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Originally Posted by lrvalley
We wouldn't be having this discussion if The Villages had done what every other course in Florida is doing. PGA recommendation was to place a very short pipe in the hole, or to use a shorter depth cup. The ball still goes in the hole, but sits with about half the ball out of the hole so you can retrieve it without touching anything but your ball.
You still need to make the putt in this scenario, and the ball is only in when it's IN.
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The courses south of 44 have the shorter pipes. Occasionally the ball goes all the way in the hole and gets stuck between the pipe and the flag, so you do have to reach into the hole to get your ball.
If the hole is on a slant one side may be even with the green and the other is below, so the ball will only stay in on one side.
So if you are looking for the real feel and sometimes even more of a challenge, go south.