putting surface vs putting green

putting surface and putting green both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
putting surface	Yes	No	No	No
putting green	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, putting surface and putting green are synonyms defined as:

putting surface and putting green: an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course

Other synonyms of putting surface include green.

putting surface (noun)	putting green (noun)
an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course	an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course