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Inbee Park Is Better Than the Entire PGA Tour and LPGA Tour in This Putting Stat

Published 11/05/2021, 11:58 AM EDT

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Inbee Park is one of the most prominent players on the LPGA Tour. Currently third in the Rolex Rankings, she has won 21 LPGA Tour trophies and 7-major championships in her career so far. 

Meanwhile, she has had a decent year with just one victory at Kia Classic earlier this year. Apart from that, she has got a little success on the LPGA Tour this season. However, still, she is one of the best when it comes to putting, and there is an insane stat to prove it.

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Inbee Park has some insane putting skills which are better than pros on PGA and LPGA Tour

The 33-year-old Inbee Park is the best putter in the entire golfing world, at the moment. And recently, LPGA Tour shared a post on Twitter that shows the dominance and command she has had on the greens. According to LPGA Tour, Park has an insane 38.4% putts made from 10 to 20 feet. 

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While the average percentage on the PGA Tour is 25.5, it is 23.3 on the LPGA Tour. The South Korean golfer is way ahead of both PGA and LPGA Tour pros when it comes to the game on the greens. She is well known as the Queen bee, and this is the main reason behind it. 

Moreover, she currently tops the list with 28.71 putting average this year. There is no one else currently in the world of golf who can confidently hole out putts like Inbee Park from 10 to 15 feet. However, when it comes to smaller putts of around 5 feet, she has struggled a little bit. 

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South Korean golfer explains why she struggles with smaller putts

And she explained the reason for this, saying, “So, but like 3 to 5, 7 feet, you know, I think I’m putting too much pressure on myself, so maybe that’s why the percentages are lower. That’s the game I’m trying to get.” 

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However, the only thing where she struggles is gaining distance off the tee. In this season, she currently ranks 151st with an average distance of 241.33 yards. Hence, if she can slightly work on her off the tee game, she will be an unstoppable force in the golfing world. 

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Amey Kulkarni is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in mass media from HR College, Mumbai. Before joining EssentiallySports he used to write articles on Golf and Cricket on his personal blog cricgolf.
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