Over the history of Professional Golf have any of the great putters been tall?

[OrangeGravy]

Have any of the players considered to be the best putters of their time, have any been tall? Tall is subjective, but say over 6'1" or so? Are taller players at a disadvantage with a putter in their hand? I don't know who all would be on that list over time, but the only players I can recall off hand on that list are pretty short. Tiger is the only one I can think of that is in that 6'/6'1" range. 

[mahonie]

Faldo, Mickelson?

[2bGood]

Given 5'10 is average height for much of the world (now) and historically people were shorter, I would go with over 5'10 for the modern golfer as 'tall' maybe less for the historic golfer.

 

Then I will put it out there that the average golfer is historically not over 6'- so that will mess with the numbers as the pool of tall golfers is small to start with. It would be interesting to know per capita if tall golfer putt as well as average and short golfers.

 

All the same here is a few.

 

6'3"-Phil Mickelson

6'1" - Tiger Woods

6'0" - Seve Ballesteros

5'11" - Billy Casper

5'11" - Dave Stockton 

5'11" - Walter Hagen

5'10" - Jack Nicklaus

5'10" - Arnold Palmer

 

Edited October 2, 2020 by 2bGood

[Dr. Block]

Loren Roberts and Brad Faxon are both over 6ft 

[miamistomp]

 Ray Floyd  and Billy Casper were 6 feet or so

Edited October 2, 2020 by miamistomp

[2bGood]

I Keep having to go back and editing my list. As it turns out lots of good putters on the tall side (for a golfer)

[dlygrisse]

2 minutes ago, 2bGood said:

I Keep having to go back and editing my list. As it turns out lots of good putters on the tall side (for a golfer)

George Archer could putt pretty good.  Ernie wasn’t too shabby in his day.  

[2bGood]

Just now, dlygrisse said:

George Archer could putt pretty good.  Ernie wasn’t too shabby in his day.  

in 20 years from now the list will be very long as apparently the average hight of a golfer is up 4" of the last 10 years. 

[bscinstnct]

51 minutes ago, dlygrisse said:

George Archer could putt pretty good.  Ernie wasn’t too shabby in his day.  

 

Good call on Ernie, he’s a legit 6’3 and could really roll.

 

Only like 4% of American men are legit 6’2 or more. Tiger is more like 6’ even. 
 

 

 

[Dr. Block]

5 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Good call on Ernie, he’s a legit 6’3 and could really roll.

 

Only like 4% of American men are legit 6’2 or more. Tiger is more like 6’ even. 
 

 

 

I hope I get to drink with Ernie on his jet someday.  I want a shot at the title. 

Edited October 3, 2020 by Dr. Block

[Christosterone]

Peter Oosterhuis won order of merit 4 or 5 times in a row....

think he was 6’5 at least....I remember him making tom weiskopf look short...weiskopf was/is ernies height

 

Anyhow, he could roll it beautifully...the only clip I can find is below

but he had a beautiful, Crenshawesque move despite being very very tall...

his irons never fit him right....he couldve really benefitted from modern fitting and track man....

the 60s and 70s had little, if any options for 6’5 tour pros

 

 

[bscinstnct]

37 minutes ago, Dr. Block said:

I hope I get to drink with Ernie on his jet someday.  I want a shot at the title. 

Ha! I don’t know, Big E looks like he drink 50 beers then loses it and starts throwin head butts. And that’s gettin a bit too ugly for me ; )

Edited October 3, 2020 by bscinstnct

[Dr. Block]

20 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

Ha! I don’t know, EL looks like he drink 50 beers then loses it and starts throwin head butts. And that’s gettin a bit too ugly for me ; )

Haha...usually you need some whisky to arrive at head butts.  Getting drunk with Ernie would be one of those good-old-times you normally only get to read about.  Plus, if he splits my coconut open, I might get some XXIO clubs out of the deal.

Edited October 3, 2020 by Dr. Block

[cardoustie]

iBF 

[Hawkeye77]

Norman 

[ThinkingPlus]

9 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Norman 

Moe? Rockwell?  William the Conqueror?

[Yuck]

George Archer was over 6’ 5”

l or so and known for his putting.  He did win the Masters plus a dozen or so PGA tour events.

[Hawkeye77]

15 minutes ago, ThinkingPlus said:

Moe? Rockwell?  William the Conqueror?

In ‘94 Greg Norman set a record by three putting only 11 times in 1066 + 68 holes!

[jomatty]

Snedeker is over 6 feet.  Furyk as well.  Heck Bryson is over 6’ (who knows how he will end up and it sure isn’t pretty but even aside from wingfoot he is getting it done).  Not sure if armlock guys should be considered but Webb Simpson looks fairly lanky as well.

[grm24]

2 hours ago, Christosterone said:

  won order of merit 4 or 5 times in a row....

think he was 6’5 at least....I remember him making tom weiskopf look short...weiskopf was/is ernies height

 

Anyhow, he could roll it beautifully...the only clip I can find is below

but he had a beautiful, Crenshawesque move despite being very very tall...

his irons never fit him right....he couldve really benefitted from modern fitting and track man....

the 60s and 70s had little, if any options for 6’5 tour pros

 

 

Most people here have zero idea how good of a player he was. God bless him. Alzheimer sucks.

Edited October 3, 2020 by grm24

[OrangeGravy]

Maybe I'm looking at from the wrong angle.  Instead of surveying the greatest putters in history, look at the worst/yippiest putters over the years with a conventional stroke of all time. Guys who had to go to the broomstick or armlock and the like. Other than Langer/McCarron-sp? ( not sure how tall they are, they seem on the shorter side of 6' on TV), are most of them on the taller side compared to their competitors? 

 

[Forged4ever]

I haven't read through the thread however I know that at 6'5"-6'5 1/2", George Archer is the the tallest to take a Major('69 Masters) and then I guess you'd have Stewart Cink & Hal Sutton at 6'4" who both grabs Majors~

 

Anyone that takes a Major I'd classify as a "Great" putter😉

 

Oh, and Tiger ain't 6'1", lol. He MIGHT be 6', MAYBE. Hey, what's an inch to an inch and a half, lol. He'd still be a great putter if he was 6'6".

 

Fairways & Greens 4ever My Friends⛳️

RP

 

Edited October 3, 2020 by Forged4ever

[NoTimeToDie]

[Fischputza]

On very ondulated greens, tall guys might habe an advantage.....

[elwhippy]

Bob Charles. Ken Brown. 

[iBanesto]

Out of the current players, Webb Simpson has become a great putter.

[Yuck]

1 hour ago, Forged4ever said:

I haven't read through the thread however I know that at 6'5"-6'5 1/2", George Archer is the the tallest to take a Major('69 Masters) and then I guess you'd have Stewart Cink & Hal Sutton at 6'4" who both grabs Majors~

 

Anyone that takes a Major I'd classify as a "Great" putter😉

 

Oh, and Tiger ain't 6'1", lol. He MIGHT be 6', MAYBE. Hey, what's an inch to an inch and a half, lol. He'd still be a great putter if he was 6'6".

 

Fairways & Greens 4ever My Friends⛳️

RP

 

Hal must have grown a few inches.

[NRJyzr]

10 hours ago, ThinkingPlus said:

Moe? Rockwell?  William the Conqueror?

 

Well played  🙂

[Fairway14]

George Archer !

 

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/12/20/george-archer-dyslexia-golf

[miamistomp]

  Tony Finau is 6'4''-- oh wait -this is about great putters...