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.

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