True or False - "In theory" HALF of the strokes on a par 72 course is for putting?

Question

By this I mean 36 strokes on the putting green and the other 36 strokes are for driving, fairways, pitching and chiping.

Its true right? and thats what they mean by "Greens in Regulation"... if you get to the green 2 strokes under par.

Thats crazy! So that means putting is literally half of the game.

And once you get your putting down to high 20's or low 30's thats already half of the job done to becoming a low handicapper!

Nice... better invest more time on the putting green and on a nice scotty cameron.

Answer 1

TRUE!

Answer 2

Kinda true and kinda false. As the above answerers have said. If you hit every green in regulation, you get 2 putts on each hole to make par. More accurate would be to say that there is 2 strokes built into every hole for chipping and/or putting. Even more accurate would be 2 shots per hole for chipping, pitching, bunkers, and/or putting. So on a par 3, you are given 1 stroke to get "around the green" and then 2 shots to hole out. If you are good enough to hit the green, you can take 2 putts and get par, but if you miss the green, you have to chip up close and one putt for par. Since the vast majority of golfers aren't tour pros, someone like a 15 handicap hits probably only 50% of greens in regulation. So each hole, the par for the hole has 2 shots built into the par score for shots taken around or on the green.

Answer 3

obviously, if you hit 18 GIRs, you would need 36 putts to par a course that's a par 72.. but that's too hard to do, not even the pros can do that feat, except for a few..

these are the magic numbers to score par:
12 GIRs + 30 putts
13 GIRs + 31 putts
14 GIRs + 32 putts
15 GIRs + 33 putts
16 GIRs + 34 putts
17 GIRs + 35 putts
18 GIRs + 36 putts

the other side of the coin is true as well, if you do not hit a single GIR, and you do an up and down for each hole which is 18 putts, then you would shoot a 72.. so, the "theory" of half the strokes are for putting is FALSE..

Answer 4

FALSE.

Par for a hole only designates how many strokes it should take to get it into the cup. It does not break down into drives, chips, and putts. So just because a hole is par 4, doesn't mean you have to get it onto the green in 2 with 2 putts.

Also, greens in regulation is just a stat invented for competitive golf. It has no bearing on par for a hole. A person who has a 0% GIR for a round but gets up and down on every hole isn't playing the course any better or worse than someone who gets 100% GIR and 2 putts every hole.

Answer 5

This is true. Regulation par allows for 2 putts on each hole, which adds up to 36 strokes per round if you 2 putt each hole. The other strokes for par are the number that the average golfer should need to get from tee to green. So if par is 4, you should be on the green in 2 and then have 2 putts for par. This is why it is important to become a good putter. If you can two putt 10 holes and only putt once on 8 holes while making each green in regulation - that is how you lower your score.

Answer 6

In theory, this is true. Since the beginning of golf, they considered 2 putts per green to be the norm. As far as greens in regulation go, subtract 2 from the par of the particular hole. A green in regulation on a par 3, for example, is 1. Par 4, 2. Par 5, 3. Complete the hole with less strokes to reach the green or with fewer putts, and the birdies and eagles will be flying!

Answer 7

Apparently these retards don't know what an average is. The average household has 2.5 kids. It doesn't mean that they have three kids and one of them has been sawed in half.

YES, YES, and YES. On average across the board, all golfers combined spend about half their strokes on the putting surface.

Most golfers would lower scores tremendously by improving their putting. High handicappers 3 putt on average (there's that scary word again!) 4 times per round. So specifically, high handicappers should work on getting longs putts to w/ in 2 1/2 feet.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 8

If you hit every green in regulation, and you two putter every hole, that would give you a score of 72 (even par)

and 18 greens times 2 putts per hole is 36 putts, therefore half of 72.

Yeah, the answer is true, but not many people can do that.

Answer 9

True. There are 18 holes on a course, each par allows for two putts therefor 36 putts are counted for each 18 hole golf course. On a par 72 course that is half the score.

Ali T.
http://www.acegolftips.com

Answer 10

It depends on the course. Par 3 has room for 2 putts and one tee shot. A par 5, 3 approach shots and 2 putts.
Par 4 is 2 approach and 2 putts.

So - If the par 3's and par 5's are equal, the answer is true. Otherwise, NO.

Answer 11

if you hit the ball 36 times and putt 36 times thats 72 but you should be able to one putt afew holes what happens if you got a hole in one that thorws that right out the window if you could do that every time you golfed man you could make alot of money playing golf or should be playing pro some where