World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has picked this week’s Ryder Cup to go public with a new putting coach – England-born Phil Kenyon.
No sooner had Scheffler arrived at this week’s host Marco Simone course and the six-time PGA Tour winner was seen working with Kenyon, and why wouldn’t he given the American’s present lowly 151st ranking on the Tour’s ‘Strokes Gained in Putting’ stats.
World #1 Scottie Scheffler is now working with Phil Kenyon on his putting. Kenyon worked with Scheffler in Dallas before coming to Italy alongside his swing coach Randy Smith. Scheffler was #1 in SG total on @PGATOUR last season despite being 151st in SG putting. pic.twitter.com/ejqNSPfWop
— Todd Lewis (@ToddLewisGC) September 25, 2023
The 2022 Masters champion also has one-putted just 38.07% of the time over the recently completed season to be also ranked a lowly 138th.
The Golf Channels Tod Lewis took a video of earlier today (Monday) of Kenyon working with Scheffler on one of the practice putting greens at Marco Simone.
Kenyon, who has putting studios in both Great Britain and Sea Island, Georgia, also works with Tommy Fleetwood, which could create an interesting scenario at this week’s 44th hosting of the Ryder Cup.
Scheffler is teeing-up in a USA side for a second straight Ryder Cup after securing 2 1/2 points from his three 2021 matches at Whistling Strait, capped by a Sunday Singles demolition of Spaniard Jon Rahm, 4 & 3, and the then reigning U.S. Open champ.
