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You may have heard the US Open commentators make reference to the size of the greens at Pebble Beach.

The California course’s putting surfaces are amongst the smallest in professional golf, averaging just 3,500 square feet.

To put that into context, the team at American host broadcaster FOX Sports created this cool graphic

• Spieth branded a “douche” for caddie criticism

• Mickelson suffers embarrassment in first round

The 1st 12 greens at Pebble Beach fit within one green (the 5th/13th double green) at St Andrews pic.twitter.com/btgvmhTB1X

— GreenJacketAuctions (@BidGreenJacket) June 13, 2019

• Pro takes ELEVEN at 18th in Round 1

It shows that you could fit the first 12 greens at Pebble Beach inside one of the double greens on the Old Course at St Andrews – the 5th / 13th – and still have room to spare.

Crazy!

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Pebble Beach US Open 2019 US Open greens St Andrews Old Course Major Championships USGA

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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