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Originally Posted by ntanygd760
Huge in tournaments though, at it leads to slow rounds. In my casual rounds I take gimmes but if I have an 18 inch putt in a tournament I mark and re line up the line. Nothing worse than missing a short putt because you rush. That said I practice short putts a lot so taking the gimme in a casual round doesn't hurt my scores when it matters.
If you're playing in tournaments then you've already reached the stage where pace of play hasn't driven you away from the game though. To Hoya's point about the rough and greens I don't find many courses with fast greens and high rough either. That's basically reserved for the country clubs where you know what you're getting into.
I do know that I take less time on the greens in rounds I play because they don't putt that well. If a putt is going to be bumpy or not putt true there isn't really any point in getting a read on it. Get the general break and knock it inside 2 feet and tap it in because you know hitting the line is only a small part of the battle anyways.