Kevin Na Sets Stupendous Putting Stats
Kevin Na proved that great putting can indeed lead to great things–even if the rest of your game is a struggle. At the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Na was a magician with the flatstick leading to a playoff win against Patrick Cantlay. Steve DiMeglio files the report.
Kevin Na finished the Shriners Open with negative strokes gained tee to green for the week. He is the first player to win a PGA Tour event with negative strokes gained tee to green since Bill Haas at the 2011 Tour Championship.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) October 7, 2019
Most strokes gained putting by PGA Tour winner (stat has been kept since 2004):
Kevin Na, ’19 Shriners: 14.18
Michael Kim, ’18 Deere: 13.51
Russell Henley: ’17 Houston: 12.50
Adam Scott: ’04 Booz Allen: 12.26— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) October 7, 2019
Na, who made 202 feet of putts in his second-round 62 and 117 feet of putts in his third-round 61, set the record for most feet of putts made in a 72-hole tournament since the PGA Tour started tracking statistics with ShotLink in 2003. He finished his 72nd hole with 558 feet, 11 inches of putts. That bested the record set by Ben Martin, who made 551 feet, 2 inches of putts in the 2015 Dean and DeLuca Invitational.
Talk about a Yin and Yang golf career…
Kevin Na’s career:
• 1 win in his first 369 Tour starts
• 3 wins in his last 30 Tour starts— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) October 7, 2019
