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Revisited – How Lie Impacts Your Distance

By Deprecated: Function the_author_posts_link was called with an argument that is deprecated since version 2.1.0 with no alternative available. in /var/web/site/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6085 • Updated: Sep 17th, 2019 • Category: Miscellaneous

Now that Golden Tee displays a description of your lie with the updates in the recent years, we thought it’d be good again to analyze all of these lies to see how they impact your distance.  Click this link to open a spreadsheet showing all the lies sorted by % distance you get vs. a […]


Courses by Yardage

By • Updated: Aug 3rd, 2019 • Category: Miscellaneous

When Golden Tee redesigned their course selection screen during startup, they added the course distances at the bottom below the course names.  This is cool, but it doesn’t mean as much without a relative comparison to other courses.  Well now we have it!  There are currently 74 courses in the LIVE era, and we’ll briefly […]


Here Comes Golden Tee 2020!

By • Updated: Oct 19th, 2020 • Category: 2019 -- Golden Tee Live 2020, Features

Crawdad Swamp — Golden Tee 2019

By • Updated: Aug 3rd, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

Enjoy this remastered course from Thibodaux, Louisiana! The GTF club set of choice is below, with the preferred ball being Streaks for advanced players and Grabbers or Razors for casual players…it’s worth noting that the 2-iron super spinny club is specific to playing with the Streaks, so if you play another ball, you can substitute […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: Mar 12th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

Crawdad Swamp — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

This hole isn’t as hard as it might initially appear once you learn how to go over the top straight at the green. A high 6W straight at the green clears the trees easily, and a high 5 is okay over or around the left side of the tree line. Rarely you can carry a […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Mar 12th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

Crawdad Swamp — Hole #4: Par 5

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

The best play is usually to one of the islands straight ahead, big and short-left of 311 cursor, with an appropriate wood for the distance. The safest play is definitely the one that looks easiest to stick, regardless of the wind or pin placement. Or, just dial in the same island each time so you […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #5: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

From the right box, this is a much easier shot, even perhaps a thumby at the green with a 4-6 wood. From the left box, you need a cut shot around the right side into the green…this can be anywhere from a 4W with backspin to a high-teed 6W. Definitely use backspin with a tailwind […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #6: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 24th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

This par 4 is sometimes drivable, but sometimes shut down from the back box. There are 3 tee boxes, and the first two are always there either straight at the green or using a C3 shot. From the front-left box, here’s a driver straight at it for the ace. From the back box, you need […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #7: Par 5

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

With this par 5, you’re always aiming for the middle or left-half of the center of the fairway, about 340 yards out. There’s a mound there and sitting on it gives you a nice open approach through the trees at the green. If you’re too far right or too short/long, you’ll have to curve a […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #8: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

There might be two different greens here; the one shown here is flat, but there’s another where you have a right 6 slope coming into it. We can update this description after confirming with more practice rounds! From a front-right box, this 9-iron finds the cup.


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #9: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 11th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

Nothing much more to do here than put your drive at the end of the fairway for a nice wood into the green. The rough islands could also be an option if it helps you line up the wind with the pin.


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #10: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

This hole is always drivable, but it can be very easy to very difficult. Read the wind and move your tee around to find the best setup. The first type of shot is a high 5W or 6W over a gap between the trees that you can see by looking up. The second type of […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #11: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

There are 3 areas being used here, and I’m considering this hole not always drivable due to some of the setups. From the screen-shot above, you’re too far right to play an A1 around the left side, so use a tee and slide to the front right. Turn a bit right of the green and […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #12: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 12th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

The most common clubs for the approach here are the 6-wood through 8-wood. You need to carry the tree that overhangs the green, and this can be tricky if the pin is in the front. Use backspin to hold the green with a tailwind, or anything but a headwind, which would allow you to play […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #13: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 12th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

This one can be a bit tricky because of the 5 tee boxes and two-tiered green, with water all around.


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #14: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 12th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

This hole is sometimes drivable, especially from the front box and/or with a helping wind. You can try to take aim at it through the trees, or you can also choose an A1 or C3 shot too which would take the water out of play (but bring the trees back into play). Experiment with what […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #15: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

The easier tee box is further from the green on the right side. If you’re on the left side of this box, use a high tee and wrap it around the right side of the trees into the green. From the right side of this box, it might just be straight over with a high […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #16: Par 3

By • Updated: Mar 12th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

Crawdad Swamp — Hole #17: Par 4

By • Updated: Jul 26th, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

  This can be a terribly difficult eagle with a lot of setups. If the distance sets up right, an 8W could be the play. With a headwind, a high 8W over the trees is a good play. With a tailwind, if the distance is okay, use a standard 8W with backspin. It’s good to […]


Crawdad Swamp — Hole #18: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 21st, 2019 • Category: Crawdad Swamp

There is a fairly-forgiving hill on the right you can use to settle onto green most of time, making this not the worst closing hole. Still, setups with a strong left wind are quite challenging and might have you rotate left once to play an A2-type shot to cut into the wind at the green. […]


Joe Massara’s -50 on Freaky Friday

By • Updated: Jan 12th, 2019 • Category: Miscellaneous

Here’s a link to Joe’s game where he shot the winning -50 on this setup featuring many drivable par 5s!


Pine Meadow — Golden Tee 2019

By • Updated: Aug 3rd, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

Enjoy this remastered course from Lynnwood, Virginia! Here’s the recommended club set from GTF, while the recommended balls are Streaks, especially to give you more chance at eagle on #1.  Grabbers are good too and offer more control in holding the green with tailwinds on certain holes.


Pine Meadow — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 14th, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

This hole is sometimes drivable, especially if you’re a big hitter playing Streaks.  But even with other balls, you can often get close to the green for a chip at eagle. Check out this huge C3 that finds the hole off the tee!  Here’s another big drive straight at it with the Streaks.


Pine Meadow — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 14th, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

Here you’ll be tucked slightly behind a tree, so it’s useful to use a tee to slide left.  You’ll need a bit more club to make sure you carry the hill in front of the green, but assuming you do that, it’s a flat putt for eagle. Here’s a driver curled around the left side […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

This is one of the tougher par 3s you’ll find anywhere in the first three holes.  The left trees are in play, and there’s a good amount of wind and green slope to tackle.  Add in a high-lofted club and this will test your shot-shaping skills! From the front box, here’s a nice 8-iron dunk.  […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #4: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 14th, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

Nothing much to think about off the tee here unless you have a preferred distance for your approach, which is slightly uphill into a large green.


Pine Meadow — Hole #5: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 14th, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

This is usually a 3W or driver and whether or not you use a tee depends on the wind…the two-tiered green of course makes this tricky, especially if you need to carry to the top tier.  Here’s a nice driver with bite that hops up to a pin on the upper tier. From the left […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #6: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 14th, 2019 • Category: Pine Meadow

A high tee is fine even with a cross-wind here even though it’s a down-6 green.  I like to try to line up as straight as I can with the green and just play a small hook.  Here’s a high-teed 3W that hugs the left side for the dunk. You might opt to play it […]


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