PGA Tour fans may have noticed an interesting technique on the greens at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
The Bermuda Championship is the penultimate event of the 2025 FedExCup Fall series, with many players fighting to keep their Tour cards.
Results are all that matter at this stage of the season, so players are turning to whichever approach will get them over the finish line.
One PGA Tour player is in contention in Bermuda this week despite having putted one-handed several times.
Adam Schenk putts one-handed at Bermuda Championship
Adam Schenk is one of many players expected to miss out on a PGA Tour card for the 2026 season unless he plays well in the final two events.
He was ranked 134th in the FedEx Cup standings before the Bermuda Championship, and only the top 100 earn Tour cards.
Patrick Reed has his say on the free drop from fairway divots debate
However, Schenk is now in a position to move into the top 100 with an excellent result this week. He is the joint-leader after 54 holes.
The 33-year-old has even turned to single-handed putting as part of his method towards claiming a PGA Tour card.
“I could talk about it for hours. I should write down all my putting thoughts so I could look back at them in 10 years and laugh at myself,” he said.
“It just releases really nicely with one hand, and I don’t pull putts. I’ve been fighting the pulls for a while now.”
Schenk doesn’t hit all of his putts single-handed, but even when he uses both hands, his left hand is only barely on the club.
He added: “I don’t think I’ve made any one-handed today, but I’ve got two hands on the wheel with the left hand barely on top.”
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What’s at stake for the PGA Tour player at the Bermuda Championship
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship and the RSM Classic are the two final events in the 2025 PGA Tour season.
While every player would love to win the trophy and the significant prize money, there is so much more at stake.
The top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings after the RSM Classic will earn conditional PGA Tour status, and the top 100 will earn full Tour cards.
The top 50 have already been settled, but positions 51-60 are still to be decided. These places qualify for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
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