Bryson DeChambeau may be best known for his incredible distance off the tee, but he has actually become a very good putter in the last few seasons.
Since 2018, Bryson DeChambeau has gained strokes on the greens in every single season but one. His putting style may be unorthodox, but switching to an “armlock” putter has seen huge improvements in recent years.
But putting the ball is only half the battle when standing on the green. It’s no good being able to roll the ball exactly how you want if you have no idea how to read the green to begin with, and DeChambeau is particularly good at that.
He has a simple golf tip for amateurs so they read a green with ease.
Bryson DeChambeau’s ‘easy way’ to read a green
DeChambeau’s method of reading a green involves pacing around the hole to feel for the slope.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, he explained: “One easy way to find out where the lower and straight putts are is by walking in a circle around the hole. Yes, please don’t get dizzy, but you can walk in a circle, a semi-circle, around the hole.
“If you’re not affecting anybody’s lines, you always got to be cautious about other players and the way they’re playing through to the hole, but for me, what I do is I walk around the hole. So watch this (starts walking around the hole).
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“It’s going downhill, downhill, downhill, and I cross, I feel like I went uphill. I take one step back, that is where the straight putt is. You’re gonna be putting uphill. (Starts walking again) Uphill, uphill, uphill, starting to flatten out, and then I go past it. Oh, that’s downhill.
“One step back, you’re at that upper straight putt. (Walks again) Downhill, downhill, downhill, all knowing that this right side is going to go left, break left downhill. I felt the change, you go just a half step back to a step back now, you’ve got your lower straight putt defined.”
As DeChambeau says, please don’t start walking in circles through other people’s lines, but you can use your body effectively to tell which way the green slopes. Your body will make natural adjustments when walking on different slopes, so tune into that to get an easy read!
Bryson DeChambeau’s putting statistics in 2025
DeChambeau has come under fire for his iron play, especially at The Masters, where he fell out of contention against Rory McIlroy. But when you look at the season he’s had, the American has actually lived and died by the putter.
His best performance in a major this season was a T2 at the PGA Championship, but his irons still left much to be desired. DeChambeau gained just +0.15 strokes on the field on approach. Gaining +0.8 strokes on the greens is what led to his strong showing.
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Meanwhile, DeChambeau missed the cut at the US Open, but actually gained strokes with his irons. That was because he put in his worst putting performance of the year, losing -1.56 strokes on the greens.
Overall, DeChambeau finished 20th on LIV Golf in his putting stats this season, meaning he didn’t challenge for the individual title, won by Jon Rahm. He’ll look to fix that, as he goes for his third major in 2026.
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