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Jonathan Decker

Measuring Green Depth and Width
« on: May 15, 2013, 10:24:56 AM »
GCAers,

I am in the process of trying to properly measure green depth and width and am looking for any language from the USGA, R&A, or any credible source.

Recent restoration work has brought some putting surfaces back to their original (much larger) size.

Kind Regards,

Jonathan R Decker

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Emile Bonfiglio

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2013, 11:14:30 AM »
Nick Faldo always says "Paces" when talking about green sizes. Are you looking for how to officially measure them from the collar?
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Jonathan Decker

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2013, 02:12:33 PM »
Emile,

I am looking for precise/official measurements.

Jonathan
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Jim_Kennedy

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2013, 02:47:56 PM »
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Ed Brzezowski

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2013, 03:30:36 PM »
Go find a local golf assn rater. You can borrow the book that will tell you how it is done for rating. Usually some parts of the green, those not capable of a hole location, are left off the measurements.

My bet is the USGA has it online in their Course rating guide.
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Dane Hawker

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2013, 05:38:15 PM »
Google earth can work pretty well.
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Mike_Young

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2013, 07:27:07 PM »
Go to the center point in the fairway and draw a DIRECTION OF TRAVEL LINE thru the center of green.  Then locate where a perpendicular line would touch the front edge of given green and that would be the front of the green.  Locate where a perpendicular line would touch the furthest back edge of the green and you have the back and front.  One could thus have a narrow diagonal green that is no wider than 10 paces at any point yet it could be 45 paces deep.
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Pete Blaisdell

Re: Measuring Green Depth and Width
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2013, 06:42:12 AM »
Jonathan

 What is your email address ? I will send you a good working diagram to explain how to properly measure greens. The " BOX " method is the best .
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