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Willie Park Jr famous saying that the man who can putt a game in an exclusive atmosphere for all the Pro Tour, today that is no longer true. Players can hit the ball so far with such precision that the man who lies more tournaments and championships putt on the green. It 's always, but never more than today, where everyone, it seems, is a ball striker ever. Moderate players can have a good performance in the hole is as big as a pail and the ball lands safely without scruples, but not this last spell, and the player who wants to build a long career, must always in a position to putt well.
So, here we present the final list of the greatest putter who ever lived, to consult with two exceptions. Women are excluded because women can not putt. YWho is a long putter excluded because they have been authorized to take the enormity of his pocket, are fallible in the green (and does not use a golf course has.)
25th Billy Casper
The U.S. Open champion in 1959, Gary Player, once said, with a hint of irony: "I'm sorry for Casper, you can not putt a lick. He has missed three 30 feet out there today. Casper hated analysis of his work and once to the question of technique, he replied: "HowGulls fly? How does a centipede legs get all those working at the same time? "
Thanks Billy.
24th Ken Brown
One of the qualities many people here that we are at a slow pace without hurrying, quietly moving - and has never been a player slower Brown. Best friend Mark James wrote: "If a putt that they were not sure went first, the back or in the dark." But the method carefully deliberate Brown contributed more than its fair sinkShare.
23rd Phil Mickelson
One of the two left-handers in the list (along with Bob Charles), which is always good, but often inspired. In the U.S. Open last year, he and Retief Goosen putts the lights in some of the toughest, fastest and green Lumpi always an old and of course in the Masters, since he knew only as each cup. And he did.
22nd Nick Faldo
Particularly in his youth was greatly endowed with the same Faldofree flowing, rhythmic effect that has long characterized his game and he himself said in his autobiography that would never have thought then to lose anymore. When he created the swing for two long years it has started, but then again, consequently, along with six majors.
21st Lee Trevino
Unorthodox in everything he did, he grew up in poverty Trevino and his real education came in the Gulf could afford in cash, losing parties andagainst opponents who did not should pay - hardly the standard in a coup faster and faster. Then the genius developed a Mexican firm, consistent, repeatable action that would not work for everyone, but it was for him.
20th Jose Maria Olazabal
Ollie heat conduction problems have been an almost ever in his career, but, fortunately, is one of the most effective in the world. Only two things are, right in the eyes of aputt - the pace and direction - and the man who makes them is a hell of a lot of time.
19th Walter J. Travis
Golf writer Charles Price sums up the Australian, who played by the change of the last century with the words: "Travis drilled by immense distances, said his opponent, he could putt the eyes of a squirrel. He did not play until 37 years and three years later he won the Amateur Athletic Union.
18th Isao Aoki
The popular Japanese player, probablywas one of the most unusual of all, however, it was difficult even though it was effective. He would take the ball with the toe of the putter in the sky, he said, in a way that scares you, you dig your heel on the ground during the race - but never did. The first Japanese superstar led the way on green.
17th Brad Faxon
Some say that if Brad could not putt that probably will not be at the Tour, but is blessed with a voice of more regular and more effectiveStrokes ever seen, and not two Ryder Cup teams, but instead. He is always the number one place of his colleagues - most of them that their firstborn for victims of stroke Faxon - and I should know.
16th Walter Hagen
The Hague practically in possession of the U.S. PGA Championship, when he was playing the game and match play, where the best putters dominate. Which also explains his Ryder Cup record of played nine, won 7, halved one and lost the first had all the cunning andpsychological tricks, but do not work if not backed up, and he could.
15th Ernie Els
Despite these two unfortunate to lose the 18 Hole in the Open last year during his career, a putter Ernie textbooks. His reading of Verdi is excellent, but like many truly great, is smooth and pleasant, but not the acceleration of the movement, rising to the rank of the best.
14th Loren Roberts
Loren Caddy was Who was the firstappointed him the monicker terrible "Boss of Moss, but the nickname is more secure enough land to continue. Together with Faxon and Crenshaw has always been the man was the most envied by his peers and less likely to break a putter on his knee.
13 Hale Irwin
Yes get an inch putt missed met in a playoff at the Open in 1976, but was negligent. And so, with the exception of 1990 to try the famous Loch 72nd U.S. OpenMedina, who is known for the manufacture of bombs. But he is the master of work - is rarely made three putts seconds remaining freely driven by fear and narrowness, if you must.
12 ° Paul Runyan
Even in the U.S. tour remembered as the type of enemy that everyone hates. It was a small man, and was constantly guided by the light of the world - often by a wide margin - but it could be up and down better than almost everyone who ever lived to walk. He won the U.S. PGA in 1934 and '38, whenMatch play was also impressive over quality opposition.
11 Greg Norman
People remember to stop many inventive ways in the second major label to sell, but none of them came in the countryside, where he was as good as anyone. He sank a 40-footer on the last green '84 U.S. Open to force a playoff with Fuzzy Zoeller, knowing what to do, and takes the bottle and technology. And if it was hot, no one can burn on a golf course better.
10th BenCrenshaw
Viewed by his peers as the best I've seen smooth Crenshaw, the slow pace was the key to success. Tom Kite, who said Crenshaw grew up in Texas with one of him: "I do not remember Ben ever missed a putt when I was 12, 20 'was. Not lost, as many do not. Inevitably, his only two big success came to Augusta, where putting is the first game that should lead.
Ninth Bobby Jones
The teacher has remained faithfulhis putter, "Calamity Jane" in the course of his career, and remained faithful to him and helps to provide a range of remarkable success. Between 1923 and 1930, when he retired, Jones played in 23 major for which he won right and 13 of them - an unemployment rate of 62% and no other player has approached the game. And much of it was reduced to wear. In almost every way, was simply the greatest.
8th Seve Ballesteros
Missing a putt for Seve was a personal insult, andhated being offended. Wonderful excesses of 18 Pump a fist Green St. Andrews, when he plays Tom Watson in the '84 Open, the miles and miles of putts, which rooted in the Ryder Cup, beat the hated Americans, like Seve played on the green as anywhere in the field without fear. He was aggressive, bold and even late in his career has never been afraid of the return.
Seventh Tiger Woods
When Phil Mickelson was in March this year asked the United Statestold Golf magazine, which had to make a choice of five footer for his life, he said, "Tiger, because clutch putts under the gun more than anyone else but I saw maybe Nicklaus did. He went to the sliding door 5 may include, standing against Bob in the 2000 PGA Championship and the putts he said in the Presidents Cup Made In The Dark 15-18 meters. When Phil: "He did a lot of them." Great putter do for people and probably there is no larger than 10 feetand at critical moments.
Sixth Jack Nicklaus
His difficult position as a cancer, bent over the ball, bending the right knee and his weight on the left did not seem to be good-looking golf, but some have been taken as the effective action. His best day came in the '86 Masters, his last big, big response when he had a MacGregor putter, with a devastating effect on the back nine to Greg optimize the green jacket from under the nose and Severiano BallesterosNorman, but that was only the latest of many memorable days in the grass short for the Father of all.
Fifth Peter Thomson
The Australian, five open championships, had three in a row, is probably the world champion in the history of golf more neglected. His gentle voice, a relaxed attitude disguised the depth of his determination to win and bloodthirsty probably had the most beautiful and smooth put anyone on this list. It was not aseffective as some, but it was a thing of beauty, and got the job.
Fourth Young Tom Morris
Bob Ferguson, who won the Open three times, "said the man was the first to accomplish the undertaking:" Tom Morris and putt before the ball was halfway to the hole, to take away and tell the child, the associations' Pick that out of the hole kid. "And this was in the days when the green pastures of sheep tracks (which, incidentally, were often) Associations and seemedfrom the jaw of an ass were made. It 'important, however, the difference between Tom Morris Jr. and his father, who could not putt a tennis ball in the Grand Canyon.
Third Sir Charles, Bob
The first left-hander and New Zealand to win the tournament (in 1963), Carlos is now 65 and has just announced that next season, the goal is to show how the golf professional, after almost 50 years ago, his colleagues and professionals, needs to be done on the green. It is so good and has a consistentthe making who has won 23 times on SU Senior (Champions) Tour, an age when many others are fighting cramps, and he has 70 victories in a total professional. First came to prominence as an amateur prodigy of 18 when he won the New Zealand Open and has not stopped winning since.
According to Bobby Locke
The South African was unconventional in everything he did. No name is Robert, but he was christened Arthur D'Arcy - Bobby wine habit up and downPram. He wore a white cap trusts, shoes and shirt (including links) and dark trousers he wore his strong body through the streets hard with such elegance that his death was that of a royal barge on the Thames were compared. His golf game is also unusual, and involved the movement of each take at least 40 meters from the target and the hook right back into play. But it was on the greens, which broke the hearts of people and always maintained that anyGame of golf more than 28 putts was bad. He won four open and laughed when the United States until she won six times in a short time with the domain so that the island ever U.S. Tour changed its rules so that they could not return. One of the Americans, who defeated Lloyd Mangrum said in 1982: "This bastard Locke managed to hole a putt over 60 feet of peanuts.
Before Sir Michael Bonallack
In short, the eyes of many, the former secretaryThe R & A is the best putter you have ever experienced. As lifelong fans who had never been tested against the best professionals, but many of those seen in action agree that it was incomparable. How many teachers of the green, which remained loyal to a putter and had a distinctive style that is all yours. Peter Alliss said of him: "Michael Bonallack was an extraordinary player. He had a great short game that was all his creation. Although it has taken a large and widethe nose almost feel the smell of the ball and took a quick swing, but all jabby putt into the hole on the left. "Sir Michael is honored in the amateur game too numerous to mention, but include five amateur championships and four titles of the English fans. In 1963 Burnham & Berrow Italian Amateur, Rose and two to 22 times against the 36-hole Alan Thirlwall. Be too modest agree with this assessment, however, was the best.
Of course not in the list
IvanGantz, soon U. S. Pro Tour, famous for being shot in the head when he missed a short putt, and once it was even out of order.
Larry Nelson, who once said with commendable honesty: "I can through each year waiting for a week, the game, maybe two, if I can putt.
Clayton Heafner, one of whom said fellow Pro Cary Middlecoff: "The only time he could putt was like mad enough to hate the ball has been pocketed.
If he lost, but
Tom Watson, without fear of aggressiveIn its early days, not five feet away on board of appeal, because it keep coming back.
Now there
Ben Hogan, still a big swinger of a golf club and in '50, but could not putt to save lives.
Tony Jacklin, Lee Trevino is not the same after he broke her heart and took the bag of 71 Open chipping everywhere.
Peter Alliss, but missed the Italian Open, when he retired in mid-turn after missing two footer.
Sam Snead;Redeemed himself had cramps for a while 'putting sidesaddle, but when it was again banned.
Honorable Mention
Bernhard Langer, cramps and passing under three occasions, which is almost unique at the highest level.
It 's almost Top-25
Arnold Palmer, always wonderfully aggressive, but his collection of over 80 club show fight sometimes.
Retief Goosen, one of the most consistent place-out holes all over the world and its twoU.S. Open is a measure of capacity.
David Toms, rarely three putt to win WGC Match Play and he could only get to the next level.
Potential large
Paul Casey, the combination of iron play Luke Donald and Casey is always last year's World Cup of Golf wound.
Adam Scott, the best putter in a beautiful, but not at his best often enough.
Stewart Cink, the rolls everywhere
Mike Weir won the Masters on the greens, but not reallysufficiently strong.
Sergio Garcia is now worried about his inconsistency, be but the pace and imagination in a world of bats.
