It may sound stupid, but I swear there are 2 courses I play where the holes are smaller than the rest of the courses I play. Perhaps they do it to keep scores higher or something? I don't know.
2007-10-31 09:52:56 · 10 answers · asked by brian23 1 in Sports ➔ Golf
Yes, i have heard of both. In the 1920's golf course Federations and Associations, namely the USGA and R&A experimented with bigger and smaller holes. Bigger holes were thrown out, ironically, because they favoured better putters even more. Smaller holes were deemed unfair to everyone. Golf courses today though don't really play around with hole sizes. Most of the time though its just some brutal maintenance crew worker who cuts the whole on a little slope and so it is smaller than normal (if youve ever seen the actual cup digging into the dirt you know the hole is smaller than regulation). It would be against the Rules of Golf for a course to use smaller holes.
2007-10-31 10:03:02 · answer #1 · answered by barrack54 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the course conforms to USGA rules, the hole must be exactly 4.25 inches in diameter.
From a practical point of view, it would be dumb for the course to have smaller holes.
The holes are repositioned on the green every so often. This requires a special tool to dig the new hole and refill the old one.
Unless they had the tool custom-made ($$$$$$), the tool would be exactly the proper size for a regulation golf hole.
2007-10-31 18:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by John F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and that wouldn't do much for the club. It would be reported in the news (media members are hacks too) and they would be flamed.
Try doing the old "the hole is 2 feet in diameter" trick. It'll make it easier to "roll it up" close to the hole and you'll eventually become better and better at reading the greens.
On a 10'+ putt, just do the 2ft thing. Anything over 20+ feet is really a crap shoot anyway for an amateur golfer.
2007-10-31 16:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by Phil M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically-speaking, if the holes you're playing are not regulation sized, then you're not playing golf, and that field is not a golf course.
Practically-speaking, its possible for holes to shrink if the course is not maintained daily.
2007-11-01 03:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by Tuna-San 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I GUARANTEE you that the hole is 4.25 inches.
Now they do make smaler holes on practice putting geens. Those holes are 2.25 inches in diameter
2007-10-31 17:35:18 · answer #5 · answered by ♥God's Blessed Me♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have only seen it on the practice green and in some training tools. Good luck
2007-10-31 19:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by ixnaytim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be right snobbery is rife in golf- to get a harder course is a one -up
2007-10-31 16:55:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe u should work on your putting...
2007-10-31 16:55:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2007-10-31 16:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so.
2007-11-01 16:21:35 · answer #10 · answered by Alasdair W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋