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Why is the hole 4-1/4 inches in diameter
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That first hole-cutting tool was 4.25 inches in diameter. The folks running the R&A apparently liked that size and so adopted it in their rules for 1891. And as was usually the case, the rest of the golf world followed in the footsteps of the R&A. Some say it was the size of a piece of pipe that may have been used. What ever the case it was almost certainly a completely arbitrary thing that has stuck.In The Ogio
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Rumour has it that it was a devious plot concocted in the far corner of a pub late into the evening, after much ale had been quaffed, with much animated debate concerning just how small the hole could be made before people figured out it was a cruel joke designed to frustrate golfers for eternity. They are laughing at us from their graves.
Fortunately there are no rules limiting the number of golf balls you can carry during a match!
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Yes, but the 4.25 size, however it was derived, made sense based on the smaller ball size. When the larger ball size became standard, the hole size should have increased as well.
My personal theory, left over drain pipe not-withstanding, is that hole liners started to use 4.25 used shell casings.
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Originally posted by wlorcb View PostYes, but the 4.25 size, however it was derived, made sense based on the smaller ball size. When the larger ball size became standard, the hole size should have increased as well.
My personal theory, left over drain pipe not-withstanding, is that hole liners started to use 4.25 used shell casings.
The reason is, that it seems that no piping has been made with 4.25 inch OD.Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and wrong, because sometime in your life, you will have been all of these. Dr. Robert H. Goddard
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The plastic pipe showed by Ken Brown was not being manufactured in 1891. They would have been clay pipes.
Further, current plastic pipes are 110mm not 4.25" (107.95mm).
Current clay pipes are 100mm (3.937")Last edited by aaagc; Jul 20, 2017, 01:39 AM.Putting isn't golf, greens should be treated almost the same as water hazards: you land on them, then add two strokes to your score.
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