust and practice their lag putting.

PGA Coach Blake Jirges from the Coto de Caza Golf and Racquet Club is demonstrating a great drill players like Patrick Cantaly use when they need to develop speed control on a new set of greens. Better yet, you can try this drill right now if you’re near a putting green with just a couple items from your golf bag. All you need are five golf balls and two tees. As Blake demonstrates, place one tee one foot before the hole you select and another two feet past the hole. Try to putt all five golf balls in that zone between the two tees; in a row.

The Ocean Course has relatively flat green surfaces. Don’t be fooled thinking they are easy to manage. They lack undulation in order to remain puttable in windy conditions. Keep an eye on the practice putting green this week. Those players who use a drill like this to learn the speed and wind will be your best lag putters in the tournament. Similar to them, try Blake’s drill and you’ll be a better “two putt” player too!