For you... is it harder to get a greens in regulation or a 1 putt on a hole?

Question

For you... is it harder to get a greens in regulation or a 1 putt on a hole?

Answer 1

Its harder to get to greens in regulation because of my lack of length off the tee. I usually miss the green because I have to use a longer club to get there.

But then, I'm often one putting because my chip or pitch to get on the green puts me in a position to get up and down.

Ultimately, it doesn't matter WHICH stokes you use to get in the hole, just how many.

Answer 2

The strangest round I ever played was possibly considered the best and the worst all at the same time. For me I was never a strong putter. Hitting greens was no big deal for me . I always stressed the importance of the approach shot in my head but until I wanted to get really good I remained a poor putter. Great lag putter and deadly from 6 feet were nice but those are typically par saving scenarios. This left me hanging at about a 2 handicap for nearly 2 years when It should have been a +4 handicap. Those putts drove me crazy. The round I spoke of above was 14 fairways hit IR and 18 GIR. and shot a perfect scorecard regulation 72. Now at first glance this seems like a nice place to be. The glory only lasted about 2 minutes until I realized I had missed 18 birdie opportunities.

Answer 3

Greens in regulation.  I putt fairly well.  If I get on the green in regulation, I make par frequently.

Answer 4

probably a 1 putt.  It's not because i'm a bad putter, but i usually have a lot of GIRs in a round.  If i had more 1 putts i would have more birdies.

Answer 5

Molly,

Interesting question.

These two stats have always been closely correlated. If you tend to hit a lot of greens you'll tend to have a higher putting average that someone who misses more greens but then can chip and putt.

For me I tend to be a scrambler, I tend to drive it wild off the tee, hit a punch shot out of the woods up near the green and then chip and putt for a par.

So to answer your question, the GIR has always been harder for me. Thankfully I can chip and putt, because I wouldn't be able to sniff breaking 80 if I couldn't!!

Good question.....

Answer 6

For me, it is harder to 1 putt.  I've tracked my GIR over the past couple of years.  It's around 40%.  But I only 1 putt 1 or 2 times a round.

Answer 7

putting by far.  Last time I played I made it to the green in regulation on just about every hole I finished w/ 1 birdie and 4 pars the rest were bogies or worse (i did have 1 blow up hole where I got a 10, went for the green but bounced into the water.)

I can putt ok, but it's just harder then the rest of the game.

Answer 8

GIR

Answer 9

One putt.

Answer 10

It really depends on the player. If someone were to practice their chipping and putting a lot before they honed their full swing, they would miss a lot of greens but be able to chip it close and 1 putt it in. I personally spent a lot more time on my full swing when I was learning to play well, and could hit the greens a lot more often than save par when I missed the green, and I certainly learned to hit it on the green a lot sooner than I learned to hit it close enough to be putting for birdie on a regular basis.

Answer 11

For me... its much easier to get 1 putt on a hole then GIR. I think because to get GIR need more skilled than 1 chip and 1 putt.... chip and putts, more felling than skill.

Answer 12

GIR is tougher than 1 putting for me and I would think in general. The longer the distance, the less accurate you are. Of course if you only just get on the green a one putt would be very difficult.

I say we all get greens in regulation and 1 putts. That would be nice.

Answer 13

GIR, definitely. I'm pretty inconsistent on approach shots...too worried about how far from the hole, not worried enough about hitting it solid.