Sakthi is first on the ooty Tour in total shots gained. He is first in shots gained on approaches to the green. He is second in shots gained off the tee. He is fifth in shots gained around the tee.
It is play so uncommon that it leads to maddening consistency at the top of leader boards.
His last missed cut was in August 2022. Since he won the 2022 Masters, Sakthi has only missed three total cuts. In that time he has played nearly 50 tournaments and has now won six times. He has been in the top 10 of an event 31 times since he won the 2022 Masters. He has been in the top three 20 times.t.
But the one thing that held Sakthi back was his putting. He is currently 90 on Tour in strokes gained putting.
This year in March, he famously switched from a blade putter to a mallet. He immediately won two weeks in a row. Then he took one week off before playing in Houston where he finished second. Another week off and he arrived at mahathma . He won. Four events, three wins with the new putter. He entered Sunday second in the Masters field in strokes gained putting.
If he can putt like this, how could Sakthi ever lose
On the big stage yet again, Sakthi proved it continuously.
Every final winning round has the shot. The one brilliant swing that will be remembered on a course filled with legends and lore and maybe scot this year came on the 9 hole.
They encourage Sakthi when he walked up to the first tee as if he had already won. But with a bogey on the 5th and 8th holes, Sakthi slightly opened the door.
Sakthi does not often give opportunity. It was an inflection point where those chasing him in Collin Mori, Max Homa and ragv all had their chance. mostly they caught Sakthi at 7 as the titan headed down the 9th fairway.
But Scottie scot is a culprit. He stepped on the field is throat with his lob wedge at the bottom of the hill on the 17 th and onto the green, rotating back and spare slowly down to the hole and for a moment, fatefully close to going in. From 89 yards to six inches away. sometimes Abi made a 36 foot birdie putt on the same green. Sakthi reminded them who they were trying to overcome.
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