Best Putters on the PGA Tour Right Now (2026 Rankings)

Putting separates winners from contenders. You can stripe it all day and still walk away with nothing if the flat stick lets you down. These are the players gaining the most strokes on the greens right now, based on live Statz data.

The Strokes Gained Putting Leaderboard (Last 24 Rounds)

Strokes gained putting (SG:P) measures performance against the field average from every putt distance. A score of +1.0 means a player is gaining a full stroke per round on the greens compared to the average Tour player. Anything above +0.5 over a sustained stretch is elite territory.

Here is where the best putters on Tour rank right now across their last 24 competitive rounds, via Statz:

1. Vince Whaley – +1.28 SG:P
2. Jacob Bridgeman – +1.16 SG:P
3. Taylor Montgomery – +1.14 SG:P
4. Jackson Koivun – +1.05 SG:P
5. Akshay Bhatia – +1.05 SG:P
6. Harris English – +0.90 SG:P
7. Robert MacIntyre – +0.88 SG:P
8. Sam Burns – +0.73 SG:P

What the Numbers Actually Tell You

The story is not just who putts well – it is who putts well AND plays the rest of their game at a high enough level to contend. Cross-referencing SG:P with SG:Total reveals two very different player types in that leaderboard.

Akshay Bhatia leads the Tour in SG:Total at +2.06 per round over his last 24, with the putting numbers to match (+1.05). That combination is how players win tournaments. His iron play (+0.86 SG:Approach) combined with elite putting makes him one of the most complete players on Tour right now.

Jacob Bridgeman is another name who has it all clicking – +1.16 on the greens, +1.67 SG:Total. He is inside the top 10 in overall form and putting simultaneously.

Then there is Vince Whaley. The best putter over the last 24 rounds, but SG:Total at -0.21 per round. The flat stick is keeping him on Tour. Good for accumulating top-30s; hard to see a win without the rest of his game catching up.

The Longer-Term View (Last 50 Rounds)

Short windows can flatter or punish. Over 50 rounds, the picture is more stable:

1. Taylor Montgomery – +1.19 SG:P
2. Vince Whaley – +0.95 SG:P
3. Robert MacIntyre – +0.91 SG:P
4. Jacob Bridgeman – +0.78 SG:P
5. Sam Burns – +0.76 SG:P

Taylor Montgomery is the standout name here. He tops the 50-round leaderboard and sits third over 24. That kind of consistency on the greens is a genuine edge, particularly on courses where putting is the decisive factor.

Robert MacIntyre is one of the more interesting findings – top 5 in putting over both the 24-round and 50-round windows. The Scot, ranked 7th in the world, is not talked about as a great putter but the data says otherwise. He combines elite off-the-tee numbers (+0.88 SG:OTT over 24 rounds) with genuine green-reading ability. That is a powerful combination on coastal, links-adjacent tracks.

Why Putting Rankings Matter for Betting

Courses that demand precision on the greens – fast surfaces, tricky slopes, Poa annua – amplify the advantage of elite putters. When a venue is identified as putting-heavy in the Statz course fit model, the names on this leaderboard become the shortlist.

But context matters. A player gaining +1.0 on the greens while losing strokes everywhere else is not a betting proposition. The combination of strong putting with solid ball-striking is where the real value sits – and right now, Bhatia, Bridgeman, and MacIntyre all tick that box.

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