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From the Putting Building Block of the CRGA — David La Pour, PGA-Colleton River Golf Academy

What type of putter are you? Statistically an Average putter takes 36 putts per round, a Good putter takes about 32 putts per round, and a Great putter takes less than 30 putts per round. Good distance and direction are the two basics to stroking a good putt with distance being much more important. Our Colleton River Golf Academy Professionals spend time and energy helping our students pay attention to distance by taking several practice swings before stroking their putt. We also encourage the student to hold their finish to "internalize" what just happened so they can start acquiring their distance control for the round. Keep track of your putting for the next month to see where you fall and if it's above 36, give your local PGA Professional a call!