What is putt.day?

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putt.day is a browser-based daily mini golf game. Everyone gets the same hole, a new one appears at midnight Pacific, and you play by dragging the ball back and releasing to putt. There is nothing to install and no account step described on the site — you open the page and play the hole.

How a round works

The site's own instructions are short:

  • Grab the ball, drag back, let go. Pulling further back hits harder.
  • Drag anywhere else to look around. Pinch or scroll to zoom.
  • Get it in the hole in as few strokes as you can.
  • Water sends you back to where you were. A first shot that finds water doesn't count.

So the core loop is: read the hole, aim by dragging the ball, release, and count your strokes until the ball drops.

The daily format

Two rules define the game more than the controls do:

Rule What it means for you
Same hole for everyone You're playing the identical layout as every other player that day, so scores are comparable
New hole at midnight Pacific The hole changes once per day on a Pacific-time schedule, not on your local midnight
Your first finish counts You get one scored attempt per day — later replays don't replace it
Old days are in the calendar Missed a day or want to revisit a hole? Past holes are reachable through the calendar

The "first finish counts" rule is the one worth internalizing before you start. If you're used to retrying a level until you like your score, that habit doesn't apply here — the score you post on your first completed round is the one that sticks.

Stats and the calendar

The page includes a Stats section alongside the How to play instructions, and the calendar is the entry point for previous days. Together they let you see your history rather than just the current hole. If you care about streaks or comparing today's result to earlier ones, check the calendar rather than assuming past holes are gone.

Party mode

The page also lists Party mode: race your friends, which turns the solo daily hole into a head-to-head format. The site doesn't spell out the mechanics beyond the label, so treat it as a way to play the same hole competitively rather than a separate game mode with different rules.

Who this is for

putt.day suits you if you want a short, low-commitment daily puzzle with a shared reference point — the kind of thing you play in a couple of minutes and can compare with others because everyone faced the same hole. It's less suited to someone looking for a full mini golf course, progression systems, or unlimited retries to optimize a score, since the daily format and first-finish rule work against that.

One practical note: because the reset is tied to midnight Pacific, players in other time zones will see the new hole at an unusual local hour. If you're outside Pacific time, check when the switch lands for you before planning a daily routine around it.