Moments after he missed a putt on the fourth hole, Reggie Redwine exclaimed everyone in his group earned a par on the hole.

It was the first of what’s sure to be thousands of lies told on Kingfisher Golf Course’s newest green.

Members of the Kingfisher Golf Association’s board of directors on Monday opened up the newest - and much bigger - green on the front-nine of the 18-hole course.

The complete overhaul began last fall when the old green was plowed and the new one constructed.

The good news for golfers is they’ve got a much bigger green to hit…about 3,500 square feet of it.

The bad news? “It’s possible to have about a or vice versa,” said club pro Gary Wilson. “If you land on one side of the green and the flag is on the far opposite end, it’s going to be a long putt.”

The old green was about 2,200 square feet.

The new one is the latest in a series of overhauls paid for by the local association.

Two years ago, greens on the seventh and eighth holes were constructed.

Last year it was No. 3. The new greens - complete with better drainage, up-to-date sprinkler systems and more undulation - were all designed and built by Mike Chambers of Chambers Golf Construction.

Chambers also designed and built the putting green when the new clubhouse was built in 2012.

“This new green just continues the commitment of our golf association to make serious improvements to our course, especially on the front side, which is much older than the backnine,” Wilson said.

To date, the KGA has paid more than $120,000 in new greens.

It also spent $30,000 last year on updating the sprinkler systems and spent another $12,000 on sod replacement around several greens.

That sod replacement was necessitated by the hard winter two years ago.

“Our board takes a lot of pride in our course and so do the guys from the parks department who spend a lot of hours working out there,” Wilson said. “They want to provide the best golf experience not only for our members, but also our guests who come in from out of town to play, not including the several high school tournaments we host every year.”

Wilson said the work is far from done.

With No. 4 now complete, that leaves four greens on the front-nine needing replaced (the fifth hole was completely remade about 15 years ago and isn’t in need of the major overhaul).

“We’ve already got it in our plans that we’re going to build another one later this year,” Wilson said.

He said the green on hole No. 9 is in most need.

“If everything stays as is, that’s the next one,” Wilson said. “And hole No. 1 is likely right behind it.”

Wilson was with the group that played the fourth hole on Monday as a sort of “christening.”

He was joined by board members Chad Burnham, Redwine, Terry Niles, Derrick Wolf and Quinton Cline as well as club member Dale Foulk.

When they played the hole, some hit the green in regulation. Some had to chip on with their third shot.

Some drained their putts and others…..?

“Just say everyone made a par,” Redwine said.