The 'floodlamp reveals'

[joekelly]

Finished the 18th hole in the dark but the green was brightly lit by a bank of big lamps positioned on one side of the green. The shadow of a ball resting near the cup was about a foot long, so you can imagine the level of the lamps and the brightness. What i did notice were the ridges running the length of the green which were highlighted by the shadows. I did not notice ridges on other greens but thought prior greens were bumpy. I assume all the greens were similar but i could only see the ridges on the 18th because of the side lighting. Surely these ridges caused many putts to go astray and short. I believe the ridges, very regular and even, were caused by a green keepers machine which aerated the green by punching out holes in the turf. This work done perhaps a month ago but still the greens not even and level. Rolling the greens with a heavy weight may help. Don't see how one can  improve the putting technique when faced with such a situation.