putting green

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putting green

The golfer carefully putts the ball across the putting green.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A specially prepared area of very short, smooth grass on a golf course: A "putting green" is the area surrounding the hole where golfers use a putter to roll the ball into the hole. It is characterized by its short, even, and meticulously maintained grass.
Usage
  • The term "putting green" is used specifically in the context of golf. It refers to the final target area for each hole on the course.
  • It is often shortened informally to just "the green" when the context of golf is clear.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The golfer carefully read the slope of the putting green before making his putt.
    • After a good drive and approach shot, her ball landed safely on the putting green.
    • Maintaining a smooth putting green requires daily watering and mowing.
Advanced Usage
  • "On the green": A phrase describing a golf ball that has landed on the putting surface.
    • With his ball on the green, he needed only two putts to finish the hole.
  • "Green speed": A term referring to how fast a ball rolls on a putting green, influenced by grass length and moisture.
    • The green speed was very high today, making putting difficult.
Variants and Related Words
  • Green (noun): The common shortened form of "putting green" in golf.
    • He chipped the ball onto the green.
  • Practice green (noun): A separate putting green used for warming up or practicing before a round.
    • She spent 20 minutes on the practice green.
  • Putting surface (noun): A synonym for "putting green," emphasizing the smooth area for putting.
Synonyms
  • Green (in golf context)
  • Putting surface
Related Phrases
  • To three-putt the green: To require three putts to get the ball into the hole from the putting green.
    • He missed an easy birdie chance and three-putted the green for a bogey.
  • To lag putt: To putt the ball on the green with the primary intention of getting it close to the hole, rather than trying to make it.
    • From 50 feet away, her strategy was to lag putt and avoid a three-putt.
putting green

The golfer carefully putts the ball across the putting green.

Noun
  1. an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
    • the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker

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