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From: http://www.golfdigest.com/story/putting-greens-at-the-mall-a-good-idea

I think this is a great idea. I hate malls.

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The Westfield UTC mall in La Jolla, Calif., came up with an idea that was long overdue, especially for those who go to the mall with their spouses and end up searching for a chair in which to sit and wait (he says, speaking from experience).

The Westfield UTC, a short drive from Torrey Pines Golf Course, put in 2,500-square feet of artificial turf putting greens, what it calls the Greens at UTC.

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The mall has a variety of Odyssey putters and that can be checked out free from guest services. Balls are provided, too.

The greens were installed three years ago (though this reporter just discovered them), and have become quite popular, according to a mall spokesman.

“We're going through this major transformation at Westfield UTC, and we really want to bring some unique things that you don't find in other centers," Ryan Perry, the senior general manager of the mall, told the San Diego Union-Tribune in 2012. “It was definitely an out-of-the-box idea but the company supports that kind of thing.”

 

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Not really my thing. If I'm out with the wife shopping, I'm there to spend time with her. I bother her enough with my golf stuff that she doesn't care about so I can suck it up and do some shopping.

Not sure what the point would be anyway, just to putt some balls around and kill time? I can kill time on my phone pretty easily if that's the case. If I'm just going to practice putting while she's out shopping, I might as well just go to a course and get some real practice done.

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I think it's a great idea.  If I were at the mall with my wife, I'd be all over it.  Thankfully she's not a fan of malls the way many women seem to be.

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I'd probably do it, although I am not a big fan of fake greens. 

My wife, after shopping, would most likely join in. 

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