Byeong Hun An names $50M-worth golfer as the ‘best putter’ in ‘random tweet of the day’

In a recent post on X, Byeong Hun An praised Jason Day and called him the 'best putter'. Hun An and Day recently competed for the International Team at last week's Presidents Cup. The tournament concluded on Sunday, 29 September at the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec.

The South Korean golfer was paired with the $50M-worth Australian golfer for a Thursday four-ball match against US Team's Tony Finau and Xander Schauffele. An and Day took the initial lead and gave a tough fight to the American pair, but they lost the match by 1 Up on the final hole.

Byeong Hun An took to X and wrote in a post:

"Random tweet of the day. @JDayGolf is the best putter I’ve played with. He putts like he has the puttview in his brain"

In the follow-up to the tweet, An also posted a picture of Puttview and wrote:

"For those who doesnt know what puttview is"

Puttview is an indoor putting system that helps golfers improve their putting. It projects lines and slopes onto the green to improve the golfers' accuracy.

As per the PGA Tour's website, Jason Day does rank among the top 10 putters for the 2024 season till the Presidents Cup. Xander Schauffele is on the top of the list, followed closely by Denny McCarthy.

Let's take a look at the top-10 list of best putters on the PGA Tour till the Presidens Cup:

• Xander Schauffele – 52.0
• Denny McCarthy – 52.5
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout – 65.8
• Aaron Baddeley – 67.4
• Ben Silverman – 75.1
• Sam Burns – 76.4
• Maverick McNealy – 76.8
• Mackenzie Hughes – 78.8
• Thomas Detry – 80.6
• Jason Day – 82.6

In the 2023 season, Jason Day was 19th on the PGA Tour's putters list. In comparison, Byeong Hun An is ranked 80th in the 2024 season while he is ranked 155th for the last season.

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How did Byeong Hun An and Jason Day perform at the 2024 Presidents Cup?

Byeong Hun An and Jason Day both played three matches at the 2024 Presidents Cup. An played a fourball, a foursome, and a singles match while Day played two fourball matches and a singles match.

An lost his four-ball match when he was paired with Day. He won his foursomes match while paired with Si Woo Kim. He tied his singles match against Sahith Theegala. Day won his fourball match when paired with Christiaan Bezuidenhout against Max Homa/ Brian Harman and lost his singles match against Xander Schauffele by 4 & 3.

Let's take a look at Byeong Hun An's and Jason Day's pairings and final score at the 2024 Presidents Cup:

Match 1 (Thursday Four-ball)

• Tony Finau / Xander Schauffele vs Byeong Hun An / Jason Day
• Result: U.S. Team won 1 UP

Match 10 (Friday Foursomes)

• Si Woo Kim / Byeong Hun An vs Scottie Scheffler / Russell Henley
• Result: International Team won 1 UP

Match 8 (Saturday Four-ball)

• Christiaan Bezuidenhout / Jason Day vs Max Homa / Brian Harman
• Result: International Team won 1 UP

Match 19 (Sunday Singles)

• Xander Schauffele vs Jason Day
• Result: U.S. Team won 4 & 3

Match 27 (Sunday Singles)

• Sahith Theegala vs Byeong Hun An
• Result: Tied