This post contains tips, tricks, and information related to the 2010 Golden Tee course The Great Wall, in Mutianyu, China, which is the consensus #1 easiest course in Golden Tee 2010. The recommended equipment for this course is the X-22s with the distance balls, although others prefer the old birds or any other normal-lofted club […]
Enjoy this remastered course from Lanesboro, Pennsylvania! The worst setups here may leave you with a GT Par of -26, while the best ones could have you looking at -30. #2 is rarely there with a great look, #5 can be shut down from the back box, #10 can also be shut down with a […]
Enjoy this remastered course from Bitter Springs, Arizona! It looks like GT Par could potentially set up for -34 on this course! The worst case setups still seem to be -29 or -30, making this one of the most scoreable courses ever released on LIVE.
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.
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 […]
As usual, your first option is to blast out into the second fairway, towards the left side over the sand. This offers you a clean approach. The rough here isn’t awful either as long as you have a straight shot in, because you’ll still have enough distance. Here’s an 8W hole-out from there. There are […]
From the original tee boxes, this one is always drivable but you’ll notice considerable differences in distance. Shorter looks, or looks with a tailwind, only require a medium-teed driver with backspin. Longer looks call for a high tee where you blast a driver. In most all cases, you’ll want to aim for the stretch of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here is a really, really tough par 4, and it’s only the 5th hole! Sometimes, this can set up where you can line up towards the pin and carry a wood over the trees to the green. But, you have to be dead on if you attempt this, because everywhere off the green is trouble. […]
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 […]
It’s that time of year again to get pumped for new courses and features, and you can find links to everything new here — check back often as more news is released regarding Golden Tee 2019…the 30-year anniversary! Now, the courses! They look fantastic, as usual…click the links below to get much more detail on […]
Only one tee box, but you can be placed anywhere on it. If you’re on the front of the tee box, you can get there with a power straight shot or an A1 or C3 (watch the trees on the right) driver. Also notice where the pin is — you don’t want to end up […]
From the front box with a strong tailwind, you can drive pretty close to the green here and have a chip at eagle. Big hitters using Streaks may occasionally make it on this green. Otherwise, you’re playing to the fairway where it narrows…towards the left of this area is where you want to land your […]
There are some spots to work your tee shot through the trees into the green, depending on your setup. I have had success a couple different ways here. From the front box, you can ram a 9-iron through the gap where it will hit the leaves and settle. More easily, though, you may also be […]
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 […]
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 […]
The shot here is clear; you’ll be wrapping around the trees into the green. Most of the time you hit around the right side, although some setups favor the left. Pin placement can matter too, as you prefer to have some landing area on the green on the way to the stick. Obviously long is […]
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 […]
From the front box, it can be enticing to play a big C3 towards the green to give yourself a chip at eagle. Don’t play up top of the hill to start – there’s a solid fence there that will catch your ball and make it hard to get out…not the way you want to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Even though the green slopes downhill, it’s still a nice option to high-tee a wood and go straight at the green, compensating for distance. This is usually still easier than trying to curve left or right around the hill into the green. Here’s a high-teed 5W that finds a back-left pin. Something else to keep […]
You can get some downright nasty setups here, because the wind is strong, you have to play a lofted club, and the green is tiered. It’s great to get creative with low tees and cut shots to fight that wind and practice your shot-making. From the left and back boxes, it’s a bit easier because […]
This hole is sometimes drivable with the right combo of tee box, wind and positioning…from the center box with a high tee, this driver cuts its way through for the super albatross! Here’s another from a different angle. Even if you’re not sure you can get there but think you can get close, it can […]
As with all tiered greens, this one plays easier with the pin on the bottom tier…here’s an example ace. Sometimes it gets trickier with a tougher wind and pin placement because there is the threat of water all around…here’s a great 7-hybrid cut into a right pin. One new box here is off to the […]
With this hole, you do need to shoot a wood through the gap with bite or backspin, and you may have to apply some curve based on the setup. Early on you’ll notice that you may be carrying long because it’s slightly downhill, so tend to play a half-club shorter and towards the center of […]
The addition of a more elevated hump in the middle of the main hill guarding the green added some challenge here, so you might have to work around it, but the concept is still the same. From the back boxes, it’s best to high-tee a 5W or 6W and aim right at the green by […]
Here’s a 3-hybrid ace from the back box. There’s a new box here to the back-right from about 260 yards. A second new box is back-right on top of the hill from 270 yards, bringing elevation into play. Another new tee box is to the left in the sand area from about 180 yards.
