The weird deviations happen. I hate 'em too, but that's just the way it is.
LandShark2462: went all the way down off the left side of the green..it took me 3 shots to get back up onto the green
that is 100% your fault. No bad programming to blame, just hit it a little harder. Just get it on the green past the hole, it's an easy putt coming back.