2 (simple!) things Bryson DeChambeau says will improve your putting
U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau shares a few simplified putting tips that are sure to help improve your short game

Just a reminder from Bryson DeChambeau to uncomplicate your putting.

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Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they faced along the way.

If there’s one area of the game of golf that can make or break a player, it’s putting.

Even when you’re not hitting the ball great with your driver or with your irons, if you’re an above-average putter, you can save strokes and give yourself more opportunities to score each round.

Nobody knows that more than this year’s U.S. Open champ, Bryson DeChambeau, who has seen his putting gradually improve over the past year or so.

Despite ranking in the middle of the pack during the LIV Golf season, DeChambeau steps up his game when the pressure is the highest: major tournaments. And his secret sauce isn’t anything crazy — so take a look below at two simple things that have helped his putting (which are easy-to-use even for a high-handicapper).

Bryson DeChambeau’s simplified putting tips
While DeChambeau is best known for crushing drives and having distance that many players (including most pros) don’t have, that’s not the only part of his game he excels in. On occasion, he’s shown the ability to be a great putter as well.

When you dive into some stats, in the events that DeChambeau putts well, he usually contends.

For instance, at this year’s U.S. Open, he finished 12th in strokes gained: putting. During this year’s PGA Championship (where he finished 2nd), he ranked 19th in strokes gained: putting. And at this year’s Masters (a T6 finish), DeChambeau was +0.41 in the same statistical category — not a huge gain, but still a differentiator given his ability to bomb his tee shots.

So what’s been the key to his improved putting stroke? It’s not as complicated as you might think.

“I worked really hard and actually found something the week of Valhalla with my putting,” DeChambeau said at Pinehurst during his U.S. Open victory. “From there, I’ve just been smooth sailing, trying to retain that same feeling that I’ve had, not tinkering with it too much.

“I know it’s a really vanilla answer and you’re probably looking for more, but it’s more the same of what I’m doing. It’s a function of straight back, straight through, make sure the face angle is square to that target line for as long as possible and just controlling my speed profile.”

Despite all the complexities of putting — and all the stresses it can cause a golfer — this year’s U.S. Open champ says that simply getting back to basics has helped him the most. He’s also keen on using a Foresight launch monitor on the green before each round to give him instant feedback in the short game.