Ian Poulter shares his seven simple steps to help amateur golfers putt like a pro

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When it comes to professional golfers putting well under pressure, there aren’t many better to have ever done it than LIV Golf player Ian Poulter.

Poulter may not be the player he once was, but who could forget the absolute clinic he put on in the Ryder Cup at Medinah back in 2012?

Those days are long gone now, of course. Poulter struggled with injury during the 2025 LIV season, and the 49-year-old probably doesn’t have much longer playing at the very highest level of the game.

Whenever he does hang up his clubs, the Englishman will be best remembered for his sensational Ryder Cup record.

Poulter thrives off riling up the American crowds during the Ryder Cup and the reason that worked for him was because he was able to back up his attitude on the golf course, especially with his putter in hand.

Now he has shared seven key tips to enable you at home to putt just like he does.

Ian Poulter shares seven tips with amateurs to help them putt like a pro

Poulter has always unbelievably worked hard on his putting throughout the duration of his career.

He had to because the quality of his ball-striking was never up there with the very best in the game – something that he has often admitted himself.

When the Englishman practices, he does so with real intention.

Here are Poulter’s seven key steps to becoming a better putter all-round:

• 1. Grip
• 2. Alignment and line
• 3. Eyeline
• 4. Stroke
• 5. Mark a line on your ball
• 6. Stance
• 7. Courtesy

You certainly won’t become a worse putter if you follow those seven key steps, and who knows, your handicap may come down quickly as a result of putting them into practice.

Here are Poulter’s seven tips in detail, via his official YouTube account:

Exceptional putting was the cornerstone of Ian Poulter’s Ryder Cup performances

Poulter is a really fierce competitor and he has always saved his best form for the Ryder Cup throughout his career.

Here are his Ryder Cup stats:

Poulter’s ability to win so many points in the most highly-revered team competition in golf was mainly down to his sensational putting under pressure.

The highlight of his career was his display at Medinah in 2012, when he birdied his final five holes in the fourth session of the Ryder Cup to earn Europe a vital point in the final four-ball match of the day.

Poulter holed a six-foot putt on the 14th and a tap-in on the 15th, both for birdies.

He then rolled in a double-breaking 25-footer on the 16th before knocking in a 12-foot putt on the 17th and he did the same from similar distance on the final hole.

Without Poulter’s valuable contribution on the Saturday, Europe would never have had a chance of beating the United States at Medinah.

So any amateur golfers out there looking to improve their performance on the greens, just follow Poulter’s simple advice, and you will undoubtedly shave a few strokes off your scores.