Tiger Woods is one of the greatest two players ever to have lived, alongside Jack Nicklaus.
It’s hard to debate against that statement, given the fact that Woods won 15 major championships, 82 PGA Tour titles and completely transcended the sport in the process.
Scottie Scheffler is now being compared with Woods but in truth, the current world number one still has a long way to go if he is to match what the 49-year-old has achieved in the game.
The man who many describe as the greatest of all time had an uncanny knack of getting the job done while leading tournaments.
Woods only ever lost once at major championships when holding the outright lead over 54 holes, at the PGA Championship in 2009 to Y.E. Yang.
His ability to do that was mostly down to his exceptionally strong putting while under pressure, especially from inside 10 feet.
When he won the US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000, Woods put on arguably the greatest putting display of all-time.
So it goes without saying that any tips he may have to help amateur golfers improve their putting will be well worth listening to.
Tiger Woods has a ‘very simple’ putting drill for amateur golfers
During his prime, Woods was well known for practicing on the range until his hands bled.
However, he arguably worked even harder on his putting.
While making a video for Golf Digest, Woods shared one of his favourite go-to putting drills.
He said: “It’s a very simple drill, I go about four feet from the hole and I put tees off the toe and off the heel.
“I rest the putter on the heel tee, there’s really not a lot of room on the toe.
“It ensures that I have to hit the ball flush and that I have to present the club square every time. In order to get through the tees, I have to swing it where I hit the ball right in the middle of the face.
“I like starting with just my right hand. I probably hit 20 or 30 of these just to get a feel for it. I like feeling the face rotate, I like feeling my right hand hit, I like feeling a load going back and a release coming through.
“When I’ve done enough of those where I feel comfortable, I’ll then put my left hand on and try and simulate the same feel with both hands. Then I’ll bounce back and forth between right handed and both hands.“
The key here for amateur golfers, as with any other tip, is to practice, practice and practice some more.
You won’t ever reach Woods’ level on the greens, but by following his advice, you might just improve your performance.
Tiger Woods warns his putting drill comes with a potential issue
It’s worth noting that Woods highlighted a potential issue with his putting drill.
He said: “As a kid I used to spend hours doing this and I realised that if you spend too much time doing this, you lose your lag putting feel, so this is just the beginning part of my warmup or my practice session when I putt.
“I hit a lot of these, then immediately I’ll hit a couple of six or seven footers and then I’ll hit nothing but lag putts for a little bit to stretch out my stroke.“
So if you are going to try and emulate the great man’s putting drill, make sure to practice your speed control on long putts as well.
After all, the art of putting is centred around feel and the average golfer will face many long putts during their rounds.
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