SANDWICH, England – Following runner-up finishes at the previous two major championships Louis Oosthuizen begins this week’s Open Championship among the shortlist of favorites. It’s a lofty position that was unthinkable just three years ago.
In 2018, Oosthuizen ranked near the bottom of the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting (121st) but he begins the year’s final major first on that list. The transition to the Tour’s best statistical putter has been slow but steady.
“I went back to a few things that I did as an amateur really and looked at a few things I did playing in 2010, the way I was putting, especially the week of The Open,” said Oosthuizen, who won the ’10 Open.