Golf practice aid for improving a golfer's putting and short game skills

A golf practice aid for establishing a circular pattern about a golf cup set in a golf green for assisting a golfer in practicing and improving their putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play skills, comprising:

• a circular disk having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the cup to fit within the cup when a pin or flag is removed from the cup with an upper, top surface of the disk being flush with the top of the cup and the ground surrounding the cup when the disk is in place, the disk having flat planar upper top and lower bottom surfaces extending parallel to each other and with nothing projecting or extending from either the upper or lower surface, and a straight vertical sidewall extending completely about a circumference of the disk,
• a plurality of radial lines formed on the top surface of the disk, the radial lines being equidistantly spaced about the disk with each radial line extending outwardly from a center of the disk to an outer edge thereof with angles formed between adjacent radial lines being uniform about the disk;
• a central circular opening formed in the disk which is smaller in diameter than the diameter of a golf ball;
• and,
• a flexible cord tethered to the disk and having a pin attached to one end thereof which, in an upright position is inserted through the central opening in the disk from the top of the disk and when completely inserted therethrough is rotated so as to catch against the bottom of the disk and tether the cord to the disk, and a ring attached to an opposite end of the cord for extending the cord outwardly from the disk along each radial line whereby when the cord is fully extended, a marker is placed adjacent an outer extent of the ring, the marker being a predetermined distance from the outer edge of the disk and the cup and with a circular pattern of a defined radius formed by the markers after the cord has been extended along each radial line and a marker put in place, with the disk being thereafter removed from the cup to allow a golfer to commence practice.