What say you to artificially building up the front of an uphill green more than.

[mike_malone]

  A few feet.

I recently played an old Ross course where an uphill par 5 had the green raised 5 feet or more. I , being a Flynn guy, did not like this .

[Jim_Kennedy]

  A few feet.

I recently played an old Ross course where an uphill par 5 had the green raised 5 feet or more. I , being a Flynn guy, did not like this .

I would say you're limiting your potential.  Seriously though, a raised green on an uphill hole does give you a better idea of where it's located. Too many of them on one course could get tiresome, especially if their 5' rise was very steep/overly abrupt. 

[Patrick_Mucci]

  A few feet.

I recently played an old Ross course where an uphill par 5 had the green raised 5 feet or more. I , being a Flynn guy, did not like this .
I like them because they punish the marginal and/or poorly thought out shot.

From a practical perspective they also drain substantially better.

[Adam Clayman]

Mayday, How do you know it was artificial?

[mike_malone]

 Pat,

  Any uphill approach punishes the poorly hit shot but if the approach is more natural then our mind's eye can figure the proper appproach. Adding a sharper incline than is natural to an uphill hole just goofs with us. I doubt there are many drainage issues for uphill holes that are naturally contoured.

[Mark McKeever]

Hole 9 at Country Club of Scranton is a short uphiller with a built up front edge.  It certainly adds complication and doubt to the shot which I don't mind on a shorter hole.

Mark

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