Proximity When Hitting 18 GIR to Shoot Even Par?

[gbogey]

22 hours ago, phillyk said:

I think of this two ways. What do I expect and what do I hope.  I expect 20-25ft that I'll two putt every time. I'd hope I could from 30-35ft as well.

Sort of how I approached the question. What would I expect? At my home course I would expect to two putt every time from 25 feet but in reality I would likely blow one. From 15-20 feet, I believe that I would either two putt every time or sink one birdie to counter the one three putt.

I did this once for nine holes - hit nine GIR's and every birdie putt was 15-20 feet, all two putts. Not my best nine by any means but maybe my steadiest as I also only missed one fairway and that was by two feet.

[bkuehn1952]

I indicated 20 feet.  At that distance I won't 3-putt very often but I also won't make many 1-putts.

Hitting 18 greens in regulation is not going to happen.  I played a round at 5,300 yards and missed three greens.  That is as good as it gets.

 

[gbogey]

1 hour ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Hitting 18 greens in regulation is not going to happen.  I played a round at 5,300 yards and missed three greens.  That is as good as it gets.

 

Even if you had your favorite wedge distance 18 times in a row, most of us would do well to hit 15-16 greens.

I've hit 15 GIRs twice although the better round, which I consider to be my best ever even if not my best score, I feel like I hit 17 in a row. Missed the first green but after that hit 15 of 17.  One hole I had to pitch back to the fairway (no GIR) but then hit a wedge to two feet to save par. The other miss was on a hole with a funky green. Shot landed squarely in the middle of the green but rolled off the back.

[NM Golf]

I put down 35'. I very rarely 3 putt, in fact in the 25 rounds I have kept stats on since September I've only had 8 three-putts. I also don't make a ton of long putts either, unfortunately. 

[Rippy_72]

Assuming it is my home course and the pins are in the back (uphill putts), I guess 35 feet.  I could make one putt and would be unlikely to three putt on greens that I know well.  If the pins were in the front (putting downhill), maybe 25 feet.  On super fast, tricky, US Open type greens?  Maybe 10-15 feet for me.....I'd probably make three but might even 4 putt once and three putt once or twice if above the hole. I start having distance control issues on very fast greens, especially downhillers.

 

[Greg 504]

Went with 20 feet. Usually 1 putt a few per round and 3 jack at least one when I lose focus or have a downhill putt. I suck terribly at speed control downhill.