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Alright, i know this is prolly a stupid stupid question but i want to know and ive never figured it out. Exactly what does Greens in regulation mean? like how exactly does that work, if u could, just explain it to me in pretty good detail. Thanks

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Any hole you are on the green putting for birdie on, is a GIR.

Google: http://golf.about.com/cs/golfterms/g/bldef_gir.htm
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To hit a green in regulation on a par 4, you have to land the ball on the green on your second shot. On a par 5, you have to be on the green in 3, and on a par 3, you have to hit the green on your tee shot. Being on the fringe does not count as being on the green.

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so if its a par 5 and i am on the green in 3 shots it is a GIR?

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Alright sorry i made that last post, we must have posted at almost same time, well alright thanks guys thats all I needed to know! appreciate it

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Just for clarification, wouldn't it be "at least" 2 shots less than par?
Because if you are putting for Eagle, that's counted as a GIR also. Just mentioning it because no one else did. Dent almost did, but if they make the Eagle putt, they wouldn't putt for Birdie. Just to be clear. OK back to your regularly scheduled programming!

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Yes. (Par)-2=GIR # of shots.

I think that is the easiest way to think about it.

The stat "rules" allow you 2 putts. So: par - 2 putts = GIR.
Just for clarification, wouldn't it be "at least" 2 shots less than par?

Yes, anything less than or equal to par - 2 = GIR


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Just for clarification, wouldn't it be "at least" 2 shots less than par?

Putting for eagle is considered an Under GIR.

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Putting for eagle is considered an Under GIR.

There's no such thing as "under GIR." GIR is a binary stat: yes or no.

If you're on the green and putting for eagle, you've hit the green in regulation. A two-putt birdie is a GIR just as a one-putt birdie is a GIR.

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There's no such thing as "under GIR." GIR is a binary stat: yes or no.

Guess I've been playing a little too much Tiger Woods..

Stupid game. Sorry.
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Oh let's make this fun and adjust GIR for handicap. If you're tracking that way, then add the strokes you're given for the hole to par before subtracting two. Okay, a few of you may have to subtract strokes, but not I. How else could you possibly claim an albatross? Or a condor?
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well i dont even exactly know how a handicap works, i know how to caculate it but thats it, people have described it to me kinda but it made no sense.

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So to take this one step further maybe someone can help me out with another stat keeping question (sorry a little off topic but related too). Today I drove the green on a par 4 so obviously its a GIR but do I mark it as a fairway hit or miss?

Any thoughts?????
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So to take this one step further maybe someone can help me out with another stat keeping question (sorry a little off topic but related too). Today I drove the green on a par 4 so obviously its a GIR but do I mark it as a fairway hit or miss?

Fairway Hit and a GIR

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So to take this one step further maybe someone can help me out with another stat keeping question (sorry a little off topic but related too). Today I drove the green on a par 4 so obviously its a GIR but do I mark it as a fairway hit or miss?

Green on a par four, nice job! what did u end up shooting on that hole anyways?

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Not trying to be a pain, but what if you hit a par 5 in two and then smack your putt off the green?

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