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Major Winner Destroys Putter, Left with Wedge at Women's PGA Championship
@Source: newsweek.com
Things can change a lot from one week to the next in professional golf, even more so when it comes to major championships. Newly crowned US Women's Open champion Maja Stark experienced this firsthand during the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.The Swede, who dominated at Erin Hills with an impressive putting performance, was far from her previous showing at PGA Frisco. In fact, Stark was so frustrated with her poor work on the green that she took it out on her flat stick.Golfweek reported that the two-time LPGA Tour winner broke her putter during the fourth round in a fit of helplessness. Several videos subsequently went viral showing her putting with a wedge, which apparently didn't help her much.Stark finished the fourth round with a horrendous 38 putts, averaging 2.1 putts per hole. This was the trend throughout the tournament, as her putting total over the four rounds was 128, or 32 putts per round and 1.7 putts per hole.Only in the second round did Stark achieve positive numbers, needing only 27 putts, an average of 1.5 per hole.Not surprisingly, Friday was the only day the Swede posted a score under par (70). The same didn't happen on the first day (she carded at 75) or over the weekend (she carded a 77 and a 78).This performance keeps her tied for 47th place at 12 under par, with the final round still to be completed.Currently, Maja Stark is ranked 151st out of 158 LPGA Tour players in putting. She averages 31.21 putts per round (874 putts in 28 rounds), and her round with the fewest putts was 25.Stark makes up for her putting with her work off the tee. She has gained 0.60 strokes off the tee this season and is currently ranked 14th on the LPGA Tour. Her average driving distance is 267.25 yards, ranking her 57th on the tour.More Golf: Russell Henley May Have Thrown Away Travelers Championship with Honor
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