Putting Greens target difficulty

[SirDiego]

Hey I am loving the game so far, but having a small problem with the Putting Green prestige item. No matter what I do it seems like the golfers are saying the targets are too easy. I stretch them out to make it a longer putt, mess with the ground to make the putt harder, but it still seems to be too easy, which gives the whole thing a massive negative rating.

I am not sure what I'm supposed to be doing to make it better. I do understand that they go from Target 1 to 2 to 3, etc., and am taking that into account, but even if I have them putting up a comically large hill they say it is too easy.

Tangentially-related, I sometimes get the warning message that the targets are too far away. How far are the targets supposed to be, and how do I make it more difficult if not for distance?

Thanks in advance for the help! I really want my putting green to work, I've got a nice little club members area for it right next to my driving range (which is working perfectly).

[Narlak]

Try painting some sand traps around your targets, but without obstructing the putt shot path too much. Even hazards on the back side of a target will be detected.

[SirDiego]

Ha!! Wow I for some reason didn't even think about doing sand traps for the Putting Green (even though I use them liberally on all of my actual holes). Gonna give that a go!

Thanks so much, love the game so far!!

[Narlak]

Originally posted by SirDiego:

Ha!! Wow I for some reason didn't even think about doing sand traps for the Putting Green (even though I use them liberally on all of my actual holes). Gonna give that a go!

Thanks so much, love the game so far!!

Glad you're dig'n it :)

[SonOfADiddly]

bushes and trees and fountains and rocks also help

[Stallionista]

Hi! I had the same issue and ended up with mine looking like this, trees and rocks definitely help! : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2256984491

Those obstacles help difficulty and make the putting green more attractive for golfers. I did not think to use sand/mud for the putting green so it's an interesting one I will also try on a new save! Try using elevation to your advantage too to make putts a bit trickier for them!

UPDATE: Ok since the most recent update my putting thing's rating has totally capitulated, don't do what I did!! I took away a lot of the difficult obstacles and made the targets closer together so that the putters flow between the holes better.