Martin Kaymar has an 18' putt on the final hole of regulation that he must make just to get into a playoff. Dustin Johnson has a much shorter putt to win (he thought at the time) the PGA Championship. Which putt carries the most pressure?

 

Both players possess very good putting mechanics. So, what happened? Kaymar identified his line, set up, and executed a stroke with perfect tempo. I watched his shoulder motion move tick and then tock. Flawless. Johnson identified his line, set up and the tempo wasn't there. He slightly decelerated on his forward stroke and the putt lost energy and missed low. He got the tick, but no the tock.

 

When the pressure is on, mind your tempo.