putting green

noun

putt·​ing green ˈpə-tiŋ- 

plural putting greens

: a smooth grassy area at the end of a golf fairway containing the hole

also : a similar area (as of grass, artificial turf, or carpet) usually with many holes that is used for practice

Examples of putting green in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the Republican candidate stood on the fifth-hole putting green, a Secret Service agent was riding a golf cart in a security sweep of the sixth hole and noticed someone hiding behind a chain-link fence in the southeast corner of the course. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

The lower-level project included adding a bedroom and bath, installing a fitness center with a sauna, a lighted wine rack, an entertainment area, and a man cave with a putting green. —Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025

The 9,986-square-foot mansion east of Mooresville includes 18 European-style equestrian stables and an outdoor entertainment area with a vanishing edge upper pool, a pool house/cabana and a putting green. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025

Denny McCarthy, a Maryland native and one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, was miffed by the difference between the practice putting green and the greens on the course. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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