When Scottie Scheffler is putting well, there is little other players in the field can do to surpass him.
The world No 1 is one of the most likeable characters on the PGA Tour and has perhaps one of the most unique swings around, thanks to his incredible footwork that is perhaps more akin to dancing than golf.
It is telling of his brilliance that when looking at his results for this season, the 2022 Masters Champion has finished outside the top 20 just twice in 20 events.
That is an impressive return compared to last season, where the 27-year-old missed the cut in four tournaments and dropped out of the top 20 five times.
While the 2022-23 campaign is not quite finished, Scheffler is playing more consistently than he was last year according to his stats. He currently ranks first for total strokes gained, strokes amassed from tee-to-green, off-the-tee and in approach on the PGA Tour.
In fact, he seems to have improved so much since last season that he has gained almost a whole stroke on his strokes gained tally, which has increased from 1.677 to 2.616 – an uplift of 0.939.
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That is an impressive number, but the thing is, Scheffler has not been quite as clinical this term. He won four times last year and has won just twice in the last 12 months.
So, what’s letting him down? Well, looking at the numbers, it’s glaringly obvious, and well documented, that it’s his putting that has been letting him down
Throughout the bag, Scheffler is firing on all cylinders, ranking fifth in the field for his shots gained off the tee and shots gained in approach at this weekend’s Open Championship.
But his putting stats are leaving a lot to be desired, with Scheffler dropping to 149th in the standings for shots gained with his flat stick.
Scheffler has openly admitted before that he has struggled with his putting this season saying at the Memorial Tournament that his putting “wasn’t the best.”
He was seen spending a fair bit of time with his coaching team working on the practice greens at Royal Liverpool this weekend and before the tournament admitted that while some have raised alarm bells over his form on the greens, he is not worried.
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