CASUAL: Casual Play allows you to start a game quickly without swiping a card or tracking statistics. The Home Edition lets you adjust the difficulty of Casual Play from 1-5. On level 1, you get all the front tee boxes, not much wind, and lesser-sloped greens. On level 5, you’ll see different tee boxes (more […]
I have been ecstatic with the online play offering in the first month it’s been available. So what makes it so much more fun? To me, it’s that every game counts. I’ve always been a numbers guy, so I love accumulating statistics with each game played. Shooting for new personal bests has a new excitement […]
This process starts the same as any other software update — details of that process can be found here. However, with this special update, there are two additional steps. After the software upgrade, you’ll install a card reader. Technically, you can function without a card reader and play online using your Lost Card ID, but […]
Here’s a great 3-wood from the front box cut through the left gap in the trees. That box also sets up well for a straight shot through the gap. The second box may well the the trickiest. The gap straight at the green closes up significantly, although it’s still there if you want it — […]
From the front boxes, this hole can be drivable! Check out this medium-teed driver ace with roll from the front-right box. This one found the green from the front-center box with a high tee. And Mouth did find the cup with this huge effort! VIDEO DEMO
From the front-left box, a wood can easily clear the trees right at the green. This high-teed 4-wood found the cup. You don’t even need a tee if the distance works out for you and you need to retain backspin — this medium-teed driver went at it just fine. If you are so inclined, here’s […]
Before teeing off, size up the wind and pin position. If you can thumb a shot straight ahead, short of the water, and still have a straight shot into the green, then that should be your option. Check out how this approach kicked off the tree to find the hole! If you have a nice […]
This hole can be drivable from the front boxes with a high tee and a nice wind. Here’s an amazing shot from the front-right box that hopped the bunker and almost found the hole! This one came within an inch of dropping. With an out-wind, you can also go straight at it with the high […]
This hole usually isn’t too bad — often an iron with bite to settle on the green. Here’s an example ace to a right pin. This 9-wood caught a nice little hop back off the hill to a back pin. The tree to the right shouldn’t be in play either if the pin is on […]
Incredible risk here if you want a double-eagle chance. It’s very easy to stroke-limit if you get stuck in amongst those trees, and then your round is gone. This driver got through the tiny gap and found the hole for an ace! This 4-wood found the hole, but on the second try for eagle instead. And this […]
You should always at least be attempting to drive this green, because there’s no danger around it. Here’s a high-teed 3-wood with a small cut from the front box. This 5-wood played a much bigger cut and found the hole. The front box may also provide an option to shoot through a gap in the […]
From the middle-right box, there’s room to work a shot just inside the last tree — here’s an outstanding 5-wood ace from that setup. And here’s a 4-wood that used the rough to land and find a pin on the right edge. Finally, this 2-hybrid used a skip with backspin to find the cup! You […]
If you get the front box, this hole should be drivable most of the time. Here’s an ace to start off the round. From the second box, you also have a decent chance at driving it, or at least giving yourself a pretty short chip shot. It’s usually worth the risk of dropping off the […]
With a high teed driver, a good wind and a little luck, you can play a huge C3 shot and drive this green! Here’s an example of how that worked out. Here’s another one that found the green. You’ll have to dodge a few obstacles, but the right setup gives you a chance! From the […]
This is perhaps the toughest eagle in 2013, and I’m not even convinced that sticking the green is possible under certain conditions. Many of the aces I’ve seen here were “luckily” intercepted by the hole. If you miss, then left and slightly long is the place to be! That being said, there are ways to […]
Most of the time it’s best to lay up at the end of the first fairway — here’s a nice 3-wood hole-out from there. It’s sometimes fine to shoot for the second fairway if you’re comfortable as well. Here’s a hole-out from well out into that fairway. Even if you miss, you may still have […]
Here’s a nice little ace from the left-center box. Here’s another ace from the left box. This one got a great deflection from the right-center box. And check out this amazing putt that got a hop off the hill and trickled all the way down and in! VIDEO DEMO
This set of clubs in Golden Tee, often referred to as the “old birds,” came from the 2005 Live version of Golden Tee. This set includes many hybrids to help with shots out of the rough or other tough lies and includes a 3-wood. Here are the golf clubs included with this set: Standard driver:300 […]
From the middle box, if you have a decent wind, you can play a high-teed 3-wood through the gap, like this amazing ace! From the back-right box and with a great wind, you also have a chance, especially with a long driver — here I am just barely missing the hole! Often times you’ll opt […]
This hole can be drivable from the front-right box — check out this ace with a big high-teed driver! From other boxes, just lay up straight ahead. Here’s a nice dunk after laying up back in the fairway. VIDEO DEMO
From the tee boxes closest to the green and a hard wind blowing at the green, this hole can be drivable! From the front box, you can high-tee a driver and blast a shot straight at it. From the next box, there is also the potential of aiming straight at it, although there’s risk of […]
Your shot here depends on the pin location and the wind. You’ll usually curve over or in with the direction of the wind. The best setups allow you to use a medium-teed 9-wood so that you can use backspin to hold the green. Another good setup allows you to high-tee a 9-wood into a headwind […]
The left box here gives you the straightest shot at the green, usually requiring only a small cut around the trees. Here’s a nice driver to a back pin. From the front box, you can either take aim at the pin and play a B1-type shot into the green, or rotate left and curve it […]
Many different tee boxes here give you different slopes to deal with, but all are challenging. With a wind blowing to the right, you’ll have to cut a shot into the wind and slope to hold the green. Favor over-cutting it here — the hill can still project your ball back onto the green, but […]
Lots of little fairway patches to choose from off the tee — pick one you are comfortable with, or if you are confident, pick the one that gives you the best approach shot given the wind and pin. The fairway to the right is the safest, and here’s a 4-wood hole-out from the left edge […]
This hole is tricky because it combines an elevated green with a likely gap in your club distances. Many times you’ll want to change tee height to get the distance you want. Be careful with the low-teed 9-iron, because elevation will be lower AND backspin is stronger! Here’s an ace into a tough pin from the […]
As long as you can pull back and hammer a solid drive, you should always be using a high tee to cut the corner of the fairway over the left side of the hill. There are several gaps in the cacti, and it’s rare to actually catch one. Even if you do, it’s also rare […]
The only danger here would be an unforced error by placing your drive between fairways. Don’t do it — just lay up towards the end of the first fairway. Here’s a 5-wood hole-out from there. There are some setups where you can clearly drive the second fairway, so that’s fine too — here’s a hole-out […]
If you can use a high tee and blast your drive out to the second fairway, it’s certainly best — here’s a wide-open 7-wood hole-out from there. Even from the back box, a high-teed drive can many times carry over. Staying to the left is a plus too, since a cactus guards the right side […]
Many different tee boxes here, but you’ll just be plopping your tee shot onto the green for a birdie putt. Normally no danger in being a bit long, as you can bounce back off the hill. So just worry about carrying the green, and don’t get crazy with backspin. Here’s an ace from one of […]
