: a golf stroke made on a putting green to cause the ball to roll into or near the hole
puttverb
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Putting at an unbelievable level — just 70 putts through 54 holes — Bhatia had pulled within a shot of Berger when the third round concluded Sunday morning after weather suspended play Saturday evening with two groups still on the course.—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 Young described the difference as substantial, enough rain to make the small blades of grass stand up enough for putts to hold their line.—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026 Scott Hoch missing a 30-inch putt to win the Masters in 1989 comes to mind.—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026 Fleetwood, still one shot ahead of Bradley, had the chance to win the tournament by rolling in a long putt from just off the edge of the green, but his shot came up short again, coming to a rest just behind Bradley’s ball, eight feet from the cup.—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for putt
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Scots, literally, shove, gentle push, from putt, put to put