Toughest Putt You've Hit

[DJYoshi]

Great shots or poor shots onto the green are memorable for the outcome after... (in my eyes). What was the toughest putt that you've nailed & what made it so hard?

For me, it was a nasty double breaking putt for an eagle 3. I was about 35 feet away on top of 1 hill. I had to hit it enough left and strong enough to get down the hill to go left to right, but go back up a 2nd smaller hump that it would turn from that right to left.
I didn't make the eagle, but I was left with a birdie tap in.

Yesterday I had possibly the greatest par put.
a little 20 footer breaking down hard from left to right... I was going against the grain and had to aim it left enough to get up the hill but soft enough to let the hill carry it down to the cup... i was just trying to get it close to have a bogey putt, but it went right into the center of the cup. I did get carried away and gave a fist pump.

[allin]

Downhill left to right, about 15 feet on the 18th for par to beat my best friend for the first time and break 80, also for the first time. Since he has now passed away, since I am not tournament worthy I doubt I will ever make a better putt under what was for me a lot of pressure.

[golf_junkie27]

Two eagle putts that I made were both pretty easy. Both were short par 4s that I drove, 240 yards or so, both were slight breaks to the right. The only problem was that my hands were shaking. When you're not accustomed to being in this position, the excitement can get to you.

(Yes, I let out a yell on both and I did apologize )

[Jeepthrills]

Two eagle putts that I made were both pretty easy. Both were short par 4s that I drove, 240 yards or so, both were slight breaks to the right. The only problem was that my hands were shaking. When you're not accustomed to being in this position, the excitement can get to you.

There were a few, but the most memorable were the following: About 10 years ago I hit a 15 foot down hill, double breaker for eagle. It was my thrid eagle, but the first one I ever made with a putt. Last year I had a 10 foot, left to right breaker. It was down hill/side hill. That alone didn't make it tough, but it was on the last hole and I needed it for par and to win my match by 1. It was also for my best 9 ever (+1). Drained it. Two years ago, we were on the 17th at our Father's day scramble. We needed birdie, for a 2 shot lead. That would have locked it up because the max score a team could take is bogey. We had 35 feet, over a mound to a pin that made it tough to stop it close. I was putting 4th and my teammates had butchered it. Their best effort was still 6 feet away. It's a good thing the cup got in the way or the putt might still be rolling. We ended up winning by one shot.

[Long_Ball_Bogey]

Mine was actually a bogey putt. I sent my tee shot to search for the Loch Ness Monster on a par 3. After dropping, I put my third shot below the hole on the wrong side of a mound on a snot-slick green. I had about a 15 foot horseshoe putt that went up the hill, over the mound and turned back toward the hole--dead center!

I gave it a good fist-pump & received hi-5s from two of my foursome, but what made it most memorable was that the third guy (a single who had joined us) makes a snide remark about me being "excitable". We kindly encouraged him to play ahead of us & catch up with the rest of the guys on Tour. -LBB

[Ben]

There's a green on our course has a sizeable "burried elephant" mound on the right side of the green. On top of that our course is in the foothills so there is a "valley break" to our greens. And on this green it pulls against the mound. Well on a few occasions I have drained this carazy 35 footer uphill over and against the mound breaker. The uphill part is about 3 feet of uphill too. And I've done it in a match against my "rival" coworker to win a hole off him. I love hving that putt. I know it perfectly.

Mine was actually a bogey putt. I sent my tee shot to search for the Loch Ness Monster on a par 3. After dropping, I put my third shot below the hole on the wrong side of a mound on a snot-slick green. I had about a 15 foot horseshoe putt that went up the hill, over the mound and turned back toward the hole--dead center!

That's a good story. Screw that third guy!

[WilsonWill]

Best putt Ive ever made was on the third hole of the old 9 hole course that used to be by my house. It was from probly 30ish feet away, downhill and had a pretty nasty break to it. I made a confident stroke and sank that baby. I dont remember if it was for par or what, but I should mention...I was 10 years old at the time.

I dont know whether its good or bad that the best putt Ive ever made was done at the age of 10...

[DavidFehertysBike]

The 20 footer (or so) I hit, yesterday..haha. A severe down/sidehill left to right breaker. The hole was at least 5 feet below the ball. I started the ball waay out to the left (at least 10 feet) and I probably took no more than a 5 inch stroke at the ball. The ball took the ridge I aimed at, rolled back into the other direction practically, and boomeranged into the hole for par. It was the best job of reading a putt i have ever done. I would have been happy with the result even if it didnt go in. What made me so happy with the putt was that if I didnt hit my spot exactly, it would have caught the other side of the ridge and rolled off the green in the other direction. I judged it just right, or maybe I got lucky. Who knows. But I know I made that putt! WHOOOHA!

[goblue107501]

About 15 years ago and I had only been playing for a couple of years. I was playing with my Dad in his group who play $2 a side for skins. 200+ yard par 3 into the wind. I was back left of a huge green and the pin was front right. I just hit it and hoped. It took so long just to get to the hole one of the other guys walked around the hole, put is ball down, picked up his mark, and was about to address his ball when mine went in. Best part was that it was the only skin on the side and I walked away with $24 after the round.

[shortgrass lover]

It was like a 30 footer uphill for eagle, and it had like 4 feet of break. The coolest thing was that it was in a high school match

[atrapasuenos]

I remember two. Those when I was starting to play golf. The thoughest was in the 18 green I was like 8 meters from the hole. Downhill, and I remeber that my caddie ask me, "where you will play it?" and I aswered that maybe a club to the right, he laughed an told me play it like if the hole where here, but when I see were I was pointing I was showing my back to the hole. I stroke the ball nice, and started were my caddie told me and start breaking right and goes in... it was amazing.

And the second one I was like 10 meters from the hole, but the green has to deck's I was on the upper deck and the hole in the lower, fast green, break like 3 meters to the right, my caddie told me were to point, I stroke it nice, strat taking the break and goes into the hole. An awesome putt too.

Regards

[Wisco-Kid]

It was a 40 footer from just off the green on a wildly undulating 130 yd par 3. I was playing by myself and I was about to tee off when I noticed some kids from the neighborhood putting and chipping on the green. It reminded me of when I was a kid and loved to do that. They cleared the green as I was about to hit. I hit a good shot that rolled back off the green. When I walked up to my ball the kids were still there waiting to watch me make the putt.
It was about 40 feet. I looked at the hole and probably had the only straight putt there was on the green. I lined up and hit it perfectly with the flag still in. I drilled the flag stick and the ball dropped in the cup for birdie. One of the kids just looked at me and said "Nice putt Mister". LOL. It was great!