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Clive Tucker

Putting In The Wind: 3 Pro Tips To Score Well In Tough Conditions

Wind blowing trees on a golf course and Scottie Scheffler hitting a putt at the Open Championship.

No matter where you play your golf around the world, it's likely that you have to at least occasionally deal with the full force of the elements. Calculating distance in the wind can be tricky, both from the tee and on approach, but attempting to hole a putt while being battered by the breeze is an altogether different challenge.

There are three key fundamentals to putting well when the wind gets up. Number one is stability – without it your stroke and strike will never really be consistent. The second is rhythm as wind can affect that; and finally distance control, which is vital on the long-range putts you’re more likely to face when the wind gets up and your approach proximity varies.

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