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Grand Canyon — Hole #5: Par 4
By Golden Tee Fan • Updated: Dec 9th, 2011 • Category: Grand CanyonThis hole tests your elevation control, as the wind will play a big part on the way down. You shouldn’t need to apply any spin here unless you have a tailwind, in which case you should use bite or backspin. You may also use bite if a side-wind is blowing away from the flag. Here’s […]
Royal Cove — Hole #8: Par 5
By Golden Tee Fan • Updated: Dec 9th, 2011 • Category: Royal CoveThis hole is actually drivable in certain setups with a high-teed A1 driver, but almost never worth the risk. There’s a very small margin of error in terms of the curve path and the distance, and it requires you to land in the sand strip short of the green to kill the ball and stop […]
Royal Cove — Hole #9: Par 4
By Golden Tee Fan • Updated: Dec 9th, 2011 • Category: Royal CoveHere you’ll need to curve a long wood, often high-teed, around the mountain and stick a fairly small area that includes the green. Remember that if you choose a straight line and play a small cut around the mountain, it’s easier to control, but you’ll also lose distance vs. a bigger cut shot that will […]
Dusty Bend — Hole #9: Par 5
By Golden Tee Fan • Updated: Nov 22nd, 2011 • Category: Dusty BendDon’t hit your drive in the blacktop — it’s all out of bounds! Instead, you’ll have to hit your drive straight out in the fairway, avoiding the sand. Don’t get it too close to the fence either or your approach won’t clear it! So the middle of the fairway, quite a ways down, is pretty […]