
Ralph Bauer
PGA Tour coach and putting specialist; Director of Instruction at Hamilton Golf & Country Club; co-founder of Tour Read Golf
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Jun 18, 2026
Inside Shinnecock: How Tour Pros Are Approaching The Greens at the US Open
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0:07Cordie WalkerHOST
What's the most interesting from a putting perspective? Is it the speed of the greens, or is it the slope of the greens? Like, or is it the combination of both?

Ralph BauerGUEST
You know, the wind i- wi-wind's another factor for sure, right? So, you know, show up on Sunday, f-first thing you notice is, wow, these greens are, are super slopey, right? When I say that there's not a lot of green space that's under 3% slope, so it's just super slopey.

Ralph BauerGUEST
When the greens were built, green speeds, you know, average about six on stimp, right? Actually, it wasn't a stimp meter back then, so they're estimating.

Ralph BauerGUEST
So they're, they, they were built for, you know, very, very slow, slow greens, slow conditions.

Ralph BauerGUEST
As agronomy's caught up and green speeds have picked up, the, the, the green complexes have stayed the same, which is a, a wicked defense of, uh, you know, golf courses.
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7:12Cordie WalkerHOST
What did you guys figure out in practice rounds? Was it like, if it's a straight putt but the wind is blowing left to right, I gotta aim two inches outside the hole? Or did you, did you figure anything out like that?