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  1. 1. How Do You Rate the Greens You Usually Play On?

    • Not Good
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    • OK But Inconsistent
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    • Excellent, No Complaints
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    • World Class, Pro's Would Love Them
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You probably are a better putter than you know.

Just got back from playing a private resort course with the best greens by far I've ever played. The ball ran absolutely true on every green, speed was totally consistent, and the breaks were readable, what a treat.

This is what the pros get almost every week and why when they don't get it they complain so much! Now I know the secret and will be spoiled forever.

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Golf Yokel Well Established Member

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I HATE OUR GREENS HERE.

Our indoor golf facility (Parmaster) has a simulated-grass, almost football-field size putting area. I have no idea what kind of turf they use, but this stuff is AWESOME. Apparently it's the closest thing you can buy without putting on real PGA greens.

That being said, it's not hard to get used to whatever you play on, and I'd actually say that some of the bent greens I've played on before are more difficult than the dried-up crab-grass I'm used to.

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I put excellent: I've rarely play a course with better quality greens as far as the grass and the roll at Woodley Lakes. However, they don't really undulate that much, so I'm at a total loss when I'm on undulating greens. One of many things to get to one of these days.

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golf_junkie27 Great Member

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The greens at Hudson Hills and Garrison Golf Club are very good.

Split Rock/Pelham can be really good, too, especially after an MGA, event.

Sprain Lake absolutely stink. I don't think I've ever seen anyone mow or roll the greens. Just awful.

I've been fortunate to play at a few private clubs. All I can say is "Wow." The fairways were in better shape than some of the greens I've played on. Just a great experience.

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I love our greens. They are very smooth and true. They run very, very fast. On tournament days and in high season, they will run at 13-13.5 feet on the Stimpmeter. On SLOW days, they run around 12 feet.

They will either make you a much better putter, or you'll be talking to yourself. My first time on them, I had a good 4 putt. I lagged a 35 footer about 1 1/2 feet past the hole. It was a downhiller and it hit the hole and came out, then rolled about 10-12 feet. I missed the comeback and tapped in my 4th putt.

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Ok, but inconsistent.

Sometimes they are perfect, and roll very true, but then other days, they are pathetic, and I get annoyed about it, which puts off my whole game.
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Ok but inconsistent - at home course.

A common statement often heard after a putt would be, "it looked good in the air"

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I chose excellent for the amount of play they get, their on the fast side and 95percent of the time their in great shape.

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jowlar Well Established Member

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I voted not good. The chemical used to spray for poa annua and a host of other weeds was washed away by our idiot superintendant that turned on the sprinklers hours after the greens were sprayed. Now the greens resemble Bob Barker's plinko board on the Price is Right. Making a putt on our greens right now is 50% luck.
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I voted not good. The chemical used to spray for poa annua and a host of other weeds was washed away by our idiot superintendant that turned on the sprinklers hours after the greens were sprayed. Now the greens resemble Bob Barker's plinko board on the Price is Right. Making a putt on our greens right now is 50% luck.

Mmmmm... putting on bluegrass with money on the line is soooooooo exciting. Tap the ball and start cheering for it like your horse is in the lead... it's about all you can do sometimes

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I voted excellent. They're tough but fair - they stimp at 11 or so in the summer (although I've sworn it's been as high as 15 before). There's only one green I'd consider unfair because of its undulations (out of 54 holes) so it's all good.
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The greens I play regularly are decent, but nothing to write home about. White Lake Oaks is better than Heather Highlands. White Lake generally keeps their greens in good shape. Heather Highlands takes great care of their top course, but we play our couples league on the shorter course. The greens can range from lightning quick to slow and wet. There are a few that have goose damage for large parts of the season. The worst part is that 1, 3, 5, 8 and 9 all have multiple tiers. This is not bad in itself, but where they cut the pins is often times ridiculous. I have actually seen cups cut into the sides of mounds and on slopes going between tiers.
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In the Northwest they're inconsistent at best. High end courses like Washington National have terrific greens - smooth and fast - but the combination of very wet weather and cold temps at night make the greens at most courses very bumpy from footsteps in the rainy season. In summer they're much better, though at the munis I play I'm still baffled by the number of unrepaired ball marks I see. Drives me nuts.

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In summer they're much better, though at the munis I play I'm still baffled by the number of unrepaired ball marks I see. Drives me nuts.

Two days ago I saw a guy sink his ball, literally, 2 inches deep into a wet green at Auduban.

I watched the guy look at it, dig his ball out, and give it the little "foot pat" and putt his ball in and walk away. I was with one friend and we were waiting on a four-some to finish up a par 3 in front of us, and this gentleman was playing up behind us. I was sooooooooo close to just blowing up on him and riding his ass all the way back to the clubhouse, but instead I decided to ask him why he didn't repair it. Come to find out, the guy didn't know how to fix a hole/divot, and didn't even own a tool to try. So I gave him one of my cheap divot tools (don't ask me why I have like 5 in my bag), and while we waited on the four-some to finish, I showed him how to repair a ballmark/divot. I'd like to think most people are like this... not knowing what to do... as opposed to just not giving a rat's patoot. I guess I'm an optimist at heart

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You probably are a better putter than you know.

I have never seen greens like that. The way you describe it is pretty cool. So what did you shoot?

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the greens that i play on are horrible on the first hole of my home course one small section of the green usally does nt have grass on. talk about slow they are so slow. that is probably why the cours is 15$ a round (walking)

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I have never seen greens like that. The way you describe it is pretty cool. So what did you shoot?

39 on the front which was the easier 9

45 on the back which was very tough by being mountainous First time I've played the course so an 84 was decent. Also, I kept looking for ball marks from my approach shots, never found any, there weren't any ball marks anywhere. Keep in mind the course is private and not used a lot, but the firmness of the greens was amazing, how come other courses can't get it like this? Consistency is the biggest key, if all the greens are equal in speed, you begin to get very accurate distance on all putts as you play your round.

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