Interesting Putting Stat for Paul Goydos

[IowaChop]

Read in Golf World that Paul Goydos was the only player not to miss a putt of 3 ft or less in 2008 and his streak is now 785 straight from that distance as of the Buick Invitational. Does anyone else find this mind boggling. I know these guys are good but not to miss from that distance for a whole season.

[Shindig]

Man, and I thought my 21 in a row from 3 feet was good.

[JonnyGolf]

785? That's unbelievable. I mean, I've had putts break across the hole from 2 inches out. 785 putts.

[MiniMoe]

I'm at 2 in a row and putting lights out.

[ctw262]

I'm at 2 in a row and putting lights out.

Shiit, I'd take 2 in a row.

[uttexas]

That is incredible. I wonder if it's a world's record for consecutive 3footers or less in competition (which is much different than just hitting 2footers on the practice green). Some of those 2 and 3 footers on tour are incredibly difficult putts.

I really like Goydos. He refused to change his Long Beach Banana Slugs hat during the final round of the Players last year (even though he was offered a pretty penny by several sponsors to do so)

Goydos is a cool dude.

[dagolfer]

My only question about this is if he does have that many why the other day when watching the golf channel they brought up putting inside 5' and his name was no were to be seen. The top guy had hit 100 percent of his puts but only had like 100 some of them. If Goydos does have 785 does he really miss that many from 4 and 5' to knock him out of this list. The only thing that i could possibly not understand is if this was for only one tournament.

[Chas]

My mind is completely boggled.

[bogeyhitter25]

I'm speechless.

[shakogolfer78]

wow thats incredible 785 in a row! I need that when I'm playing in tournaments, and I wonder what my handicap would be then?

[SubPar]

...The top guy had hit 100 percent of his puts but only had like 100 some of them. If Goydos does have 785 does he really miss that many from 4 and 5' to knock him out of this list. The only thing that i could possibly not understand is if this was for only one tournament.

Some guy's numbers drop off fast just a few feet farther out. He could be in the top 10 from 3' and in the bottom 10 from 5'. I heard someone commenting on a player a few weeks ago saying he was something like #1 from 5' and over 140th from 10'.

SubPar