Jim Knous

PING Engineer. ex - PGA Tour / Korn Ferry Tour Member / Professional Golfer - @PINGTour

[Sasho MacKenzie @SashoMacKenzie]

Mallet or Blade?

We analyzed ~20,000 rounds in Stack Putting.

Golfers complete simulated 18-hole rounds (4–30 ft putts) on a practice green. Results, handicap, and putter type are recorded, and strokes gained is calculated vs a chosen handicap.

📊 SG (vs 12 hcp):
• Blade: 0.74
• Mallet: 0.59
• Mid-mallet: 0.38

Average handicap was nearly identical across groups.

The differences are real—but small relative to player variability.

Blades are associated with slightly better results… but this isn’t great science. It’s observational, not causal.

[Paul Wood @paulwood79]

Our engineering summer internships (2026) in Phoenix are open. We get hundreds of applicants every year so get your application in soon to have a chance. https://t.co/mEPtGYZ3pv #PingInternships

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@vespermartinis The Hard K Special

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

We like that, putter is hot! 🔥

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

Former Tour member and now full time Engineer for Ping, Jim Knous makes the cut after Monday Qualifying for the Procore.

Pretty damn sweet.

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@PGATOURKevin @ProcoreChamp #Gutsy … Kev you at the man 👊

[Marty Jertson @jertybird]

Is there a better Monday Qualifier in the game than @JimmyHardK ?!?

Dude just did 40+ hours last week in the office and worked a ProdiG Junior Fitting event all day Saturday.

Have a week, pro.

@PingTour @MinesAthletics @TheStackSystem @MinesGolf

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@PGATOURKevin @CuseFootball @BuffaloBills @ProcoreChamp Circle the wagons Kev!

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@TronCarterNLU 👊

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

I’m proud to be the 2025 Colorado Open Champion! Winning is hard - and this one is extra special to me being a Colorado kid. Holed-out for eagle from 69 yards on the 4th playoff hole to get the W!

[Colorado Golf Association @ColoGolf]

Colorado native Jim Knous soars to victory in Colorado Open with 69-yard hole-out for eagle in playoff; his 62 in regulation was lowest final round by champ in tourney history; Charlie Tucker takes low-am honors. https://t.co/sHlawyM9CU @ColoradoOpen @JimmyHardK @CSUMGolf

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

The playoff at the @ColoradoOpen went four holes and it was between two guys with full time jobs.

Non-iced tea Sam Saunders, assistant coach at New Mexico and Jimmy Hard K Knous. Engineer at Ping

On the 4th playoff hole @JimmyHardK pitched in for eagle from 60 yards. Pretty awesome.

[Marty Jertson @jertybird]

@JimmyHardK with the walkoff Eagle Dunk on 4th playoff hole to get the W and revenge on the Colorado Open!

[Ohio Golf Association @ohiogolf]

Congratulations to Jim Knous on his hole-in-one on the 4th hole at Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club!

Knous ended up posting a 4-under 68 in the opening round of @usopengolf Final Qualifying.

[U.S. Open @usopengolf]

It’s here. Golf’s Longest Day.

From underdog dreamers to the game’s biggest names – everyone’s chasing a spot at Oakmont.

Follow live scores from each of our 10 qualifiers ⬇️

[Golf Digest @GolfDigest]

How well do Ping's newest drivers stack up against their older models?

We put them to the test on the swing robot to find out.

Presented by @DICKS.

[PING GOLF @PingTour]

.@JimmyHardK is even par in six attempts on the 16th hole at the WM Phoenix Open. Hear his thoughts on the environment and learn more about his time as a PING pro and now PING engineer in this week’s podcast episode: https://t.co/zEYd0vfXgi

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

Yikes. Shot -6 today, got beat by 2 of these players. And had a flat tire this morning. What a weird day. How about a spot in the field @PGATOUR?! 🤣

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

There are four players in today's Mon Q that should have had to go through the pre-q but didn't
My story on a clerical issue that allowed them to enter, a section decision to kick them out, and the PGA Tour allowing them back in.
Mondays.... My story
https://t.co/ZkxpldlQcn

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@acaseofthegolf1 I did a double take on the putting green this morning when I saw him… then I checked your account for the story!

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@PGATOURKevin @PGATOURAmericas @KornFerryTour Great play by Freddie (hard K?)

[Jim Knous @JimmyHardK]

@PGATOUR @lkwongolf @BlackstoneGrid Stud @lkwongolf