Again, not much to do here but get it out to the bend in the fairway for your approach.  Don’t hang it out right or a little cactus might spoil your round early!  Here’s an example hole-out. This hole can be drivable from the front boxes, some of which may only be available in casual […]

Never drivable, and with a narrow fairway, all you can do is put it out there and bring it in for birdie.  Here’s an example hole-out. VIDEO DEMO

This tricky par 5 forces you to plan ahead, because you have a couple options for your approach shot.  One common approach is to lay up towards the left edge of the fairway before the trees.  Here’s a 9-wood curved through the left gap that got a nice bounce into the hole.  This 7-wood also […]

With a good tee box and wind this hole can be drivable!  You may have a shot straight at it with a huge tail wind, but the safer play is to curve a big high-teed driver around the trees.  This long drive found the green. Otherwise, lay up out in the fairway.  Here’s an example […]

With a favorable wind, this opening hole can certainly be drivable from the front box.  Here’s a high-teed driver right at it that found a front pin!  A big A1 high-teed driver can work too — here I am driving the green on my opening round here.  Of course, you don’t want to find yourself […]

Here’s an ace from the second-closest box. Here’s a great 9-wood hole-out from the second farthest box followed by another one from the back box. Finally, check out this incredible pinball action — THREE bounces back and forth off the trees and shot into the hole! VIDEO DEMO

This tough par 3 usually forces you to carry the green to retain your backspin.  You’ll often be in between clubs, and the wind will be tough.  Here is where you can practice your curve shots into the wind to counteract it, especially if you need to cut into a tough pin placement.  Be creative […]

There are tee boxes from the side and from the corner here, and the shot can get tricky when the pin is tucked up against the wall with a wind countering it.  From the side, here’s a nice 9-wood ace to a front-right pin.  There is also a ledge you may have to deal with […]

You’ll always want to play over the top of the structure, with any setup.  From the front two boxes, you don’t even necessarily need a high tee to get over the top, although that’s the most common option and may be more comfortable.  Here’s a high-teed 3-wood from the middle box floated over and in. […]

The only trouble here would be self-inflicted — you should be able to put this one close.  Just don’t get too aggressive to a tough pin and leave yourself without a putt.  Here’s an ace from the right box, followed by an example ace from the center box.  Here’s another one from the back box […]

The following grid breaks down the best and worst you should be able to shoot on Coconut Beach relative to the possible setups you could get on each hole: Hole Par GT Par Total Min Max Min Max 1  4  2  3  -2  -1 2  4  3  3  -3  -2 3  5  3  3  -5 […]

It’s every Golden Tee lover’s favorite time of year — the preview and ultimate release of another year of Golden Tee courses and features! As usual, we can expect the upgrade to happen towards the end of September — but select locations already have GT 2013 in pilot mode.  This site is your source for […]

This set of clubs in Golden Tee came from the 2007 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 0-Hybrid. Here are the golf clubs included with this set: Standard driver:300 0 Hybrid:280 5 Wood:250 2 Hybrid:235 3 […]

This set of clubs introduced in 2008 Golden Tee includes low-lofted clubs that help fight wind and increase distance. Here are the golf clubs included in this set and the relative distance: Low-loft driver:310 3 Wood:275 4 Wood:260 1 Iron:250 2 Iron:225 3 Iron:200 5 Iron:160 6 Iron:150 7 Iron:140 8 Iron:125 9 Iron:100 Sand […]

This set of clubs introduced in 2008 Golden Tee provides maximum loft to help clear trees and hills, and it is especially good for approach shots. Here are the golf clubs included with this set and the relative distance: High-loft driver:290 3 Wood:275 5 Wood:250 7 Wood:200 4 Iron:180 5 Iron:160 6 Iron:150 7 Iron:140 […]

Description: Play with 4 fairway woods including a rare 6 wood. Extra loft from farther out. Driver (9.5 degrees): 310 3 Wood: 275 4 Wood: 260 6 Wood: 235 7 Wood: 200 4 Iron: 180 5 Iron: 160 6 Iron: 155 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 Gap Wedge: 70 Loft Wedge: 40 […]

Description: 2 Drivers! This set features both a high loft and low loft driver. Added strategy off the tee! Low-loft Driver (8.5 degrees): 310 Driver (10 degrees): 300 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 3 Iron: 200 4 Iron: 180 5 Iron: 160 6 Iron: 155 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 Gap […]

This 7-wood from the second-closest box went right through the gap and found a right pin. From the back box, this 3-wood went around the left side of the trees and sucked back into the hole.  This 9-wood also floated around the left side with a right-blowing wind and found the cup. VIDEO DEMO

The following grid breaks down the best and worst you should be able to shoot on Sequoia Grove relative to the possible setups you could get on each hole: Hole Par GT Par Total Min Max Min Max 1  4  3  3  -1  -1 2  4  3  3  -2  -2 3  3  2  2  -3 […]

From the front box, this shot is the easiest — this 4-wood went right at it and found the cup nicely.  And this one still cleared right over the mound. From the middle box, you may need to worry about the tree branches and play a slight cut into the green.  Here is a big […]

Three shot options here depending on the wind and pin placement.  You can either go around the left, around the right, or straight through depending on your setup. This 5-wood curved around the left side from the front box.  And this one went right through the gap and got a nice kick back off the […]

You usually need to carry across if you want to reach the green in two — the first island fairway should be too far away.  However, if you find the very end of the fairway and are a big hitter, you may be able to still get there — check out this awesome hole-out. Sometimes […]

If the wind is NOT blowing left and/or straight out, you’ll try to curve the ball around the mountain to the right and land on the green patch that surrounds it.   The farther around you go, the better approach shot you’ll have, because a driver can be very tough especially with a left pin. […]

Most of the time you’ll be shooting to a spot in the fairway that leaves you an opening through a gap in the trees towards the green.    Draw a line from the green through the gap in the forest to a point in the fairway to know where to shoot.  Here’s a nice 4-wood […]

My buddy Juan Schwartz has helped with some analysis of the new virtual ball offerings in 2013.  Here’s what you can expect! SPECTRUM: Golden Tee describes this ball as carrying far off the tee with lower loft.  Here’s how designer Jim Z. describes this offering: “Unlike the other balls included, the Spectrum’s biggest attribute is […]

This ball is still tied for the longest ball Golden Tee has ever made. It’s described to have “ultimate distance, with more distance on straighter shots, and less spin control for curve shots”.  As you can tell from the graph, distance is about all you’ll get, making sacrifices on backspin/roll and curved shots. *Only available […]

A good all-around ball that gives you exceptional curve and superior backspin/roll.  It also doesn’t hurt you in other areas, except perhaps straight distance shots. * Last available for purchase in GT LIVE 2011.

This ball goes just slightly farther than the stock ball but has lots of spin. It’s described to have “maximum backspin and roll, with extra spin for superior curve shots”.  You can make this ball do about anything! *First available in 2007, but no longer available to purchase in GT LIVE 2013.

Another very long ball described to “travel the farthest, but backspin and roll are less effective”.  Very comparable to the Streak balls — slightly less distance, but slightly more curve.  This is currently the most popular ball in the game amongst the pros and is also recommended for all amateurs. *Available to purchase on GT […]

This ball is best for high, lofted shots and gives you maximum backspin/roll. Sometimes I think this ball gives me too much roll, and I’d rather have the extra distance while keeping the normal roll of other balls. *Available to purchase on GT LIVE 2010-2013.