Is Johnny Miller Wrong About Putting--Is Driving More Important

September 18th 2007

Is Johnny Miller wrong about putting?

By Mark Grove

This is a repost about what Johnny Miller the famous pro golfer thinks about Putting and varios aspects of a course that made putting that much more vital to success on the course whether you're a pro or amateur. This is my article. Tell me what you think.

I read an article by Johnny Miller on Golf Digest.com last night.Johnny pointed out the fact that in order to win major tournaments you need to be a strong putter, not just a strong driver. He also Iterated that Putting seems to be taking over driving as the main focal point of the game in order to win. But Johnny also said the increased length of courses such as Augusta National, would put putting and driving on a more level playing field. Also. as part of Johnny's take on driving versus putting, he stated that putting should never become more important than driving as a part of the game of golf. I was para-phrasing there. That's basically what Johnny thought.

Mark Grove:

By combining the two both driving and putting, your game will become stronger. Even mediocore drivers can do well if their putting is the stronger aspect of their game. Lengthing courses will only do so much to keep the cream of the crop winning by being better drivers. Eventually the PGA will have to bring the round score needed to make the cut down as well. Down to what number, who knows? That's just my from the hip thought.

There are many variables in this driving vs.putting importance in the game. I would like to go further into this subject, and I think an interview with some top pros should enlighten and give the masses who love golf something to work on their game with, and keep both their putting and driving strong. One will always dominate the other regardless.

Mark Grove