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What Does "Lag Putting" Mean in Golf? — Ep. 14
You're forty feet from the hole on a fast green. The hole feels miles away. Somebody in your group walks up, looks at it, and says, "just lag it close." That word does more work than most people realize.
If you've ever heard someone say, "just lag it up there," and wondered exactly what they meant by it, this episode gives you the full context.
We unpack what lag actually means in putting, where the word came from, and how it became part of every golfer's vocabulary. What sounds like a casual word on the green carries more nuance than most people realize.
You'll hear what a lag putt technically is, why the Rules of Golf don't define it, and how the word entered golf language from older English roots that go back to the 1500s. We also explore how golfers use it across casual rounds, club competitions, charity scrambles, and corporate golf.
World Golf Hall of Famer Chi Chi Rodriguez wrote about lag putting in his book on golf games, suggesting that players hit a handful of lag putts on the practice green before a round just to feel out the speed of the surface. The advice still holds up. Even at the highest level of the modern game, three-putt avoidance is one of the most-tracked stats on the PGA Tour, and most of those saves come down to a long first putt that ends up close enough to clean up.
This episode helps you understand why lag matters, how it became part of everyday golf language, and why it still carries the same low-key, patient feel today as it did decades ago.
Learn more about lag:
https://learngolfterms.com/pages/glossary/lag-puttingIf you want to follow golf conversations naturally without guessing what the words mean, this one is for you.
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By Neil Jade BarbonYou're forty feet from the hole on a fast green. The hole feels miles away. Somebody in your group walks up, looks at it, and says, "just lag it close." That word does more work than most people realize.
If you've ever heard someone say, "just lag it up there," and wondered exactly what they meant by it, this episode gives you the full context.
We unpack what lag actually means in putting, where the word came from, and how it became part of every golfer's vocabulary. What sounds like a casual word on the green carries more nuance than most people realize.
You'll hear what a lag putt technically is, why the Rules of Golf don't define it, and how the word entered golf language from older English roots that go back to the 1500s. We also explore how golfers use it across casual rounds, club competitions, charity scrambles, and corporate golf.
World Golf Hall of Famer Chi Chi Rodriguez wrote about lag putting in his book on golf games, suggesting that players hit a handful of lag putts on the practice green before a round just to feel out the speed of the surface. The advice still holds up. Even at the highest level of the modern game, three-putt avoidance is one of the most-tracked stats on the PGA Tour, and most of those saves come down to a long first putt that ends up close enough to clean up.
This episode helps you understand why lag matters, how it became part of everyday golf language, and why it still carries the same low-key, patient feel today as it did decades ago.
Learn more about lag:
https://learngolfterms.com/pages/glossary/lag-puttingIf you want to follow golf conversations naturally without guessing what the words mean, this one is for you.
Free Golf Terms Glossary:
https://learngolfterms.com/glossary
Test your skills with our Golf Quizzes or Trivia:
https://learngolfterms.com/quiz
Free Golf Training:
https://learngolfterms.com/start
Before Your First Tee – $7 Beginner Program:
https://learngolfterms.com/talk
Support us by checking out our shop:
https://learngolfterms.com/collections
Follow: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | X | TikTok