Pushed my approach shot 5 yards right of the pin and had an impossible shortsided chip. This thing was on a sharp slope as well.

by bruddatim

23 Comments

  1. CNDGolfer

    The greenskeeper has gone rogue ….. or lost his mind. My bet is that someone pissed him off.

  2. odd42Thomas

    Kinda seems easy? Get it to that fringe then it’s a short putt. Or that’s what I picture before I 4 putt it anyways.

  3. Odd_Detective_7772

    Why tf you aiming at a pin barely on the green?

    Aim middle, push it 5 yards, have an easy 2 putt, maybe make it…

  4. This had to have been placed by someone new to the grounds crew who doesn’t play golf…

  5. lawrence134

    Greenskeepers often do this to keep traffic off the middle of the green to either keep it nice for an upcoming event or allow it to heal after an event

  6. We have some new computer generated pin placement technology at our courses and it sometimes does this.

  7. that certainly doesn’t follow the guidelines of pin placements. prolly show that picture in the pro shop.

  8. electrodog1999

    Has no one played groundskeepers revenge the last day before the course closes?

  9. Character_Basket_605

    Every piece of advice I’ve gotten said “hit the middle of the green and putt”. Makes sense with pins like that. Ultimate sucker pin.

  10. coriander0192

    Never thought I’d see the day Monona golf course made it on reddit. Greens keepers revenge with prizes on every hole. Longest putt for the tough pins. Closest to the hole with no pins.

  11. Ozzie_the_tiger_cat

    This is a hole I’d have a GIR but its on the completely opposite side.

  12. Current-Routine-2628

    Maintenance was in a real bad mood that morning ..

  13. Dull-Woodpecker3900

    Wellness check on the greenskeeper

  14. MyLife-DumpsterFire

    Oh, I love it when they set up for a revenge tournament. Lots of extra chips and putts, and you pray to be within 20 of the norm.

  15. butter_cookie_gurl

    I’ve played big tournaments with pins 2-3 paces on.

    Yours is a little bit extra nuts.

  16. Knot_Ryder

    That’s an illegal pin all pins must be one flag length away from the edge that one’s illegal get ICE over here

  17. The_Krytos_Virus

    That’s not even green… That is literally ON the fringe. You can clearly see the line between fringe and green to the left of the cup.

  18. bourbon-aged

    Played a city championship with multiple pins this close and there were so many complaints…their response was that there’s no rule against placing the pin two feet away from the fringe.

  19. Good reminder to not go for the pin unless you’re sure it’s a good landing spot

  20. Ok_Competition_2150

    Have been seeing more bad pins at our home course and many others we play lately. Up on knobs, crests, ridges, too close to edges, and too close to old holes that haven’t healed. Am wondering if it’s this pin placement software? Or a new generation of superintendents that haven’t been educated on USGA or PGA pin placement recommendations? Or head pros with limited tournament experience?

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