Anyone (Yes, even you) can win thousands on the greens in new Vegas putting contest | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

New-age analytics have proven the old adage, “you drive for show, you putt for dough,” to be somewhat misguided. But it will certainly be true in a new event that’s going to put all the emphasis on the greens and let anyone take a crack at putting for dough. Some serious dough, that is.

Introducing the Major Series of Putting, which will be held in Las Vegas between March 8-29 in 2017. The event is a subsidiary of Lune Rouge Innovation, a new creative company inspired and controlled by Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberté. Brad Faxon, widely considered to be one of the best putters of his generation is involved as an adviser, and he’s excited to watch — and even participate in the event.

“If golf had been more of a putting contest and less of a ball-striking contest, I would have been a lot higher up on the money list!” Faxon, …