Putting green
The area of very short, smooth grass surrounding the hole on a golf hole.
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The putting green, often just called the green, is the area of very short, smooth grass around the hole at the end of each golf hole. It is prepared so the ball rolls truly and predictably, which is what makes accurate putting possible.
On the green players use a putter to roll the ball toward and into the hole, rather than lofting it through the air. Reaching the green in as few shots as possible is a central part of scoring in golf.
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- Golf courseA large outdoor course of individually designed holes, each running from a teeing area to a hole cut in a putting green.
- Driving rangeA practice facility with hitting bays and an open landing area, used to repeat shots without playing a hole.
- Football pitchThe large rectangular grass or artificial-turf field on which football (soccer) is played, with a goal at each end.
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