What Is Three-Putt Avoidance?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Putting
Three-Putt Avoidance
How it works
Each hole where a green is reached is checked for putt count, and holes with three or more putts are tallied against the total. The rate is often broken down by starting distance, since three-putts become dramatically more common beyond 30-40 feet due to speed control on long, breaking putts.
What's a good Three-Putt Avoidance?
PGA Tour players three-putt on roughly 3 percent of greens reached. Amateurs three-putt far more often, sometimes 10-15 percent of greens or more, largely from distance control on lag putts rather than missing short putts — which is why practicing speed on 30-60 foot putts pays off disproportionately.
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