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Pembroke Links — Hole #18: Par 4

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This is a pretty tough finishing hole – lots of varying distances off the tee, and it might take some time to figure out the distance and how much the wind affects your shot.  The green is small, awkward and tough to hit, and the up 10 slope might give you a tough downhill putt. […]


Agave Ranch — Golden Tee 2019

By • Updated: Dec 29th, 2018 • Category: Agave Ranch

Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2019 Scottsdale, Arizona course. “As the sun deliberately dips beyond the horizon, Agave Ranch comes to life. The lights above turn on as the temperatures dip, putting a spotlight on this 18-hole course smack-dab in Scottsdale, Arizona. But the desert has company. […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: May 30th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Rare setups make this hole drivable.  Also check out this ramp that was discovered by using a low-teed 8.5 driver with Razors that shot up straight ahead by the green! Otherwise just choose a spot in the fairway to safely avoid the sand for your approach, which is slightly uphill.  After laying back in the […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Rare setups make this hole drivable from the front box. Some players can even reach from the middle box especially by using Streaks – check out this huge C3 that finds the hole! After a drive down the fairway, here’s an example hole-out. One new tee box is left of the original middle box where […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Here’s a 7-hybrid ace to a front pin. One new tee box is behind the original from about 190 yards instead.


Agave Ranch — Hole #4: Par 4/5

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

First, look to see if you can carry your drive out to the second fairway with a big C3…this is rarely an option but offers the easiest approach. The next two options often depend on the wind and pin placement for your approach.  A common option that many players like is to play out to […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #5: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

From the front-left box, the hill is not really in play…it’s the easiest look.  Just carry a wood over the edge of the hill into the green…here’s an ace with the 5-wood. From the back-center box, you’ll high tee a 5W or 6W over the hill into the green…elevation usually isn’t an issue to clear […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #6: Par 3

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Three tee boxes here offer varying looks…one short-right, one medium-center and one back-left. From the back box, this driver finds a back pin. One new tee box is to the right from about 160 yards…here’s a nice 5-iron worked into a right pin. Another new box is way out left from about 230 yards instead.


Agave Ranch — Hole #7: Par 5

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Perhaps the best, most consistent look off the tee is to turn way right of the green and play out to the grassy area that is actually desert turf, which plays like the first cut of the fairway.  Playing out to the end here means a clearer approach shot into the green where you can […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #8: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

This hole is not too challenging other than the offset…it’s slightly uphill from the left boxes and slightly downhill from the far-right box.  It’s a pretty big green so just make sure to give yourself a putt! From the back-right box, this driver finds a right pin. One new box is left of the front-left […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #9: Par 5

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Rare setups allow you to drive within about 25 yards of the green on this hole!  So if you see a favorable look, it might be good to attempt a big drive at it to see if you can make the chip…you’ll line up one click left of the hole and play a big A1 […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #10: Par 3

By • Updated: Dec 25th, 2018 • Category: Agave Ranch

This par 3 is a bit tricky to kick off the back 9…it plays uphill, so a 3-hybrid can get you in trouble if you’re short.  There are a couple different tee boxes too.  The 6-wood is a common club here too but there can be some gap in distance as it might set up […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #11: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

From the right box it’s usually best to play a high tee…you’ll notice shots coming up short here at times so I tend to hit a bit harder to urge the ball into those back pins.  Here’s a high-teed 4W floated into a back pin. From the left box, you’ll have a straighter look at […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #12: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Just throw your drive out in the fairway (avoid the dirt with the right-sloping fairway, though!), but you might want to consider leaving yourself between a 3W-5W approach…those clubs give you flexibility to fight any wind with enough elevation to easily reach the green on this uphill shot, but also without much gap in distance.  […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #13: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Three tee boxes here with two different angles, and with both, this can be a tough hole, especially with the pin on the bottom tier and a cross-wind.  A setup like that really challenges your ability just to stick that small area of the green.  The shorter distance also brings into potential a gap in […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #14: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

From the right box, you can either use a tee to hit over the cactii (clubbing down and hitting hard is always good to maximize elevation and minimize chance of hitting anything), or you can club up a bit and play a small hook around the right side of the cactii into the green, like […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #15: Par 5

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

With a huge wind, you might consider taking a shot at the green with a huge C3, as this one can be drivable…this one almost got there!  Even an A1 can be an option to try, but there’s more trouble on that side if you don’t have a lob wedge or something to flop over […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #16: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 23rd, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

This is perhaps the toughest hole this year, where birdie is outstanding and par can be just fine…it’s so difficult to avoid the water with some looks.  You have an awkward green with water everywhere and rocks to deflect errant shots into said water.  Loft is key to clear everything, and accuracy is key to […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #17: Par 4

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Several options here with different woods and tee heights, so you’ll adjust and play the wind and pin as needed.  With a pin tucked front right, you can also trickle down off the hill to the right of the green. From the front box, here’s a 9-wood that is short but catches some incredible bounces […]


Agave Ranch — Hole #18: Par 4/5

By • Updated: May 5th, 2019 • Category: Agave Ranch

Sometimes this hole can set up pretty darn tough, but often it’s not too bad for an 18th hole.  You’ll size up the wind and pin placement and then see if you’re able to drive out to the second fairway, from where you’ll be shooting downhill into this down-sloped green.  A 3-hybrid is often a […]


Beals Creek — Golden Tee 2019

By • Updated: Dec 29th, 2018 • Category: Beals Creek

Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2019 Big Spring, Texas course. “At the crossroads of Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 87, deep in the heart of Big Spring, Texas, is a golf course you grew up with. Jean shorts won’t be welcome at Beals Creek Golf Club, but […]


Beals Creek — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 27th, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

From the front box, this hole is usually drivable – here’s a high-teed driver straight at it for the ace.  And here’s a big C3 that gets it done too! From the middle box, it can still be worth it to attempt a big drive to get up in the sand for a chip at […]


Beals Creek — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 27th, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

Not much to this one – no reason not to just lay back in the first fairway and bring in your approach.  You could drive to the second fairway but the extra distance doesn’t offer you much here.  Over time, you might just find a spot that leaves you with your favorite club on the […]


Beals Creek — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Aug 3rd, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

Unlike most early-round par 3s, you can’t take this one for granted…carry is important to get up onto the green because of the short wall in front.  So, you can’t be too aggressive may times, and bite is often good to settle in for your birdie putt. This 6-wood just clears from the back box […]


Beals Creek — Hole #4: Par 5

By • Updated: Apr 27th, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

With most setups, you can blast over the water to the left side of the second fairway for a clear approach.  Even being in the rough here is fine and will leave your club with enough distance to get there. With really bad setups, you might want to read the pin placement.  Laying up to […]


Beals Creek — Hole #5: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

From the front-half of this box, you can usually take straight aim at the green…look for a little dip in the tree line and play something like a high-teed 5-wood right at it. From the back half of the box, you’ll play between an A1 and A2 shot around/over the trees into the green, usually […]


Beals Creek — Hole #6: Par 3

By • Updated: Aug 3rd, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

There are a couple different boxes here, both over water…it’s not the widest green so you’ll still want to take a little time here to ensure you stick it. From the left box, this 5-hybrid spins back into a front pin. One new tee box up front behind the water stream offers a 90-yard approach […]


Beals Creek — Hole #7: Par 5

By • Updated: Aug 3rd, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

From the back-right box, you should always be hitting a high-teed 10.5 driver with a full A1 into the second fairway…the combination of distance and elevation takes any trouble from trees or water out of play. From the other two tee boxes, you’re just blasting your drive out into the second fairway however you like […]


Beals Creek — Hole #8: Par 4

By • Updated: Apr 20th, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

You’ll find yourself playing left and right about equally here with many combinations of woods and tees.  A good tip is not to let the wind determine the direction you take as much as the pin placement.  For example, in the screen shot here, you want to play around the right side since the pin […]


Beals Creek — Hole #9: Par 3

By • Updated: Apr 27th, 2019 • Category: Beals Creek

The only note here is that this hole plays slightly uphill, and the green slopes up, so you might consider a little extra strength with your approach to accommodate. There’s a new tee box way up right from about 200 yards where you have a shot into a left 5 green instead.


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