A golf green reader includes a lens comprising a plurality of spaced, parallel lines and a line extending perpendicularly to the spaced, parallel lines. When the perpendicularly extending line is aligned with a golf ball resting on a golf green and the pin of the golf green, the spaced, parallel lines are used to read the slope or inclination of the golf green. The golf green reader includes a level for aligning the spaced, parallel lines horizontally and a handle for aligning the perpendicularly extending line with the golf ball and cup. The lens of the golf green reader further includes vertically spaced indicia useful in determining the distance within 150 yards to the pin of a golf green. A lanyard precisely positions the golf green reader relative to user thereof to facilitate an accurate reading of the distance of the pin.