Bravo
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- Aug 27, 2004
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I played yesterday morning and our greens were like freaking glass. This is common in the fall when they cut them way way down.
On one hole, my ball stopped about six feet from the hole. I spotted my ball with my marker and waited for the rest of the guys to putt.
So when my turn comes, I put the ball right in front of the marker and cannot, absolutely cannot get the ball to stay still. It took about 8 placements until I could get the ball to stay in place so I could remove the ball marker...I was kind of trying to rush the putt because I would be penalized if the ball moved after addressing the ball by placing my putter behind it. So I had to kind of hover the putter and strike it...
Made it though. Avoided a four putt from only 25 feet. Glad to have the three putt - honestly.
This would be one thing you guys would experience if we decided to play down here in the Fall...the fastest damn greens you have ever seen....I like them that way but it usually takes a few rounds to adjust.
One of my playing partners yesterday (shot a 79 with three birdies) told me he had 42 putts the day before. I had the same during the first round of our President's Cup last month with five three putts and one four putt.
One thing you can say for the greens, if you can adjust to the speed, they putt as true as anything you can putt on. Not one bit of grain...the ball never takes a sudden lurch to the side because it hits something...so I really like them this way after I get used to it...
On one hole, my ball stopped about six feet from the hole. I spotted my ball with my marker and waited for the rest of the guys to putt.
So when my turn comes, I put the ball right in front of the marker and cannot, absolutely cannot get the ball to stay still. It took about 8 placements until I could get the ball to stay in place so I could remove the ball marker...I was kind of trying to rush the putt because I would be penalized if the ball moved after addressing the ball by placing my putter behind it. So I had to kind of hover the putter and strike it...
Made it though. Avoided a four putt from only 25 feet. Glad to have the three putt - honestly.
This would be one thing you guys would experience if we decided to play down here in the Fall...the fastest damn greens you have ever seen....I like them that way but it usually takes a few rounds to adjust.
One of my playing partners yesterday (shot a 79 with three birdies) told me he had 42 putts the day before. I had the same during the first round of our President's Cup last month with five three putts and one four putt.
One thing you can say for the greens, if you can adjust to the speed, they putt as true as anything you can putt on. Not one bit of grain...the ball never takes a sudden lurch to the side because it hits something...so I really like them this way after I get used to it...