[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Grill Meister

FYI, I used to be a starter/ambassador and the pin placement is supposed to be located so that there is a flat area at least three feet in circumference around the hole. This is not only for fairness to the golfers but to speed up play as well. When I would go out in the mornings to inspect my course and I notice situations with pin placements such as you described, I'd call the course managers and have the maintenance crew come out and relocate the pins. I hope those bad guys, perpetrators, toss and turn all sleepless night long after putting the pins on slopes.

Actually, the USGA recommendation is that there is no change in the degree of slope within three feet of the hole. On some greens it might be impossible to find a perfectly flat spot six feet in diameter.