Golf is a strange game, and statistics can be very confusing. If a player is a short driver, there's going to be a long iron into green. Harder to hit closer to hole, ergo longer put, opening up more chances for a 3-putt. Hence, lower putting percentage. Long knocker, equates to shorter approach shot, and subsequently (if good scoring club player), a closer birdie putt, and more pars. PS, longer irons also mean more sand, and sand is an automatic +.5 strokes, unless you are particularly good out of the sand (one of my weaknesses), and can get up and down. Ultimately, on a course with par of 72, 36 of those strokes are putts. 50%. If you strike your irons close, you'll make more birdies, lowering your putts per hole, and going more under par. Unless one has been bitten by the golf bug, the above sounds like a bunch of gobbletygook. Jack won many tournaments, but also holds the record for second place finishes. He didn't get short game training/coaching until late in his career, or he would have won many more majors (IMHO). Anyway, Neal's going to have to look at Jag's numbers, and say, hey, that's what I need to work on. Oh yeah, one more thing.....putting is the most fickle part of golf. One day, you're holing 20 footers, and the next day you're missing 5 foot tap-ins. It's insane.
