‘Claw’ putters focus on how many — not how it looks

Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Sergio Garcia and Webb Simpson all used “the claw” putting grip at the Ryder Cup, further de-stigmatising the awkward-looking, though effective style.

When watching the professional golf tours on television, it is very easy to get seduced by the wonderful lifestyles the lucky few enjoy. Never was this more amply demonstrated than at the Ryder Cup in France, when the best from Europe took on the best from the USA.

Full of pomp and pageantry, the commercially successful Ryder Cup for the players is in reality, little more than a battle for bragging rights, as well as an opportunity to