Passive pin placement, dangerous pin placement approach decisions

When you nominate that you are Going for the Green (GFG), consider whether the pin placement is in a dangerous position.

All golfers can use the Passive Pin Placement Approach colour matrix, however low-handicap or elite golfers may wish to use the Dangerous Pin Placement button when entering data on par threes and on all approaches to par four and five greens. High-handicap golfers are not required to activate the Dangerous Pin Placement button, as this feature is primarily used by low-handicap and elite golfers.

If you believe the pin is not in a dangerous position, you don’t have to active any buttons. The Passive Pin Placement colour matrix will automatically apply and displayed as a colour in the DPP column of the scorecard.

If you believe the pin placement is in a difficult location, you can elect to either ignore it (Dangerous Pin Placement – Not Attacked (1) ) or attack the pin (Dangerous Pin Placement – Attacked (1+) ), the (1) acknowledging that it is difficult and the (1+) indicating you are attacking the Pin.

In both of these instances, the (1) or (1+) will be displayed in the DPP column of the scorecard and the colour matrix associated with one of these settings will be activated.

If you have a Dangerous Pin Placement and you intend to attack the pin, turn on the DPP attacked (Dangerous Pin Placement Attacked) button in the edit strokes screen.

All three settings, Passive Pin Placement Approach, Dangerous Pin Placement – Not Attacked (1) and Dangerous Pin Placement – Attacked (1+) have their own colour matrix settings.

These templates have five distance Approach Zones. The default examples are all shown in Metres, however if you have nominated Yards as your measurement unit, yards will also be displayed. If you choose to create your own Approach distance zones, go to Change your Approach from distances to make the necessary changes, then tap Save.

Approach Distance Zones

Start from:

• Up to 20 metres or Yards (Approach Zone 1)
• Up to 40 metres or Yards (Approach Zone 2)
• Up to 80 metres or Yards (Approach Zone 3)
• Up to 140 metres or Yards (Approach Zone 4)
• Over 140 metres or Yards    (Not Zoned)

Arrival on Green Distances

Finish Less than

• < 1 Metre or Yard, or 3 Feet (Putt Zone 1)
• < 2 Metre or Yards, or 3 to 6 Feet         (Putt Zone 2)
• < 5 Metres or Yards, or 6 to 16 Feet     (Putt Zone 3)
• < 8 Metres or Yards, or 16 to 26 Feet (Putt Zone 4)
• 8+ Metres or Yards, 26+ Feet (Putt Zone 5)

On each hole, the Approach section will record either how many strokes it took to get into a closer zone, or how many times the ball was struck (including putts) to get the ball in the hole from that departure zone.