putting vs golf stroke

putting and golf stroke both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
putting	Yes	No	No	No
golf stroke	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, golf stroke is a hypernym of putting; that is, golf stroke is a word with a broader meaning than putting:

putting: hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
golf stroke: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Other hypernyms of putting include golf shot, swing.

putting (noun)	golf stroke (noun)
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter	the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it