Game Golf people - handling temporary greens

[mailman]

Game golf people,

This is in relation to temporary greens.

I ask this question on the basis that Ive looked through the current edition of "Rules of Golf" and can't find anything in there about how Temporary Greens are handled (ie. whether the mowed area around a temporary green counts as GIR/putt on a green etc?). My assumption (which most likely is wrong:) is that the marked area around the temporary green is treated as if it was a putting area, so any putts on that part of the course would count as if you were on a proper green).

So the question is, is there a simple way for Game Golf to handle temporary greens? For example moving the flag to where the temporary green is on your course and then being able to set the "green" (for example creating a 10 yard circle around the green) area and so on? I ask this because in my round today we had 3 temporary greens (5 putts in total BUT my putting total for the round shows these holes as all being zero putts).

If Ive not understood the rules of golf for how temporary greens are handled then please let me know and Ill delete this thread (or ask Erik to kill it for me).

Regards

Mailman

 

Edited November 21, 2015 by mailman

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, mailman said:

I ask this question on the basis that Ive looked through the current edition of "Rules of Golf" and can't find anything in there about how Temporary Greens are handled (ie. whether the mowed area around a temporary green counts as GIR/putt on a green etc?). My assumption (which most likely is wrong:) is that the marked area around the temporary green is treated as if it was a putting area, so any putts on that part of the course would count as if you were on a proper green).

This was just clarified in the WPGA meeting I attended.

Holes with temporary greens or tees (so long as they're not just 10 yards away from your tees or something) are counted as par + handicap. That's for the handicapping, not really the "Rules of Golf" per se (which also say nothing about how stats are calculated).

I think if I was playing temporary greens I'd… skip tagging stuff in GG.

[mailman]

My OCD won't allow me to play partial rounds of golf iacas :)

Regards

Mailman

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, mailman said:

My OCD won't allow me to play partial rounds of golf iacas :)

Since you're in the UK, I don't know what your handicapping rules are. I gave you the USGA's stance. Holes with temp greens or tees are unplayed holes: you take par + handicap.

[ghalfaire]

I like that, an automatic net Par for Temporary greens.  I have always played them as attempt your first putt and if you miss pick it up and count 2 putts.  But the net par makes more sense as you're not playing the hole as designed.  

[DrvFrShow]

The course will usually give a steep discount if they have a number of temporary greens and tees. A local course had 7 for half of one season and was charging $10 for a round. The closely mowed areas of the fairway were very clearly marked and could be seen easily. Auto-two putt. Still made for great practice rounds at the price - better than any driving range. I played three to four rounds a week and only reported my league round on my home course since there was fewer than 13 holes played under ROG.

 

 

[mailman]

On 21 November 2015 23:57:58, iacas said:

Since you're in the UK, I don't know what your handicapping rules are. I gave you the USGA's stance. Holes with temp greens or tees are unplayed holes: you take par + handicap.

Where I play if there are temporary greens then the round is a non-qualifier (you can't use it for handicapping purposes).

For competition purposes (as we are in the middle our of Christmas spirit competitions (quite literally as the prizes are alcohol:) the holes are still counted as par+hcp but you can't use it for handicapping (either cutting or increasing).

My course is on the edge of the River Ouse and when the river floods it spills over on to our course and ends up being closed for weeks on end. Except for last year, it was an usually warm and dry winter but the previous year it was closed from the 24th of December due to rain right through to the middle of January and then the snow arrived keeping the course closed through until March! :(

Regards

Mailman