Big Cup Tourney Advice

[sedmo]

Playing in my first big (8") cup tourney this weekend. Scramble format from the tips. My team has no illusions of winning (these things tend to attract loaded teams, at least at this course), but offers decent prizes for finishing in the top 75%. Looking for any tips/thoughts about putting in particular. My downfall is leaving well read putts short, been working on that, so firmer than usual seems obvious, but how much? Firm enough to hit back of std. cup or firm enough to roll over back edge?

[IowaGreg]

I try to plan on hitting hard enough to go 2-3 ft past the cup.  Still have to read any break right.  Gravity is your friend.....

[dennyjones]

I've played in two big hole tournaments.     It was a fun day of golf but we had no aspirations of winning.   The hole placement will not be normal.  What did surprise me what how difficult it was to putt.    On one hole we found it easier to aim for the fringe to stop the ball and putt to the hole from off of the green.    The tournament will still come down to the long game, driving and approach shots.  You most likely will have a team (or two) with a hole in one.  

just have fun.

[iacas]

Give yourself a putt. Don't fire at the flag.

Then hit the putts a good 4-6 feet past the hole and take out a decent amount of the break.

It'll be relatively easy to make putts.

Also, seriously consider a short chip over a long putt, which you wouldn't normally do in a regular-size-hole scramble.

[sedmo]

The more I research these Big Cup things, looks like they try to put the cup in the most extreme place on the green...true?  Then below the cup, off the green even?

[iacas]

5 hours ago, sedmo said:

The more I research these Big Cup things, looks like they try to put the cup in the most extreme place on the green...true?  Then below the cup, off the green even?

Many times, yeah.