Lucas Glover may no longer be calling for a full ban on AimPoint on the PGA Tour, but he is still clearly far from convinced that it is good for the game.
The 2009 US Open champion caused quite a stir back in February 2025. Glover called for AimPoint to be banned, insisting that it was rude for players to be stepping around the hole as they attempt to work out what line to start their ball on.
What is AimPoint?
Of course, anyone who has played the game will have stood behind the ball on a green and used their eyes to try and work out how their putt is going to break. However, some players prefer to use their feet to assess the severity of a slope on a putting surface.
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Once those players work out the gradient of the slope, they are able to determine the line they need to start the ball on.
A number of big names use AimPoint on the PGA Tour, including Keegan Bradley and Justin Rose.
Lucas Glover reflects on his calls for AimPoint to be banned on the PGA Tour
Glover previously claimed that there was no statistical data that proved that AimPoint made anyone a better putter. But it does appear that his stance has somewhat softened over the last year.
The 46-year-old is clearly not going to be using the method anytime soon. However, as he told Trey Wingo, he has much less of a problem with those who do not take too long to use AimPoint.
“It’s still frustrating out here, or when I see it on TV when it’s pretty sluggish,” he said.
“When I made those comments, I had a couple of guys the next week in Phoenix come up to me and say, ‘hey man, are you talking about me?’ I said no, I’m not talking about anybody that does it quickly. I said, by the way, that’s not why you’re a great putter. You’re a great putter because you’re starting it where you’re looking.
“I see these people stepping all over the green and each other’s lines from two feet. It’s very frustrating, but we’re all out here trying to do the same thing and that’s trying to get the ball in the hole as quickly as possible. And if that helps people, great. It’s not for me to tell them they can or cannot do it, but it is up to the players to monitor our pace sometimes.
“That’s where I got frustrated a couple of years ago with those comments. Sometimes it just takes too long for somebody to get ready to hit it.”
AimPoint helped Viktor Hovland win the Travelers Championship, but also frustrated Scottie Scheffler
Funnily enough, AimPoint is back in the spotlight following the Travelers Championship this past week.
Viktor Hovland beat Scottie Scheffler on the first playoff hole at TPC River Highlands. The Norwegian is one of the players who uses his feet to help read his putts.
AimPoint was not solely to blame, but it was clear that Scheffler was getting irritated by Hovland’s pace of play during the early stages of Sunday’s final round in Connecticut. At one stage, the world number one put himself on the next tee as he waited for Hovland to putt out on the previous green.
Hovland will obviously argue that holing his birdie putt in the playoff was vindication for using AimPoint. However, it was incredibly strange to see the 28-year-old stood well outside the hole at one stage as he tried to determine just how much his putt would break.
What the PGA Tour would be wise to do to end the AimPoint debate
The PGA Tour does arguably need to release data on how long each player takes from various distances.
While it is not an exact science – a six-foot putt at Augusta National is generally going to be much more demanding than one at Memorial Park, for example – it should provide a general idea of who the slower players are.
If the majority use AimPoint, then perhaps there would be reason to act.
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