PGA Tour pro punts putter across green, proceeds to WD at 2025 Valspar Championship
Playing golf can have plenty of frustrating moments, and Patton Kizzire went through all of the emotions Thursday morning.
The former Auburn Tiger was putting for par on the par-3 15th during the first round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, when he missed a 5-foot, 6-inch putt. That's when things took a turn.
Kizzire stepped toward his ball, which slid past the hole on the right side, then he dropped his putter and kicked it like a punter would do to a football. It went flying across the green and landed on the far side before Kizzire walked over to his bag to pick up a wedge to putt with. It's hard to tell, but the video appears to show his putter with a significant bend in it after it landed, which would be expected with the journey it went on.
Patton Kizzire with a VERY strong putter punt. pic.twitter.com/xaR33BjFw9
— Dan Why-Ner (@ReallyDanWeiner) March 20, 2025
The three-time PGA Tour winner made bogey on the hole and proceeded to go bogey-par over his next two holes, then he withdrew after the 17th citing a back injury. He was 3 over for his round when he WD.
It has been a rough season for Kizzire, who finished T-40 at The Sentry and has missed every cut in his six starts since. Add in his putter punt and WD on Thursday, he'll have to wait another week to turn his season around.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour pro punts putter, then WDs from 2025 Valspar Championship
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