What do you consider 3-putt country?

[turkish]

Sometimes I'm too hard on myself when I have to 3 putt when it's say 60 feet of putt so just wondering what other people deem an acceptable 3 putt(if any)

I would say 50 feet+ would be acceptable for me.

I realise this will be skill level dependant.

I don't know the stats per handicap bracket but would be interested if there were any- only people I'd imagine would have such a stat would be game golf or similar services.

 

[Imurg]

A lot depends on the speed of the greens and the severity of the slopes
The faster the greens, the bigger the slopes, the shorter the 3 putt distance...
On average, I'd say most golfers are in 3 putt territory from 30 feet out.

 

[BesCumber]

Anywhere in the UK..

Seriously though I've 3 putted from inside 10 ft, loads of times. Is it acceptable??
Yip I'm rubbish..

 

[Capella]

At the moment I 3 putt pretty much everything because I seem to be unable to hole short putts (like inside 3 ft short). But generally, I expect to 3 putt from 50 ft out, especially when it is severly up- or downhill and whenever there is a baby elephant burried between my ball and the hole. I am okay with break, normally, but I find the speed on longer uphill or downhill putts very difficult to judge, so my first putt can end up well out of 10 ft.

 

[freddielong]

For me it's never "ok" to three putt if I hit a bad putt then it's a mistake but I would never walk off thinking oh well I was xx feet away, that is ok.

 

[Norrin Radd]

my three putt territory is anywhere on the green.

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

When I'm 30+ feet away I try and visualise a dustbin lid around the hole and aim to get it inside that, 3 feet or so being OK. My putting of late has been abysmal and the amount of times I have 3 putted from less than 20 feet is quite frankly staggering.

It's all dependant on hole position, slope on the green etc

 

[Deleted member 21258]

A lot depends on the speed of the greens and the severity of the slopes
The faster the greens, the bigger the slopes, the shorter the 3 putt distance...
On average, I'd say most golfers are in 3 putt territory from 30 feet out.

Agree with the above completely.

On flatish greens I can 3 putt fairly regularly from 20 foot(or even less, if I am not paying attention) tho

 

[patricks148]

I don't consider anything 3 put country, i try and be positive on every putt, thinking its a 3 putt before you have even hit the first in just negative

 

[USER1999]

3 different greens?

 

[ger147]

3 different greens?

You need to work on your chipping...

 

[Beezerk]

What's a 3 putt? :whoo:

 

[williamalex1]

Sometimes I'm too hard on myself when I have to 3 putt when it's say 60 feet of putt so just wondering what other people deem an acceptable 3 putt(if any)

I would say 50 feet+ would be acceptable for me.

I realise this will be skill level dependant.

I don't know the stats per handicap bracket but would be interested if there were any- only people I'd imagine would have such a stat would be game golf or similar services.

You should try putting from the back of the 18th green at Glenbervie, i'd be happy with 3 putts .

 

[Ross61]

When I'm on a double green and have to putt past the flag of the sharing hole.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Any putt that is 'significantly' longer than the longest you can practice on your club's putting green?

 

[ger147]

You should try putting from the back of the 18th green at Glenbervie, i'd be happy with 3 putts .

You can't go to the back of the 18th green at Glenbervie, just as you can't miss left.

Did Kenny not tell you that before you played your approach shot???

 

[guest100718]

No where is 3 putt country.

 

[williamalex1]

You can't go to the back of the 18th green at Glenbervie, just as you can't miss left.

Did Kenny not tell you that before you played your approach shot???

Yes he did , but you know me, I went big back left

 

[garyinderry]

When you are considering using a wedge...

 

[Hobbit]

I don't beat myself up for a very long 3 putt as, typically, I'll steal a few mid range putts along the way. However, if I'm regularly 3 putting from long range, that leads to a different discussion.