putting green
Americannoun
noun
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(on a golf course) the area of closely mown grass at the end of a fairway where the hole is
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an area of smooth grass with several holes for putting games
Etymology
Origin of putting green
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Higgo being on the putting green meant he was outside of the starting point, which is defined as:
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The pair spent the next few years designing and building a roughly 13,500-square-foot house with a gym, pool, putting green and bowling alley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The estate includes a three-bedroom guesthouse, a putting green, a lap pool, and a hot tub, as well as dozens of acres of wooded land.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026
So I honestly just went to the putting green for five minutes and simplified it.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
When there is a division between the old and the new, it is apt to express itself on the most time-honored of batdefields: the putting green, the tennis court, or the marine berth.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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