”The World’s Best Putting Coach’ - Phil Kenyon #421

2026-08-07

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What if one of the quickest ways to lower your scores has almost nothing to do with changing your golf swing? In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by world-renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon, who has worked with many of the very best golfers in the game, including Scottie Scheffler. Karl and Phil explore why putting represents such a huge opportunity for golfers at every level and why simply spending more time on the putting green doesn't necessarily lead to improvement. They break putting down into three crucial skills — face control, speed control and green reading — and discuss how to identify which area is actually costing you...

What if one of the quickest ways to lower your scores has almost nothing to do with changing your golf swing?

In this episode of The Mind Caddie, Karl Morris is joined by world-renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon, who has worked with many of the very best golfers in the game, including Scottie Scheffler.

Karl and Phil explore why putting represents such a huge opportunity for golfers at every level and why simply spending more time on the putting green doesn't necessarily lead to improvement.

They break putting down into three crucial skills — face control, speed control and green reading — and discuss how to identify which area is actually costing you shots.

Phil explains why green reading is better thought of as a prediction skill, how feedback accelerates learning, and why many golfers practise putting without ever really knowing what they're trying to improve.

They also explore the difference between technical practice and performance practice, how elite players structure their putting sessions, and why understanding your own tendencies is far more valuable than constantly searching for the latest tip.

Phil shares fascinating insights from his work with Scottie Scheffler, including the importance of trusting intuition, accepting the inevitable ebb and flow of performance and developing a clear, repeatable approach rather than constantly searching for something new.

The conversation also looks back at legendary putting pioneer Harold Swash, Phil's mentor and one of the people responsible for establishing putting coaching as a specialist discipline.

A fascinating conversation about putting, learning and performance — and why becoming a better putter may be one of the most accessible ways to become a better golfer.

Why face control, speed control and green reading are the three fundamental elements of putting performance.
How to identify the low-hanging fruit that could improve your putting fastest.
Why green reading should be viewed as a prediction skill, not simply something you either have or don't have.
A simple way of using feedback to improve your ability to predict break.
Why hitting three balls repeatedly on the practice green may be doing very little for your game.
How the world's best players structure putting practice around their individual tendencies and biases.
Why performance practice is essential if you want your putting skills to transfer onto the golf course.
What recreational golfers can learn from Phil's work with Scottie Scheffler.
Why constantly searching for technical fixes can actually make performance more difficult.
The importance of accepting the natural ebb and flow of performance.
Why putting offers club golfers an enormous opportunity to lower scores without requiring elite physical capabilities.
How Phil's approach has evolved from a prescribed putting method towards treating every golfer as an individual case study.
The influence of legendary putting coach Harold Swash on Phil's career and modern putting instruction.
Why great coaching isn't necessarily about having a single method — it's about finding the right solution for the player in front of you.