You can either take straight aim and club up to play a smaller cut around the mountain to the green, or turn right and play more of a cut into it (although you’ll be coming in with the slope towards the water).  But if you’re short, there’s a big drop off to the sand. From […]

There’s a ramp on this hole that could propel your ball onto the green if you get lucky — here’s one of the most incredible aces you’ll ever see!  It’s also the longest ace in GT YouTube history!  Here’s another one that almost finds the hole.  You can get the ramp sometimes from that left […]

This is a really tough eagle…sometimes anything around the green is a good approach.  A high-teed 6-wood can cut some of the corner around the left side, but you still have to play it out pretty far left anyway.  If the distance is there, a high-teed 8-wood can cut more of the corner…check out this […]

From the front box, you can go through, over, or around. This medium-teed 6-iron went right through the gap to backspin into a front cup! Higher-lofted clubs may be able to go right over the top — here’s a high-lofted hybrid for the dunk!  Even this high-teed 7-iron made it straight over the top for the […]

From all boxes, a high-teed wood with perhaps a bit of cut can go over/around the left straight at the green…anywhere from an 8-wood to a 5-wood depending on the setup.  There are also cut shot options that offer a chance to use backspin, but the tricky green and steep sandy drop-off make this a […]

From the middle box, here’s a dunk to a center pin. From the back box, here’s a 6-wood ace to a front pin.

A big risk/reward hole towards the end of your round that will challenge your ability to put the ball through a tight space or hope to get lucky! From the front box, the 5-hybrid is the club to use in most cases…it fits nicely through either side of the box between the bell and the […]

Turbo A1 hitters can get on this green or close to it with a nice setup!  Before the Turbo A1 was eliminated, here’s a big drive that got a nice bounce for a short eagle chip. There are options here as well for where to lay up for the approach.  Safest place is the main […]

Although there’s only one tee box, this massive green means you’ll be hitting a wide variety of clubs.  Here’s a nice 4-wood lofted down to a back pin.  With a tough wind, this 4-wood cut into a back-right pin.  And here’s a 3-hybrid into a front pin.

This is not the easiest par 3 for a couple reasons: the shorter distance often leaves you in between clubs, and the downhill shot means the wind will blow the ball more, making it harder to control.  Use a tee if it helps make things more comfortable.  Here’s an example ace to a left pin.

Ideally you get a setup where you can take something like a high-teed 5-wood right over the top at the green.  This takes away the cut shot and only forces you to manage the wind and distance, although that’s no small task on this tough closing hole. From the right-front box, this high-teed 3-wood with […]

You can go left or right off the tee depending on the setup, but coming in from the right is safer since you won’t be hitting over water.  You’ll still need to make sure to play your approach out right far enough to avoid the pesky rock.  You may also consider laying back farther than […]

From the back box, this 6-wood was money, landing short and trickling down into a front pin.  And here’s a high-teed 5W into a headwind that settles into a back pin. From the center box, this 3-wood shows it had more than enough elevation to clear and settle into a back pin. From the left […]

Now that you’re off the tee, let’s take a look at your strategy when determining your approach shot into the green. As with all shots (except putts) in Golden Tee, we’ll have to consider distance, wind, green slope, and elevation to determine the best angle and shot type towards the flag! First I size up […]

With a great setup, a big C3 with a helping wind can sometimes carry there.  Here’s another one that found the green.  This C3 hopped over the sand and made it on too.

This hole can be rarely be driven from the front box…you’re trying to catch a ramp by hitting a medium-teed driver with roll straight ahead, especially with an outwind. Otherwise you’re trying to carry a drive up to the top of the fairway, as far left as you can, so that you can cut a […]

This hole can be rarely be driven from the front box…you’re trying to catch a ramp by hitting a medium-teed driver with roll straight ahead, especially with an outwind.

With the introduction of high tees to classic courses and the shorter overall distance from the front tee box, you can rarely carry a high-teed driver into this green!

You can rocket a long drive here, potentially finding a ramp in the fairway for huge distance with your A1.  In extremely rare cases you might even catch the right angle to propel up onto the green!

Because of the short direct distance, and especially with the introduction of high tees to classic courses, you are able to reach the green off the tee in some setups!

This always-drivable par 5 from GT Live 2007 was the first of its kind, and it provided an exciting opportunity to put up a big front 9. Most players have the best success driving this green by hitting a smooth driver straight through the gap in the trees at the green, where it should bounce […]

With the front box, and especially with the introduction of high tees to classic courses, you can sometimes curve a big C3 driver around the trees into this green.

With the introduction of high tees to classic courses and the shorter overall distance from the front tee box, you can rarely carry a high-teed driver into this green! Two options here off the tee.  First, you can try to cut the tight corner to give yourself enough space for a shot into the green […]

Because of the short direct distance, and especially with the introduction of high tees to classic courses, you may be able to take a shot at the green off the tee in some setups! Otherwise, you’ll want to lay up on top of the pyramid to the left of the fairway to give an approach […]

You can rocket a long drive here, potentially finding a ramp in the fairway for huge distance with your A1.  In extremely rare cases you might even catch the right angle to propel up onto the green!  However, you can also find trouble because of the slope in the fairway — it’s best to make […]

Rarely you can drive this green with a B2 straight at it, but more often you’ll play a big high-teed A1 driver into the green when you get very good conditions…here’s a great ace!

Whether it’s a big B2 driver with a strong tailwind, or a giant A1 shot through the mountains, it’s possible to end up on the green here.  I haven’t seen many examples yet or any aces.  The one shot I do have saved is this turbo A1 with the high-teed 3-wood that finds the green. […]

This hole is actually drivable in certain setups with a high-teed A1 driver, but it’s really difficult…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 before cruising over […]

This green is rarely drivable with a precise tee shot and a helping wind — check out this shot over the road and through the trees!  With the introduction of high tees to classic courses, it should open up a few more opportunities to take a run at this one.

Whenever this hole comes up, you’re always hoping to get the front tee box and a chance at double eagle or better! You can hit a 3wd or driver around the left side of the tree trunk to the green…here’s a 3-wood super albatross! You can also play a driver if you go around the […]