strokes
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He hit 79% of fairways and was third in the field in strokes gained putting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Lucas Herbert leads after the second round at eight-under, two strokes ahead of Jackson Suber, Cameron Young and Ryan Gerard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Bryson has been penalised two strokes for inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing, so the intended backswing on the fifth hole when he was playing his second shot," a R&A spokesperson told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Ultimately, McIlroy finishing 148th in the putting strokes gained statistics - with only eight players worse in the field - illustrated where it had gone wrong.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Nim dived in after them, but Selkie blocked her before she’d gone three strokes.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
