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Putting Rings — How Greens Are Scored in Daily Holes
There is no putter. Where your ball stops on the green decides the putts: gold ring one, pale ring two, the rest of the green three.
How it works
In current rounds there is no manual putting. When your ball stops on the green, putts are added automatically: inside the gold ring around the flag counts one putt, inside the pale ring two, and anywhere else on the green three. A ball that drops into the cup adds no putts at all.
Slope shrinks the rings
Every green has a tilt, and the steeper it is, the smaller both rings become — on the steepest greens they are about a quarter smaller than on the gentlest ones. Slope also bends the ball as it rolls across the green, so it can drift away from the flag before it stops.
Greens are fast
The green rolls much further than fairway. A ball landing near the flag can easily run through both rings, and on island greens off the back into the water. Landing short of the flag and letting the ball roll toward it is usually more reliable than flying it all the way.
How to play it
On approaches, aim to land on the front part of the green with a club that will not run too far. A two-putt finish is a solid result; chasing the gold ring from a long way out often ends in three putts or worse. On short pitches, a gentle, well-timed shot can roll straight into the cup.