How Many Putts On Average Do Golfers Take During A Round?

It has been widely documented that hitting longer drives is the best way to fast track your game to

lower scores, but given you hit more shots during a round of golf with your putter than any other

club, it would be foolish for golfers of any ability to completely ignore their flat stick

But how good at putting do you actually need to be to make inroads on your handicap and how do

some of your stats compare to others of a similar ability? With data provided by ShotScope, we can

reveal how many putts golfers take per round as well as some of the other startling putting stats

that will certainly provide some food for thought. On average, a PGA Tour player takes just under 29 putts per round

So even the world's best aren't holing everything they look at. However, they very rarely three putt, doing so just 0.48 times per round

A scratch golfer averages 29.9 putts per round. They also only three putt 0.5 times per round

meaning that during a round of golf, they are two putting nearly 66% of the time and one putting for a third of the time

For a five handicap golfer, the average putts per round climbs slightly to 30.3 and jump up again to 31.2 putts

per round for a 10 handicap golfer A five index golfer three putts every 16 holes so once per round while the 10 index golfer three putts on average once every 14 holes which works out roughly four three putts every three rounds

For a 15 handicap golfer, they're expected to take 32.1 putts per round

while a 20 handicap golfer would take 33.4 putts per round on average

Interestingly enough for 20 handicap golfers is that of all the putts they miss

55% of them are missed short of the hole. So if you sit within this index, a focus on getting the ball to the hole or past it from those mid and long range putts would be a good starting point to try and reverse these numbers more in your favour

A 25 handicap golfer will miss 59% of their putts short of the hole

This index of golfer also averages 34.3 putts per round. This equates to nearly two putts per hole and when you consider 25 handicappers also three putting on average 13% of the time or every 7.6 holes

Improved pace control from distance and being more prolific from short range would be a quick way for a high handicap golfer to lower their scores

Hopefully this gives you an idea about how many putts golfers take per round on average

If you want to gather data like this for your own game be sure to visit the Shotscope website to try out its range of game tracking devices