Thomas Pieters and the low runner

SportLocation Golf Desk · 14 Oct 2026

A fairway-side setup in the montage highlights the low runner as one of the options in Pieters’ shot-making repertoire.

Thomas Pieters’ low runner is a study in keeping the shot simple: from beside the fairway, he sets the club behind the ball and has a clear line out across the course. The montage labels it “LOW RUNNER”, making the intended shape of the shot explicit without needing to guess at the conditions or the result.

That lower route gives a golfer another way to move the ball towards the green when a more lofted shot is not the only answer. Here, the useful detail is the set-up: the ball sits on the short grass at the edge of the fairway, with open ground ahead. It is a different kind of decision from the putts and flag-side approaches elsewhere in the montage.

The club rests just behind the ball; the line ahead is the point.