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Pine Meadow — Hole #7: Par 5

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It takes a while to comfortably nail the distance off the tee here, which is almost always a C3-type shot with a wood.  You can’t be short because of the water but you can’t be long because the fairway falls off and you’ll have to lay up.  Practice finding the right club and tee height […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #8: Par 3

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

You’ll see many different looks on this short hole but they are all pretty manageable, even if you have a gap in your club distances…just tee it high or low to account for that.  Stay safe towards the center of the green if needed for your birdie putt.  From the front box, here’s a nice […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #9: Par 4

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

Even with tough winds, you’re always able to work a high-teed wood onto the green here…just picture your shot around the left of the rocky hill to start and then stay to the right of the trees by the green. From the front-left of the box, here’s a high-teed 5W over the top to a […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #10: Par 4

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

You may sometimes catch a ramp on this hole to propel your ball up towards the green — this one settled in the front sand.  And this one just kept going all the way up to the green…an amazing low-teed driver with roll!  But otherwise it’s just a fairway layup anywhere for a lofted approach […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #11: Par 5

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

I haven’t found a reason yet to play the left side of the fairway.  Always do what you can to blast as far as possible down the right side, preferably a ways away from the hill which will be blocking your approach.  That gives you more room to curve a wood around the hill into […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #12: Par 4

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

This is a really tough shot into a narrow green, where missing either right or left will result in water.  You usually just have to take your medicine and shape a shot as best you can to counteract the slope and wind and settle anywhere on the green for a putt.  This driver with bite […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #13: Par 3

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

This shot is easier with the pin on the lower tier, since you can use the tier as a backstop if needed while coming into the green.  Here’s an 8-wood that deflects nicely off the tiered wall settling back in the cup.


Pine Meadow — Hole #14: Par 5

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

In rare scenarios, certain gifted players may take the risk to try to drive this green! Check out this example where a lot went right for it to hop on up, but still amazing! There are two layup spots here off the tee depending on the wind. If possible, it’s better to fly it straight […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #15: Par 4

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

With a tailwind, you’ll club down and hammer a wood with backspin which has enough elevation to clear the hill through the trees on its way to the green.  With a headwind, use a high tee and play the same line right at the green.  Cross-winds likely call for a high tee as well to […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #16: Par 5

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

The play off the tee is just to blast out straight ahead…distance is important to ensure an open approach at the green.  Then you’ll just be battling the slope of the green on your approach trying to be close enough for a manageable putt.  After a drive out in the left fairway, this 6-wood settles […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #17: Par 3

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

For having a flat green, this is often a terribly difficult par 3. The shape of the green is awkward and small with water everywhere, but the kicker is the elevated approach with a hill guarding the front.  That takes some lower-lofted iron approaches out of play and forces you to loft into pins in […]


Pine Meadow — Hole #18: Par 4

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

There are lots of different curve shots you’ll play here…usually anywhere from a 9W to a 3W.  It can be tough to stick the green depending on the wind, and it’s really tough to gauge the impact of the wind as well.  Many players come up short trying to figure it out, so you should […]


Pembroke Links — Golden Tee 2019

By • Updated: Dec 29th, 2018 • Category: Pembroke Links

Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2019 Lamphey, South Wales course. “Across the Atlantic Ocean, golf returns to its roots—to its rugged, long and spectacular origins. Here in Lamphey, South Wales, Pembroke Links provides bold travelers with an opportunity of a lifetime. Ancient ruins can be seen off […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 13th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Some players in rare setups might blast one close to the green for a chip at it, but usually you can line up with the wind anywhere, fairway or not (rough to the right is fine), for your approach. After laying up in the fairway, here’s a nice 3-wood hole-out to a back pin. One […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #2: Par 4/5

By • Updated: Apr 13th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Often times you can use a high tee and hit a big A1 or C3 into the second fairway, over the creek.  After blasting down to the second fairway, here’s a 6-wood hole-out for double eagle. Another great layup spot, though, is the fairway island to the left before the water.  It’s big enough that […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

There are two large tee boxes here that can offer many different looks.  From the front box, here’s an ace to a center pin.  And here’s a 5-hybrid to a back pin. From the back box, this driver finds a back pin. There’s a new tee box behind the water to the left from about […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #4: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

An offset look with a downhill shot into an hourglass green all contribute to the challenge here, but the green is large enough that you should be able to stick a safe spot.  Three tee boxes offer many different looks.  Don’t chase a sucker pin in a narrow part of the green that could lead […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #5: Par 5

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Almost always here, I like to play a big driver straight ahead to the right fairway…you only need to get a little ways past the hill to have a clear approach into the green.  This also keeps you close in line with the elevation to the green. After a really long drive down the right […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #6: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Downhill shot to an up 6 green with another offset look…bite can be a good play with a front pin where you play towards the fat middle part of the green.  Here’s a driver ace to a front pin. One new tee box is to the right from about 300 yards. There’s a new tee […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #7: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Three boxes here offer many looks…some pin placements can be tough and bring that water into play, so be safe! From the front box, here’s an awesome 9-wood cut into a right pin. From the back-right box, here’s a 6-wood to a front pin. There’s another new box up to the right right from only […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #8: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Here’s a great hole that sometimes changes GT Par…with tough setups it’s just a layup in the main fairway anywhere.  Sometimes birdie can actually gain a stroke on the field with other players getting in trouble with the sand or water.  Here’s a dunk from the fairway to come away with an eagle. However, I […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #9: Par 5

By • Updated: May 19th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Driving out to the right where you land behind the first half of that sand trap (important so you don’t bring the hill into play) in the fairway presents you a great look, slightly downhill, with driver into the green, especially with the pin in the back right.  This is a terrific option especially with […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #10: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Here’s one of the toughest approach shots in the game, because you have to carry a shot downhill into a small, tiered green…it’s very challenging to stick the green near the hole for a birdie putt.  One thing you might consider is laying back off the tee for a lower-lofted approach and perhaps more distance […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #11: Par 3

By • Updated: May 19th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

From the right box, here’s an ace to a back-right pin. From the center box, here’s a 7-hybrid that spins back to a front pin. And from the left box, this 8-wood finds a right pin. There’s a new box off to the right from about 220 yards offering a look at an up 4 […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #12: Par 5

By • Updated: Apr 13th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

It’s always worth a look to see if you can reach the second fairway out left, which offers an easier approach that is less uphill.  However, it’s not worth attempting if you aren’t positive you can make it. A great option there every time is to hit something like a 6W to the left-center fairway […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #13: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

When taking aim here, make sure you hold down the fly-by button, as there are bushes on top of the hill you might hit!  Most of the time it’s good to aim as straight at you can at the green and then compensate by playing a small cut around the hill with a lofted club, […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #14: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

This can be a nasty par 3…you’re shooting way downhill with a strong wind and a lofted club, so it certainly challenges your shot-making skills.  Often times a low-tee is great to both compensate for a gap in clubs and better fight the wind and elevation.  Two pretty big tee boxes really mix things up […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #15: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Front pins are the ones that can get you in trouble…you have to make sure to carry the green first and foremost, but the down 7 makes it hard to stay in the front.  Short shots will call for that lob wedge out of the sand again.  With a down 7, you’d prefer NOT to […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #16: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

There’s a $500 bounty for whoever is the first to ace this hole, which is made possible by blasting an A1 with roll (some are achieving this with a low tee) and hoping to catch the turbo ramp to propel your shot towards the green.  So it’s fun just to try this most of the […]


Pembroke Links — Hole #17: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Pembroke Links

Pins on the bottom tier are much easier to attack than pins on the top, as you have options to either roll down into it or just fly and bite that lower tier. From the farthest box, here’s a driver ace to a front pin.  Here’s another with a 4-wood with bite, also into the […]


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