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What size is a golf hole?

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The greenskeepers at Royal Musselbugh Golf Club in Scotland invented a hole cutter which was 4.25 inches wide, the R&A visited, they liked what they saw so decided to use this as a standard.

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Every golf course is different, based upon the terrain and design. Holes can be as short as 100 yards or as long as 600 yards. All 18 holes typically measure on average 6000 yards combined, but courses can be as short as 5000 and as long as 7500.

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The diameter is 4 and 1/4 inches, or 108 mm.

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All golf courses have the holes marked in meters.

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108mm, or 4.25 inches

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4 and a quarter inches.

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4 1/4 inches.

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