Andrew Putnam

Andrew Putnam is a PGA Tour pro from United States rated 79 overall (grade B) in the 2025–26 pool — a Tour Winner build headlined by short game at A+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• Power E — a genuine liability in the 2025–26 pool; this is the single lowest mark in the pool. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• At B+, Putnam's accuracy rating is a clear strength (79th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• At B+, Putnam's iron play rating is a shade above the pool average (61st percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 37 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• At A+, Putnam's short game rating is elite (99th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only one other player in the pool rates higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting sits at A- for Putnam, a clear strength across the 2025–26 pool: 17 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; only 11 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At B, Putnam's nerve rating is the clearest weak point in the profile (17th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 79 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At B+, Putnam's consistency rating is a shade above the pool average (56th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 42 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• At B, Putnam's engine rating is well below the pool average (21st percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 75 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A solid tour winner's profile — no glaring weakness, a rating comfortably above the pool average, and enough all-around game to be a threat most weeks without a single standout attribute.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Matt Kuchar (88% similar), Nick Taylor (84% similar) and Abraham Ancer (82% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Matt Kuchar,
• Nick Taylor,
• Abraham Ancer

Of the 24 events on the schedule, The Open Championship, U.S. Open and RBC Heritage suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• The Open Championship — Major
• U.S. Open — Major
• RBC Heritage — Marquee

At $4M (C tier), Andrew Putnam leaves $41M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 34 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, nerve and engine) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Joaquin Niemann ($8M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Joaquin Niemann ($8M)

Shortest hitter in pool; elite ARG/scrambling. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.