Four golfers surpass Tiger Woods in strokes gained putting seasons
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 28, 2026, 1:00 PM
Last updated Jul 28, 2026
Tiger Woods is considered the greatest golfer, yet four players have recorded better putting seasons than his highest. Jason Day's 2016 season ranks first with a gain of 1.18 strokes per round, while Woods' best was 0.98 strokes gained in 2004, placing him fifth. Matt Fitzpatrick, Denny McCarthy, and Luke Donald also achieved marked performance on the greens, surpassing Woods. This statistic highlights the competitiveness in putting on the PGA Tour.
- •Jason Day tops the list with 1.18 strokes gained in 2016.
- •Tiger Woods' best season in 2004 ranks fifth at 0.98.
- •Matt Fitzpatrick gained 1.04 strokes per round in 2020.
- •Denny McCarthy and Luke Donald both recorded 1.02 strokes gained.
- •Woods did not win any majors in his best putting year.
- 1:00 PMYahoo Sports — The only four golfers to ever have better strokes gained putting seasons than Tiger Woods on the all-time list
"Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer to have played the game in many fans’ eyes. Sure, Jack Nicklaus won more majors than Woods, but the 50-year-old leads the Golden Bear in almost every other metric.
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