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Re: Whistler Greens

• SoKoSteve 128 Posts

  Mon, Sep 29 2014 11:06 PM

  Just played the Whistler front and started with two birdies,  Wow, I said.  This is awesome, I said.  Hope I can keep it up, I said (insert Viagra joke here).

  Anyhow, walked out with a par round and felt relieved.  Not anger, not disappointment, just relief.  Those greens are crazy!

  If anyone has some advice on how to deal with them (other than pitch/chip mode, knowing where to land the approach), please feel free to bequeath such info on Mr. Mousehandthatisstillshaking over here.

  Best.

• lisalovesthesun 185 Posts

  Tue, Sep 30 2014 10:01 AM

  Alot of the putts align to the corners of the grid squares.

• derekortt 669 Posts

  Tue, Sep 30 2014 2:19 PM

  you're hitting so many wedges to Whistler that you should be in tap in range most of the time.

   

  The greens are not a real issue unless you hit a poor approach shot. 

• SwingingRoofer 456 Posts

  Tue, Sep 30 2014 4:53 PM

  lisalovesthesun:

  Alot of the putts align to the corners of the grid squares.

  plz explain in detail wat u mean?

   

• bhoese 679 Posts

  Tue, Sep 30 2014 9:09 PM

  The Whistler (and Cabo) greens aren't nearly as finely detailed topographically as regular WGT greens.  You need to move the chip view around and determine where there are abrupt changes in break.  Even knowing that, it's still a guessing game sometimes.

• duffputt 314 Posts

  Wed, Oct 1 2014 12:23 PM

  Hi

   

  Since the greens are so severe, you need to give yourself uphill putts. Especially if green speed is tournament or champ.

  Below is where u need to put your ball using clock. 12 o'clock away from the tee, 6 o'clock close to the tee

   

  1: 7 o'clock but not important

  2: 6, but beware the ball wil roll down so aim 2 yards further right

  3: 5 (at all cost)

  4: 9 o'clock but insane green. 1 o'clock is not bad even though its downhill

  5: 5 (at all cost)

  6: 7, u can aim a little further right since it will rol left

  7: 7

  8: 7

  9: 7

  10: 4

  11: 5, on this hole in tailwind, ball usually goes 2 yards further than calculated

  12: 4 (at all cost, 15 feet away is okay)

  13: 6

  14: 7

  15: 4

  16: 7

  17: 3 (at all cost)

  18: 9

   

  Good luck next time. If U have a course notebook, us it for future rounds

• SoKoSteve 128 Posts

  Wed, Oct 1 2014 4:09 PM

  duffputt:

  Hi

   

  Since the greens are so severe, you need to give yourself uphill putts. Especially if green speed is tournament or champ.

  Below is where u need to put your ball using clock. 12 o'clock away from the tee, 6 o'clock close to the tee

   

  1: 7 o'clock but not important

  2: 6, but beware the ball wil roll down so aim 2 yards further right

  3: 5 (at all cost)

  4: 9 o'clock but insane green. 1 o'clock is not bad even though its downhill

  5: 5 (at all cost)

  6: 7, u can aim a little further right since it will rol left

  7: 7

  8: 7

  9: 7

  10: 4

  11: 5, on this hole in tailwind, ball usually goes 2 yards further than calculated

  12: 4 (at all cost, 15 feet away is okay)

  13: 6

  14: 7

  15: 4

  16: 7

  17: 3 (at all cost)

  18: 9

   

  Good luck next time. If U have a course notebook, us it for future rounds

  This is great, man.  Thanks.  I've done the same thing with the usual suspects I play(ed) during the Bracket tournies, but hadn't had a chance to play Whistler too much.  Exactly what I was looking for.  Is this broad stroke where the 3:00 would mean the right-mid side of the green, or in tight to mean right-mid side of the pin?  Because, of course, pin placement might have something to say about things I'm sure.

  Best,

  S.

• duffputt 314 Posts

  Thu, Oct 2 2014 3:33 AM

  clock is regarding the pin, not green.

  Whistler doesnt have a second pinplacement which makes it easier to use the notebook.