Green Speed and slopes?

[paddyjk19]

Oct 22, 2020 12:00:26 GMT -5 csugolfer60 said:

Oct 22, 2020 11:52:28 GMT -5 paddyjk19 said:

I agree completely, I think it's also important for designers not to get too caught up with super fast greens, IRL lots of the classic courses were designed for longer grass in the early 1900's and these slopes just can't work at 187 speed in this game.
I'm doing Brookline currently and turned up to 187 whilst designing and I sh%$ you not, 3 greens were all orange and red! I will not be releasing this course with glass greens, it'll be 144 with a warning to schedulers!

I agree that the playability of these greens is was not designed for fast greens. However - I have to tell you that, as someone who has played a decent number of USGA championships (quite poorly), that the USGA will take those greens and push them until the entire green is orange and yellow IRL, and then play 4 days on them.

So as VctryLnSprts said, it depends on how you are intending the course to play - tournament golf, orange and yellow are perfectly fine and actually to be expected when better players play, but for regular and recreational play, you'll want to dial down the speed.

That sounds pretty much bang on, I’m doing both a members routing plus the one the USGA used in 2013 and the Ryder cup in 1999, those greens will be rolling... *evil laugh*