New software release lets Zen Green Stage owners recreate iconic U.S. Open putts while showcasing the next generation of immersive golf practice.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA — As the world’s best golfers compete to write the next chapter of U.S. Open history, Zen Golf has launched a new U.S. Open Famous Putts playlist, allowing Zen Green Stage owners to recreate some of the championship’s most memorable moments on their own programmable putting surfaces.
The new software release features iconic putts spanning six decades of U.S. Open competition, from Ken Venturi’s courageous finish at Congressional in 1964 through to Bryson DeChambeau’s championship-clinching putt at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2024.
Using Zen’s patented Active Terrain Technology®, every putt has been recreated as a playable challenge, enabling golfers to experience the precise slopes, pace and green contours faced by some of the game’s greatest champions.
The playlist is available immediately to all Zen Green Stage owners through an automatic software update.
Featured moments include memorable putts by Payne Stewart, Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, giving golfers the opportunity to experience major championship pressure while developing green reading, pace control and stroke execution.
Will Stubbs, Head of Education at Zen Golf, said the release demonstrates how software is becoming an increasingly important part of the Zen ecosystem.
“Watching great golf is inspiring. Playing those same moments is transformational,” said Stubbs.
“Our goal is to connect watching, learning and playing within a single experience. Instead of simply observing a famous putt, golfers can step into that moment, read the green, make their own decisions and discover how subtle changes in slope influence every stroke.
“It’s an engaging way to develop putting skills, but it also illustrates where golf technology is heading. Software is becoming just as important as hardware, allowing courses, coaches and golfers to access an expanding library of playable experiences that can be updated continuously.”
The U.S. Open playlist forms part of Zen’s growing software platform, which already includes major championship recreations, coach-created practice environments and interactive challenges. Future releases will integrate with Zen Eye®, Putting Index®, and Play Live Golf®, allowing golfers to experience live tournament moments, advanced putting analytics, and augmented reality coaching within the same connected ecosystem.
The latest release reflects Zen’s broader vision of transforming indoor golf from static practice into immersive, representative playing experiences that bring golfers closer to the realities of the course.
Available in 12ft, 16ft and 20ft lengths, the Zen is golf’s most advanced adjustable stage for putting and swing, used by leading coaches, golf academies, universities, performance centres and club-fitting facilities worldwide. Zen combines patented Active Terrain Technology® with an expanding software platform designed to deliver richer coaching, player development and golf entertainment experiences.
To discover more about Zen Golf technology, call +44 (0)330 043 4502 or visit https://zen.golf/.
The U.S Open – Zen Playlist putts:
- Ken Venturi (1964, Congressional Country Club)
Slick 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole, accompanied by his doctor in suffocating 100-degree heat.
https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/videos/2016/03/09/ken-venturi–1964-u-s–open–4793514988001.html
- Billy Casper (1966, Olympic Club)
Sensational breaking 20-foot birdie putt on 16 to tie for the lead on the final day. Casper won his second U.S. Open trophy in the next day’s playoff against Arnold Palmer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddp0KjFC81o (1:1:46)
- Jack Nicklaus (1980, Baltusrol)
Spectacular 22-foot birdie putt on the final hole to break the tournament’s scoring record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZK7wwj1foY (3:03:26)
- Tom Watson (1982, Pebble Beach)
Sliding 20-foot birdie putt on 18 to secure victory against a charging Jack Nicklaus.
https://youtu.be/o-BjPdW2Pvk?si=JGy_UZZLe-cBvZLm (3:12:03)
- Payne Stewart (1999, Pinehurst No. 2)
Uphill, curling 15-foot par putt to avoid a playoff. After sinking it he famously punched the air while balancing on one leg—an iconic image now immortalized in a bronze statue at Pinehurst.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k23fZ_GkHg (1:40:30)
- Retief Goosen (2004, Shinnecock Hills)
Calm 12-footer for birdie on 16 to preserve his lead on brutal, baked-out greens, en route to just 11 back nine putts to win his second U.S Open.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZLSGQdpB4 (5:05:25)
- Geoff Ogilvy (2006, Winged Foot)
A fast, downhill 6-foot par putt on the 72nd green which won him his only Major as other challengers collapsed around him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34VEbeArII (4:46:54)
- Tiger Woods (2008, Torrey Pines)
Bumpy, breaking 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd – on a torn ACL and a fractured tibia. It dropped to set up a playoff the next day against Rocco Mediate, which Woods won.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RWT2c86Q-Y (29:01)
- Webb Simpson (2012, Olympic Club)
Miraculous, curling 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole, to win his lone major title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkrHxnRnjM4 (4:35:55)
- Jordan Spieth (2015, Chambers Bay)
Swinging 25-foot birdie putt on 16 putt which helped secure Spieth back-to-back major titles aged just 21.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKmETMyt_RU (17:41)
- Brooks Koepka (2018, Shinnecock Hills)
Critical 12-foot par putt on 14 to keep himself ahead on the final day, and to become the first back-to-back U.S. Open winner in 29 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB9wK8wS9JE (12:36)
- Jon Rahm (2021, Torrey Pines)
Banana-style left-to-right downhill 18-foot birdie putt on the 71st hole, before holing another big putt on 18 to secure his first major championship.
https://youtu.be/bNh2XErzyTk?si=XjxZLHQRG7F3pRE6 (16:15)
- Bryson DeChambeau (2024, No. 2)
Nerve-wracking 5-foot par putt to win the championship over Rory McIlroy – his second U.S Open title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLLG3Y5QeM8 (13:12)
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