1.   After he had hit, Silva chased up the hill to establish that his ball had stuck fast to the putting surface.

2.   He was still hitting greens with monotonous regularity, but on the putting surface his touch had deserted him.

3.   Your objectives are lower trajectory, less backspin and, in dry conditions, to run the ball on to the putting surface.

4.   The sun had dried the early morning dew off the fairways and on the darker green of the putting surfaces the flags were stiffened by a sea breeze.

5.   Although accurate approaches often stuck close enough to present good birdie opportunities, shots with too much spin could wind up short of the putting surface.

6.   But as sure as God and Pete Dye made little green putting surfaces, you could count on him to get it back the next year.

7.   Consequently, he was often around the putting surface in regulation, and his genius could shine through there.

8.   Daly then chunked a big slab of sod out of the putting surface as he stubbed his chip into the fringe of the bunker.

9.   For the latter event, new greens were shaved close to achieve a quick putting surface, and the summer sun fried the tender shoots to a brown crisp.

10.   His shot from the sand landed about a foot on the putting surface and rolled into the hole.