putter
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Harrington, the 2026 US Senior Open champion, drove the ball well but was let down by indifferent iron play and a cool putter.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“When I’m working, I just don’t cook at all basically, and then when I get time off I like to putter around in the kitchen. I’m not very good, but I like to do it.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
He said the past two weeks had boosted his confidence in his putter, and it certainly showed as he needed just 22 putts, gaining more than five strokes on the field on the greens.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Some of L Catterton’s other recent deals involved the Pilates chain Solidcore and the golf putter company L.A.B.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
They putter along in the halls and corridors, and leave a sad trail of tear-shaped glitter and the noise of tiny wailing cries.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
The occasion often feels tacked-on amid the barbecues and the shiny putters trotted out like obligations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Before the finals, the shot putters emerged from a tunnel, one by one, pausing in front of a television camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
Chips from tight links turf required absolute precision, often putters were the correct option.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
Kim, one of the best putters on tour, played bogey-free and had four birdies on the back nine.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
He putters around the den, tidying, and I read the brochures.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
The previous record was set 90 years ago — only about three decades after the first cars puttered through Yosemite Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
Some major drivers of higher prices, such as rents, energy, and used cars, have puttered out or started to reverse, causing sharp drops in overall inflation.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
Things puttered along until Elfster’s big break, which came in 2009: Claire’s hired the company for a Secret Santa campaign.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2022
As her own black Lab puttered around behind her, Sally Ange Cowdin, 59, said the Dixie Fire was the third time she had evacuated because of a natural disaster.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
Denny got the motor running and we puttered downstream, looking for harbor seals, which he said sometimes wandered up the river.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Shahed drones have been dubbed "flying mopeds" by Ukrainians because of their puttering engines.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
I guess a photo of her puttering around the garden or waving from a window might make some people feel better, but why on earth should she be expected to do that?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
It’s a conceit that pays off the second a shambolic Michael Keaton makes his entrance as a graybeard puttering about a near-derelict Wayne Manor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
When you’re puttering around town, however, the Mercedes is the smoother of the two.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Father was in the living room and Mama was puttering around in their bedroom.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
