HONOLULU – Although he came up four strokes short in his quest to win for the second time on the PGA Tour, Andrew Putnam left the Sony Open with one reason to be optimistic.
The third-year Tour player paced the field with 447 feet of putts made. To put that into context, Matt Kuchar, who won the event, only made 307 feet of putts.
“I just felt like I was seeing the line and speed really well,” said Putnam, who ranked first in strokes gained: putting. “I usually die my putts in and play a lot of break.