From the closest front box, this high-teed loft wedge finds the cup.  And this wedge was too far but got a great bounce back to the hole! From the left box, this shot was long but got a gentle bounce back to settle into the cup! From the back-right box, here’s an 8-wood into a […]

This can be a challenging par 3 since this uniquely-shaped green is surrounded by hazards.  While distance control is paramount, you’ll also need to be accurate to have a clear putt at the pin.  Do your best to stay safe — here’s where tools like bite and high tees are handy to give the best […]

This one can be difficult to drive and requires a tight angle into the green, and likely the front box.  However, with the introduction of high tees to classic courses, you can now cut a path over the top in some cases to reach the green — here’s an example ace! From the back box, […]

From the front of the middle box, here’s an A1-Turbo shot that carries onto the green and almost drops!  With this shot removed from the game, you likely cannot drive the green anymore, so just look at the pin placement and lay up to the left or right side to give the best approach. From […]

This 5-wood stayed left the whole way, caught the green, and spun back in! This tee box was tucked back in the trees, but this 3-wood went through them and angled back for a dunk — awesome. And here’s a beautiful ace with the 0-hybrid.

It’s all about distance control to close out this course…with a slightly uphill shot, you’ll need to clear the water to the green but not go so far as to bounce back off the rock into the water…practice will lend itself well here. From the front-left box, here’s an easy 5-wood into a back-left pin. […]

Here’s a nice 4-wood cut into a back-right pin.  And here’s a long 3-wood that settles into a front pin. Even if you go long, you can get some nice bounces back…check this one out!  And this 3-wood was way long but made its way back down to find the hole too!

Different tee boxes offer several different angled shots into this steeply-sloped green.  From the center box, here’s an ace to a front pin. Be careful with the elevation from the right boxes and a front pin, as it’s easy to be short (and wet) if you are too aggressive.  From the right front box, here’s […]

Under most, if not all, conditions, this hole is drivable, and there’s some sandy dry land behind the green that could still hold an attempt despite all the water around the hole elsewhere.  For an introduction, check out this video from the GT Lounge. From the front-right box, this high-teed driver just barely stays under the trees […]

Your best landing area, given a front or perhaps middle tee, is the center of the three shortcut pods in the water.  It’s an offset shot but is the easiest to hit and clears the way for your approach.  Here’s a 3-wood hole-out from the center of there. From the back tees you can’t get […]

From the front box, you can drive up or near the sand with a big drive to give a chip at an early eagle.

The ideal place to be off the tee is far up in the right fairway, which is possible with some setups.  Here’s a 3-wood hole-out from just past the narrow neck where it opens up more.  Even with tough setups, you can aim for the fairway neck to the right of the water…you’ll need to […]

NOTE — This was hole #8 in the beta. This is a tricky par 4 late in the round that can set up fairly easy or downright nasty with some setups.  Around left or right of the tree is always an option, although to the right keeps you above dry land.  It’s most often a […]

For years, I hadn’t been entirely sure how Golden Tee calculates a player’s handicap that is shown in the upper right when starting a new game, and also in relation to your handicap score shown after each hole played.  Most theories pointed to some formula calculated by the average of your best 10 of your […]

Enter each of the following codes up to 4 times to collect all the available gear for the holiday outfit! St. Patrick’s Day – 07FEED0317 and 1703170317 and 2403170317 and 3503170317 Christmas – 0333333333 and 3812252014 and 4812252015 Winter Holiday Gear – 1412252010 and 2312252012 and 5112252016 Halloween – 04B0000000 and 18B0000002 and 30B0002013 and 37B0002015 and 50B0002017 New Year’s Day […]

It’s often a driver or 3-wood here, but it’s usually a tough eagle because of the shape of the green and the sand guarding the entrance.  Backspin is nice with a driver sometimes so you can cut through most of the wind, and a high-teed wood can be good into a headwind where it will […]

I always high-tee a 3-wood here.  With a good setup, I’ll take a B2 straight over to the second fairway.  With a tougher one, I’ll turn one left and play an A1 to get it to the same spot instead.  Here’s a hole-out from the left side.

You’ll have a few different options off the tee here.  Best place to be if you can get there is the top left landing area towards the green — here’s a drive that just held on.  It’s notable that if you trickle down left, you’ll still have a fine approach to the green. However, that […]

It’s rare that you can’t just hit straight over the top with any tee box or pin placement…a high-teed 6-wood or 5-wood gets it done.  You may choose to cut a high-teed 4-wood around the corner or something like that if it suits. From the right box, this high-teed 5-wood went straight over to a […]

On Friday, October 28, 2016, the second “Freaky Friday”, which is the Daily Contest consisting of a different collection of holes each week, focused on some of the toughest holes ever created.  I decided to document my attempt and share the holes and setups for those who couldn’t play. Not bad to start. I high […]

Some setups will make this hole drivable!  From the right box, this big A1 found the green.  Here’s another one that landed a bit short but bounced up. Otherwise, just lay up where you like the approach — here’s a hole-out from the front-right side of the fairway.

From the front-left box, here’s a dunk to a right pin. From the center box, here’s an ace to a left pin.

NOTE – this was hole #15 in the beta. From the front box, this driver cut around beautifully into a right pin.  And this medium-teed 3-wood had enough loft to clear the trees for the dunk! From the back-right box, even a medium-teed 3-wood will clear the trees at the green if you have the […]

From the front box, a turbo A1 drive can put you in the sand by the green for a chip at DE. Otherwise, best place to be is out in the second fairway if the conditions offer it…you’ll have a shorter straight-in approach from there. Next best place is from the end of the first […]

From the front box, you may be able to drive the green…check out this huge turbo A1 drive that blew past it! Here’s a nice hole-out to start the round.

Thanks to Jed Donnelly who ran an experiment, we have a nice visual showing about what you can expect when driving the ball with different clubs and high/medium/low tees.  Take a look at the picture below to see the different loft comparisons for the driver, 3W and 5W!

With a big C3 off the tee you can get pretty close to the green on this, and it doesn’t hurt to try so that you can have a chip at it! Here’s an 8-iron hole-out to start the game.

From the front-right box, here’s an ace to a back pin. From the back center box, here’s an ace to a front pin.

With a big wind here, you may be able to shatter your long drive record by playing a high-teed C3 shot — this one almost made the green!  This one did carry the green and almost found the hole — huge! And while the Turbo A1 is still in existence, here’s a 500-yard drive that […]

Multiple tee boxes offer many different approaches here.  From the left box, this 9-wood dunks to a right pin. From the back-center box, here’s a 7-wood ace. From the far-right box, this 9-iron finds a back pin.