Jacob Bridgeman's 5-Step Putting Warm-Up Routine Explained

Jacob Bridgeman built the best putting season on the PGA Tour this year, and the warm-up behind it is built on repetition rather than mechanics. In a video with TaylorMade, Bridgeman walked through the routine he runs before every round, starting with a drill designed to test his aim from short range.

How does Bridgeman start his putting warm-up?

Bridgeman opens with a start-line drill on a four- to six-foot putt that is dead straight and slightly uphill. He places tees to form a narrow gate in front of the hole and tries to roll the ball through it. Making 10 putts through the gate, he says, gives him confidence to start any putt on line for the rest of the session.

How does he build up his range?

From there, Bridgeman works around the hole from four feet out to six feet, hitting putts at three different speeds to sharpen his distance control before the round even starts. He then moves back to seven-and-a-half and nine feet, beginning with straight putts and working into breaking ones.

Bridgeman treats speed, not the stroke itself, as the variable that changes with every added foot of distance.

"I'm just getting a little bit longer trying to match up my speed," Bridgeman said of the longer putts.

Does he practice reading greens separately?

Not formally. Bridgeman said he leans on watching putts roll, both his own and his playing partners', to build a library of break and speed rather than running dedicated green-reading drills. He closes the routine with randomized, real-round putting scenarios rather than repeating putts from the same spot, so the last reps mirror what he'll actually face on the course.