Cutting Pin Placements on slopes

[Richuk123]

This really annoys me, more so than having 2-3" rough just off the fairway.

i played with my father in law at his clubs members invitational and they cut a bulk of pin placement on slopes. Your starting 2-3ft putts outside the hole and it is complete lottery and not fun.

there is one par 3, that is 240yrds of the back pegs and i ripped a 3 wood to about 18ft past the hole.

the putt i had was downhill, across the slope where the hole was cut on. i did really well only to knock it 10ft past!

Is it just me or should the holes because on a flat bit of ground or at least have the diameter of the hole at the same level.

rant over lol

 

[louise_a]

We have a few greens with big slope on and there is a tendancy to cut holes on the slope. In particular there is a par 3 with water round the front of the green, last comp the hole couldnt have been nearer the water and I hit the back of the green, with the slope anything over hit would like to be in the water, needless to say I left my first putt woefully short.

 

[One Planer]

The easyist hole on our track is the 14th.

Little par 3, playing 104 yards. The green is flat at the front then runs up hill to another level at the top.

You can always tell when there's a league match coming up as the hole is always cut on the slope.

The moral of the story: Leave yourself an up hill putt :thup:

 

[Richuk123]

I played the Old Course @ St. Andrews in 2008 on my honeymoon (as you do!) and we got to the 11th, the Par 3. They had the pin placement right at the back on a shelf no longer than 15ft and probably the same width.

One of the americans that played in our group asks his caddy "is this a final day hole position?" to which the caddy replied "they would never put the flag, it would be deemed as unfair and they would have to re-cut it"

Don't get me wrong, im not saying every putt should be flat as a pancake, but just cutting holes on flat ground doesnt seem too much of a ask.