Max Greyserman told which area of his game needs to improve to now become a top 30 player on the PGA Tour

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Max Greyserman has definitely been one of the best performing players on the PGA Tour since the 3M Open in late July, with the 29-year-old finishing in the top four in four of his last six starts.

It was another impressive week for Max Greyserman at the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico, with 2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduate finishing in fourth spot, with the highlight of his week coming as he made a 65 on Sunday. He finished two shots back of eventual winner Austin Eckroat.

Greyserman was one of three players in the field at El Cardonal who had already secured his place in the signature events for next season on the PGA Tour, so perhaps it should have come as no surprise at all that he did perform so well.

While he is still awaiting that first win on tour, Greyserman is definitely knocking on the door. He has come second at the 3M Open, the Wyndham Championship, and the ZOZO Championship in the last four months.

Weakness in Max Greyserman’s game discussed after the World Wide Technology Championship

Greyserman’s putting has rightly been lauded, as he sits second for strokes gained with the flat stick on the PGA Tour this season. And speaking on The First Cut Podcast in the wake of his latest top five, Patrick McDonald suggested where Greyserman needs to improve to take that next step.

“For Greyserman, he’s kind of been beating up on these less than stellar fields. The ZOZO Championship obviously had a number of stars, but the 3M Open, the Wyndham Championship, this as well; and for him to take that next step, maybe jump into the Tour Championship-esque echelon, the iron play needs to improve. I think you saw that with the bogey on 13, flaring that one way out right,” he said.

“And it just felt like Eckroat had easier scoring opportunities throughout the day, and Greyserman is a ridiculous putter, don’t get me wrong, but that’s a lot of pressure to put on your putter to match the guy you’re playing who’s filling it up.

“So another great result obviously, he’s set in stone for signature events and all that jazz as well, but I’m looking for him to maybe go to work these next couple of months and see if he comes out firing in ’25 with some improved approach play potentially.”

Where Greyserman’s approach play ranks on the PGA Tour this year

Greyserman finished 48th in the FedEx Cup standings, making his way to the BMW Championship at Castle Pines. And it does indeed appear that it is much of what happens before he gets to the putting surface which separates him from some of the elite players on tour.

He is 63rd for strokes gained off the tee, and obviously one of the very best putters in the game right now. But he is outside the top 100 for strokes gained with his approach play and his game around the green.

Meanwhile, Justin Thomas – who was 30th heading into The Tour Championship – is in the top 10 for strokes gained tee to green and with his approach play. Obviously, Thomas is not at the same level with the putter as Greyserman, but the two-time major champion is clearly going to be a man to beat in the weeks when the putter is firing.

Greyserman needs to find a way to give himself more birdie opportunities – because he obviously has the talent to blow the field away once on the green.