Expected putts by distance
The tour average is 1.053 putts from 3 feet, 1.626 from 10, 1.878 from 20 and 2.058 from 40 on the published table, which means about 37% of 10 footers and 12% of 20 footers drop. Every putt in PinFlag is priced from this table, in feet.
The table
Every putt has a tour average from its distance in feet. The one putt rate is the share the average implies: from 10 feet an average of 1.626 means the putt drops 37% of the time and is two putted the rest. The benchmark columns add the per putt gap the benchmark model gives each handicap, labeled Modeled.
Expected putts from 1 to 90 feet
| Distance | Tour | One putt rate | Scratch | 10 handicap | 20 handicap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 feet | 1.001 | 100% | 1.006 | 1.056 | 1.106 |
| 2 feet | 1.009 | 99% | 1.014 | 1.064 | 1.114 |
| 3 feet | 1.053 | 95% | 1.058 | 1.108 | 1.158 |
| 4 feet | 1.147 | 85% | 1.152 | 1.202 | 1.252 |
| 5 feet | 1.256 | 74% | 1.261 | 1.311 | 1.361 |
| 6 feet | 1.357 | 64% | 1.362 | 1.412 | 1.462 |
| 7 feet | 1.443 | 56% | 1.448 | 1.498 | 1.548 |
| 8 feet | 1.515 | 49% | 1.520 | 1.570 | 1.620 |
| 9 feet | 1.575 | 43% | 1.580 | 1.630 | 1.680 |
| 10 feet | 1.626 | 37% | 1.631 | 1.681 | 1.731 |
| 15 feet | 1.784 | 22% | 1.789 | 1.839 | 1.889 |
| 20 feet | 1.878 | 12% | 1.883 | 1.933 | 1.983 |
| 30 feet | 1.984 | 2% | 1.989 | 2.039 | 2.089 |
| 40 feet | 2.058 | 0% | 2.063 | 2.113 | 2.163 |
| 50 feet | 2.135 | 0% | 2.140 | 2.190 | 2.240 |
| 60 feet | 2.211 | 0% | 2.216 | 2.266 | 2.316 |
| 90 feet | 2.400 | 0% | 2.405 | 2.455 | 2.505 |
Reading it
Strokes gained putting is the expected putts from the first putt distance minus the putts taken; per putt it is the expected putts where it started minus where it finished, minus one.
Putts, worked
| Putt | Before | After | Gained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putt holed from 18 feet | 1.840 | 0.000 | +0.840 |
| Putt, 18 feet to 2 feet | 1.840 | 1.009 | -0.169 |
| Lag, 40 feet to 3 feet | 2.058 | 1.053 | +0.005 |
| Miss from 4 feet to 2 feet | 1.147 | 1.009 | -0.862 |
Where it starts and ends
The published putting table runs from 1 foot to 90 feet and is held at 2.400 beyond it. Every foot between the published distances has its own price, so a 41 foot putt is never priced easier than a 40 foot one.
In PinFlag
On the green you place the leave in feet for every putt, so each is priced from this table at its own distance. Insights shows strokes gained putting per round and season, make rate by distance from your recorded makes, three-putt frequency by first putt distance and a heat map of where your leaves finish around the hole.
Frequently asked questions
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Related
Sources
- PGA TOUR statistics
- Mark Broadie, Columbia Business School (Wikidata entity)
- How PinFlag calculates strokes gained
Every figure on this page is computed from the published baselines, the same ones PinFlag prices your shots with. The scope of the figures: Every value is the published tour expected putts table; the benchmark columns are the site’s model and the one putt rate is the share the average implies.
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