Putting

SG: Putting

Strokes gained for strokes beginning on the putting green.

Unit

strokes

Direction

Higher is better

Minimum sample

5 eligible

Version

1.0.0

How Ringer calculates it

Σ(shot SG where category = putting)

Evidence rules

IncludedOnly current, confirmed shots assigned to this category with usable start and finish evidence.

ExcludedDrafts, voided or superseded revisions, non-strokes, unusable locations, and attempts missing a measurement required by this formula.

DenominatorThe number of eligible attempts after the stated exclusions—not every hole or every round by default.

Missing dataIf no eligible denominator remains, Ringer returns unavailable and displays “—”, never 0% or NaN.

Classification

Benchmarked metric. Putting begins only when a counted stroke starts on the putting green, regardless of club. A putter used from the fringe or elsewhere off the green is not Putting.

Sources and context

Mark Broadie — Assessing Golfer Performance on the PGA TOUR (2011)benchmark and methodology USGA — The Importance of Strokes Gainedmethodology context

Provenance

Metric key: scoring.strokes_gained_putting
Calculation version: 1.0.0
Effective: September 4, 2026