How to Use putt in a Sentence

putt

noun
  • That putt on the last isn’t easy.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Just had a lot of short birdie putts.
    ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Sankey’s putt stayed left of the cup.
    Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Rahm couldn't make enough putts for birdie.
    ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Where to hang, race, putt, two-step and pew-pew!
    Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The choice was as easy as a two-inch tap-in putt.
    Gene Wojciechowski, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Lay up, get to the green, two-putt and get out of there.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Just hit a lot of good putts today.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • The birdie putt never had a chance.
    ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • One nervous putt that slides past.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
  • His par putt looked good, but slid across the hole on the right side.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
  • And then his golf ball kept moving on his putt.
    Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Hole after hole, putts dropped and swings flowed.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The putt capped off four birdies in the last six holes for Fox.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Those were the putts Clark relied on all week.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • That putt hit the lip and finished some 5 feet past the hole.
    Gary D'amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2018
  • Kim took only 25 putts in the third round.
    ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • There would be a lot of birdies and players should not over-read their putts.
    Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Homa told reporters the fan had bet $3 on him to miss the putt.
    BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Then, his 50-foot putt on the last hole stopped an inch from the cup.
    Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023
  • That one ran through the green, leading to a chip that rolled in like a putt.
    Dallas Morning News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Just got to continue to do that and hole a few more putts.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • So many putts burned the edge, and then the last one dropped from 30 feet.
    CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • So many putts burned the edge, and then the last one dropped from 30 feet.
    Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Later his putt for a triple bogey hung at the edge of the cup.
    Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 20 July 2023
  • Kang's birdie putt to extend the playoff was low all the way.
    Jeff Babineau, ajc, 24 Jan. 2021
  • On the ninth, Thomas again couldn't covert a putt from 7 feet for birdie.
    Daniel Oyefusi, The Courier-Journal, 28 July 2019
  • Anything above the hole brings three-putt into play.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then the short putt on 18 to leave too much room for comfort.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The putt is fairly straight and uphill.
    John Dunlap, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026

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