Golf IQ This 2/3rds green-reading rule is simple genius
Mar 23, 2026
Phil Kenyon, a leading putting coach who trains top pros and builds practical drills, breaks down his two-thirds green-reading rule. He walks through a simple tilted-green drill and explains where to place markers. Short sentences cover visualization, aiming geometry, and why amateurs under-aim.
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Phil Kenyon's Putting Credibility And Context
- Phil Kenyon is a top putting coach who has worked with Rory McIlroy, Scotty Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick and others.
- Luke Kerr-Dineen profiles Kenyon's principles in a Golf Digest feature and filmed this two-thirds tip with him.
Practice Should Mirror On Course Routine
- Mirror practice to on-course routine so drills transfer directly to play.
- Phil Kenyon framed the two-thirds exercise as both a practice drill and a course framework to replicate under pressure.
Use The Two Thirds Drill To Aim Correctly
- Do use the two-thirds drill: place a marker two-thirds of the way from your ball to the hole and visualize where the ball will pass at that point.
- Then double the lateral distance you visualized to set your aim so the ball tracks into the hole over the final third.