stimpmeter

At the other major championships, tournament officials use a stimpmeter to measure the speed of the ball on the greens.

USATODAY.com - Who will master Augusta's greens? 2002

USGA officials said they plan to keep the greens rolling at about 10 1/2 or 11 on the stimpmeter - below average speed for a U.S.

Imagination, patience needed at No. 2 1999

These greens were designed to roll about 9 on the stimpmeter, and they're rolling 13, 14.

The Seattle Times 2011

The greens are in terrific shape and roll to about a 12 on the stimpmeter.

chron.com Chronicle 2009

While others are dreading greens that may run as quick as 14 on the stimpmeter, Woods points out that "they are a little flatter than normal so you'll have a pretty good look at a putt".

IrishExaminer.com 2009

They are set to run at 10.5 on the stimpmeter and they will get quicker as the weekend goes on.

unknown title 2009

The PGA Tour and Ritz-Carlton people dictated slower greens because, given the unusual number of bumps and elevation changes, it would have been almost impossible to play them at typical Tour stimpmeter speeds.

unknown title 2009

In general, a 2-handicap isn't all that jazzed about a 14-over round, but I'm guessing Romo doesn't regularly play on courses that feature 4-inch rough, 20-yard-wide fairways, and greens rolling 14 on the stimpmeter.

unknown title 2009

I will say the putting is a little uneven in each game, the ball doesn't glide or travel in Tiger like one would expect on tour as the stimpmeter feels like about 5 feet or so as opposed what one would expect for tour greens to be cut to 8-9 feet.

MyAppleMenu 2009

The scoring for the day was lower than many players had predicted with the firm and lightning quick greens running 13 feet on the stimpmeter.

MyDesert.com - Cathedral City 2009