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I agree with Des and Doug, I missed so many short putts. Excuse 1
I putted with green putter when I meant to putt with the brown putter. Excuse 2. (Is there a way to make the brown putter the default? Other than getting the approach shot within 20 feet of the pin.)
When I was in the rough, just off the green, I selected the putter to see the break and forgot to reselect my lob wedge. Excuse 3
I was absolutely rubbish. Excuse 4.

Water again on 14 followed by three putting. (What is it about hole 14?)
I did finish birdie, birdie, to finish with a 79.

Perhaps the sub-par round is coming tomorrow.

Ian

Something is not adding up for me here.

I've looked back and it seems the stimp settings for Harbour Town are roughly the same as Augusta in here, that can't be right surely. Augusta has bent Greens like Royal Melbourne which can be quite slick, but Harbour Town basically has bermuda i.e a type of couch, which is a deal slower and is not as fine a grass.

dwg wrote: ↑April 18th, 2026, 11:37 am Something is not adding up for me here.

I've looked back and it seems the stimp settings for Harbour Town are roughly the same as Augusta in here, that can't be right surely. Augusta has bent Greens like Royal Melbourne which can be quite slick, but Harbour Town basically has bermuda i.e a type of couch, which is a deal slower and is not as fine a grass.

The green speed has been on the speedy side but not too far out of line. MC/FC =13 and FC/MC=13.3 . Being I didn't design the course, I have no control over a Bermuda green or a Poa with an overseeded rye. I'm just working with what I have.
Could the greens be slower? yeah Does the FC/MC make a difference? I think so with it very hard to hold greens. Playing out of the rough, your not going to have any backspin to slow the ball down. but I think the gusty with the smallish greens have made the bigger difference. My last round , I missed two, inside 7ft(2M) putts.

google search rbc heritage green speed stimpmeter

https://www.google.com/searchq=rbc+heri ... e&ie=UTF-8

Local Life SC - Golf glossary for tournament spectators

https://www.locallifesc.com/golf-glossa ... he%20green

and as always, If you don't like it, change it. If it's too fast? slow it down. Too windy? make it breezy. Remember it's a game, and a 20+ year old game at that and Have Fun

Ian Wells wrote: ↑April 18th, 2026, 11:34 am (Is there a way to make the brown putter the default?

I don't think so. All you can do is go to "Game" options to activate the short swing meter. Then in "Players" options, make sure your caddy is checked, but you still have to toggle the magnifying glass to swap between short and long meter. The short meter is half the power of the long meter