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Ira Fishman

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Interior Contours
« on: August 13, 2019, 07:40:15 PM »
I have seen greens that were not well connected to the course. Number 8 at Kingsbarns comes to mind. But I never have seen a green with serious/extreme contours that should be rejected as sound just because of its contours. Number 14 at Nairn comes to mind as do Numbers 13 and 16 at Woking.


Am I resting upon a distinction without a difference? Or are there heavily contoured greens that just don't make sense regardless of the rest of the course?


Ira
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corey miller

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Re: Interior Contours
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2019, 10:59:43 AM »



I sometimes fail to see the utility of heavily contoured greens that are blind such as those that are hit to hollows or are significantly uphill.  Basically, I prefer the golfer have a view (it can also be an opportunity earlier in the round to see the hole location) of a shot into a heavily contoured green.


That said, shots into punchbowls, or large tiered greens, or uphill where the basic land movement clearly directs/funnels the ball to certain locations are fine but just random free from wild greens that are blind are not particularly appealing.