Gary Player’s number one putting tip which many ‘amateurs simply can’t manage’ to do

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Gary Player mastered the art of putting throughout his career and now you can too, by following his advice.

However, the tip shared by Player is far from straightforward and even he admits that many amateurs cannot manage to do it correctly.

With 24 PGA Tour titles including nine major championships to his name, the now 89-year-old South African is one of the best to ever do it.

Incredibly, he actually won 159 professional tournaments worldwide – a tally that no other golfer has even got close to matching.

Now that his playing days are over, Player is often on hand to help out amateur golfers with their games.

The diminutive South African punched well above his weight during his time at the top, taking down giants of the game like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.

Now Player has offered some advice to amateurs to help them punch above their weight on the golf course as well.

Gary Player’s number one putting tip which many ‘amateurs simply can’t manage’

Player recently offered a tip on how to strike the golf ball more consistently, and now we can learn from one of the very best to ever do it with a putter in his hand.

Putting is a true art and many golfers struggle with consistency on the greens, even some of the very best players in the world.

Not to worry, though, help is at hand.

Player has made it clear that amateurs need to do one thing when putting, if they truly want to improve.

However, many amateurs simply find it too difficult to put into practice.

When speaking to Golf Monthly back in 2018, the South African shared his number one putting tip to help amateurs improve their performances on the greens.

“First of all, I’d tell the amateur not to move his head even a 16th of an inch when he’s putting. The problem is that’s very difficult to do, and many amateurs simply can’t manage it. Every time an amateur strikes a putt, they move their head – you must learn to keep your head dead still.

“You should never see the ball go in from three feet. Always listen.“

As ever with Mr Player, he has provided some great advice there. However, putting it into practice may not be as simple as it seems.

Average putts per round for all amateur handicap levels

Putting is where most amateur golfers unnecessarily lose strokes throughout their rounds.

The main reason for this is because far too many amateurs spend way too much time beating balls on the range, rather than practicing their putting.

The really interesting thing, though, is that there is not that much difference on the greens between scratch golfers and mid-range handicap players when it comes to average putts per round.

Golfers with handicaps ranging from scratch to five average around 1.6 three-putts per round.

6-10 handicappers three-putt around 2.4 times per round while that figure jumps up to 3.8 in the 11-18 handicap range.

20 handicappers and over average roughly 4.6 three-putts per round.

This seems like an area where any amateur looking to improve their scores should focus on improving.

If you put into play the advice offered by the great Gary Player, you may well be able to have less putts during your rounds and, in turn, lower your scores.