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Re: Putting rule...What is a putt?

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Sun, Apr 17 2011 9:24 AM

  As we know putting counts as a stroke taken on the green surface only. I believe the rule though is that if you are putting and putt off the golf surface, chip back on and then putt out that this would count as 3 putts. While I have tried to research this I have not had much luck. If this rule is true does it work that way on WGT?

• stuffix 762 Posts

  Sun, Apr 17 2011 10:04 AM

  It is in fact the case on WGT, happened to me multiple times on Oak #9. After landing on the green, my first putt went on the fringe, then I chipped close to the hole and putted again for a total of 3 putts in the stats.

  I don't know anything about the official rule though.

• borntobesting 9,625 Posts

  Sun, Apr 17 2011 10:58 AM

  I just ran a test . I chose practice round and chose Kiawah and hit on the green in 2. I hit my first putt off the green intentionally and chipped back on and made the next putt. I took 2 putts. The score card showed 2 putts not 3. It also showed the green check for hitting the green in regulation which is what I did before putting off the green. I assumed that it would only count strokes made on the green as putts due to the fix that WGT made a little over a year ago. When I first joined putts taken from the fringe counted as putts but WGT fixed that bug so I assumed correctly that only strokes taken on the green counted as putts.

• sixkiller 1,147 Posts

  Sun, Apr 17 2011 11:30 AM

  Other types of shots taken on the green (yes it is possible ) count as putts, also.

• golfentwilly 158 Posts

  Sun, Apr 17 2011 1:16 PM

  I made a (defalt) putt for 78 ft at st ann #9 did not count as putt ,nor did it count for long putt award ...oh by the way ,,this was on the fringe.lol

• sixkiller 1,147 Posts

  Sun, Apr 17 2011 1:48 PM

  golfentwilly:

  I made a (defalt) putt for 78 ft at st ann #9 did not count as putt ,nor did it count for long putt award ...oh by the way ,,this was on the fringe.lol

  A putt from the fringe is an approach shot, not a putt technically.