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Conference 7.286::golf

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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
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658.0. "How many putts did you have?" by RATTLE::TLAPOINTE () Fri Jun 23 1989 17:19

    Was just talking to my parents, and my mother said that she just
    finished playing 18 and had only 25 putts.  She had 6 consecutive
    1 putts, then a chip-in before she 2 putted a green.   I've played
    the course they belong to and was totally amazed.  The greens are
    large and have many breaks.
    
    This discussion prompted me to add this note and asked you fellow
    golf-nuts:  Can you remember the round you had with the least amount
    of putts? And, if so, how many??
    
    Unlike my mother I'm a terrible putter... I once hit the first 14
    holes in regulation and was 6 over going to the 15th tee.  That
    was with one bird and 7, yes, 7!! 3 putts......  
    
    The best I can ever remember is 30-31 putts, and that was with a
    cuople of chip-ins....
    
    Tony_who_until_recently_thought_TPC_stood_for_three_putt_course_HA!
    HA!
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658.1ALLVAX::DIAMONDNo brag, Just fact.Fri Jun 23 1989 18:4313
    
    Putting is a good part of my game. I usually average less then 2
    putts a round. The best I remember was during a turnament when one
    of the prizes was given for the least number of putts for 18. I
    had 26 and lost to someone who had 19. How he got 19, I'll never
    know.
    
    True Story: Seems this pro had a bet with someone that he could
    1 putt every hole during one round of 18 holes. Going into the 18th
    he had 1 putted every hole. Then proceeded to loose the bet when
    he sunk a 180yd shot with a 5 iron for a 0 putt on the 18th.
    
    Mike
658.2My BestSTUDIO::PIELFri Jun 23 1989 20:509
      My best for 18 holes was last year in the fall at Nichols College.
    I had 29 putts which included 3 3 putt greens. I didn't play well
    overall that day, shot a 97, but remember my father-in-law muttering
    under his breath something about me being unconscious. I still get
    a chuckle out of that one.
    
    
    
                            Ken
658.3HOW MANY PUTTS PER ROUND??BOGUSS::COOPERMAD HACKERFri Jun 23 1989 23:1611
    RE .1
     When you figure average putts per round do you only count the holes
    where greens were reached in regulation or is that average for the
    total 18 holes no materr how many strokes it took to get on the
    green. The reason I ask is that when I hit a lot of greens I take
    more putts because I'm ususally farther from the hole when I start
    putting. If I am missing a lot of greens I usually chip pretty close
    so take less putts per round. On the tour the statistics are figured
    on greens hit in regulation only.
    
    THE MAD HACKER
658.4It can be a decieving stat.HEFTY::WELLSPEAKonly my own words return...Mon Jun 26 1989 11:4710
    	That's a very good point.  The fewest number of putts that I
    every remember taking in an 18 hole round, is 27.  It sounds great
    at first, but when I think about it, I really didn't play all that
    well, as I chipped in twice from off the green, and had numerous
    1 putts from inside 5 feet as my chipping that day, was what was
    really unconscious for me.  I average between 34 and 35 putts a
    round, which I take to figure when hitting greens in regulation,
    I probably average 2 or slightly higher, putts per hole.
    
    Beak
658.5Putting for dough?CSDPIE::GRYGLIKWhen's our tee time?Mon Jun 26 1989 15:4412
    I usually make 30-33 putts per round.  I don't keep track of greens
    in regulation so I don't know how I'd fare there.  For some reason,
    I usually make 17-19 putts per 9-hole evening round.  Twilight
    blindness?
    
    My best has been 28 putts when I shot an 86 last year.  Nothing
    worse than a 2-putt hole & no chip-ins.  This past Saturday I sank
    36 putts with three 3-putt holes and one 4-putt hole.  I shot a
    93.  Using the standard of 2 putts per hole, I cost myself 5 strokes.
    
    
    						Mike
658.6ALLVAX::DIAMONDNo brag, Just fact.Mon Jun 26 1989 17:2015
    
    RE .3
    
    No I couldn't do that. I don't make that many holes in regulation.
    I'm not that good.8*) My putting is a major part of my game. Many
    a times it's saved me a bogie or par. I can see where it will matter.
    But even though I don't reach the green in regulation, I still have
    many a 20-30 ft putts. With 20-30 ft putts I'll still average just
    a little over 2.
    
    This Sunday I played 9 holes with my wife at Amherst CC. I made
    3 greens in regulation, and 1 putted one and 2 putted the rest.
    Overall I averaged less then 2 putts for all the holes.
    
    Mike