The AimPoint putting method has sparked fierce debate in the golf world, with Shane Lowry, Jason Day, and others calling for change.

The battle lines are drawn. AimPoint, the polarising green-reading method, is causing a major rift in professional golf, with top players either embracing it or demanding its ban.

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler could only chuckle as the controversy escalated during the Houston Open, where Min Woo Lee mocked the technique by exaggerating its stance before sinking a putt. But for others, the debate is no laughing matter.

PGA Tour veteran Lucas Glover has been particularly vocal, slamming AimPoint as slow and ineffective. Golf influencer Paige Spiranac even called for it to be banned, while 2009 US Open champion Glover dismissed its effectiveness outright. “It takes forever, and there’s no proof it works,” he claimed.

Not everyone agrees. AimPoint creator Mark Sweeney hit back, accusing Glover of spreading false information. “Lucas was factually incorrect. We’ve got data proving that 90-95% of players improve after using AimPoint,” he said.

Major winners Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, and Lydia Ko are all advocates of the method, arguing it has helped them rise to the top. Morikawa even took a jab at Glover, saying: “If we’re banning AimPoint, we should ban long putters too.”

Shane Lowry and Jason Day have now entered the fray. Lowry has criticised AimPoint for slowing the game down, while Day took aim at its etiquette issues.

“I’m not anti-AimPoint,” Day clarified. “But when it’s your turn to putt, you should be ready. Watching someone take forever to read a putt drives me crazy.”

With the Masters approaching, the AimPoint debate is reaching fever pitch. Will the PGA Tour step in, or will players have to settle this battle themselves?