What Does Run-off Area Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Course features
Golf term
Run-off area
Run-off area in practice
Augusta National’s greens use run-off areas instead of rough, so a shot even a few feet off line can end up thirty yards away. Players often putt from a run-off with a Texas wedge rather than chip, since the ball is sitting on tightly mown grass.
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