S
orrytodisappointyou
butdroppingafewballs
downfiveminutes
beforeyourteetime
isn’tawarm-up.You
mightaswellkeepmunchingonthat
baconandeggrollinstead,because
you’renevergoingtolearnanything
aboutthepaceofthegreens
withoutalittlebitofapplication
anddiscipline.Youneedto
havesomekindofstructure,
whichiswhywe’vebroken
downTiger’swarm-up
routinefromlastyear’s
HeroWorldChallengeso
youcanstartholingout
likea14-time–sorry,
15-time–Majorchampion
inyournextclubmedal.W
WARM UP WITH
A PURPOSE
Arrivingearlywill give you
a headstartonthe greens
TIGER’S
PRE-ROUND
ROUTINE
MINUTE-BY-MINUTE
COUNTDOWN01:15
Arrives 75 minutes
before his tee time and
marks 12 balls, drawing
an alignment line on
each one.01:12
Drops six balls on the
green and rolls his fi rst
putts of varying length
from inside 15 feet.01:11
Moves to six feet and
rolls putts using his right
hand only to build feel
and fi nd a straight putt.01:10
Sets up a gate using two
tees, just wide enough
for his putter head to
pass through. Continues
rolling putts using just his
right hand.01:09
Switches to both hands
and rolls putts six at
a time.
01:05
Removes tees, tosses
four balls back to his
caddie (you might not
have that luxury so
chuck them in your bag)
and rolls two putts from
10 feet.01:04
Lags two mid-range putts
and then two long putts,
holing out each time.01:02
Drills four short putts
from different angles.
01:01
Finishes with two
more mid-range and
long-range putts.00:59
Heads to the driving
range.00:18
Returns to the putting
green and drills a dozen
putts from 10-15 feet.00:13
Lags six long putts, uphill
and downhill.00:10
Holes two putts from
inside six feet, drills two
putts from mid-range,
and fi nishes with a couple
of four-footers.00:08
Walks to the fi rst tee.16 one-handed putts
71 putts inside 15 feet
101 total putts hit68 AUGUST 2019 | golf australia
A Z OF PUTTING