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Clubs and Balls to use on Eagle Crest

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Golden Tee tips tricks hints shortcuts golf game 2007 2008 2009 live arcade courses eagle crest clubs ballsAfter polling several of the experts, there are three different ways people choose to set up for Golden Tee Live 2008 Eagle Crest.

The most popular choice is to play with the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the orange balls. Another option that several people prefer is to play with the old hybrids (“old birds”) and the orange balls. Finally, a smaller group of people prefer to play with the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the D2 (high-spin) balls.

Of course, the choice is yours, but it’s helpful to know how the pros set up to play Eagle Crest!


Bayou Bay — Hole #1: Par 4

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A long, mostly unreachable par 4 to start off. Set up your drive for an easy, accurate approach into this large green.  Here’s an example hole-out.


Misty Springs — Hole #1: Par 4

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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 with a 150-foot putt that won’t get there.  Here’s a leadoff ace right at it!

Here’s a hole-out from the fairway.


Eagle Crest — Hole #1: Par 4

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Let’s get started! This one is straight-forward.Drive it straight, bring your approach in, and putt for birdie.  Here’s an example hole-out.


Bayou Bay — Hole #2: Par 4

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Another long par 4 where you usually need to avoid the trees on the right and lay up at the end of the fairway. It’s sometimes drivable with a big A1 off the front tees when the wind is blowing to the right. Don’t leave your approach shot short in the sand!  Here’s an example hole-out.


Misty Springs — Hole #2: Par 4

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Just hit to the left side of the fairway here and you won’t have to worry about the hill or trees on the right. Here’s an example hole-out.  Even if you run up the hill on the right, it will roll back down to the middle and you should be fine.


Bayou Bay — Hole #3: Par 3

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If you’re among the tee boxes on the right, watch out for the trees – you may need to hit a B1 shot to avoid them. Don’t let your shot leak too far right towards the water! There is a hill behind the green that will stop an aggressive shot at a back pin.  Here’s an ace coming in from the right!


Misty Springs — Hole #3: Par 3

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If the pin is hugging the edge, it makes it tougher to attack the flag here, but you should still come away with birdie.  Here’s an example hole-out.

You may want to club up and play a small right-to-left hook with backspin to tuck the ball up to a left-side pin placement.


Bayou Bay — Hole #4: Par 5

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There are so many looks here it’s hard to list them all, but below are several examples of how you can attack this hole for eagle.

From the far left front box, click left a ways and you can see a green landing area with a house to the left of it. An easy B1 driver to the left will get you there. If you go past and in the rough, you can make it easy to the green still. If you go in the water long, you get put on the landing pad and still make birdie.

From the left back tee box, with a tailwind you can still make the house layup spot with a hammer A1. Or you can click to the right of the fairway across the water and you’ll see a tiny landing spot that will leave you a 280-320 B3 shot to the green.

From the left tees, another option is to rotate left one and hit a B1 – leaves you with a backspin driver into the green for an eagle putt.  Here’s a hole-out from a lay-up island to the left.

From the middle tee box, with any setup, you can leave it pointed down the fairway and slam an A1 with topspin or backspin, depending on the wind. That will put you in the fairway with just a 6-iron to 3-iron shot into to the green. Sometimes you’ll end up in the rough but you can still get there in 2. You can also try for one of the island spots on the right, but they’re tough to stick and have a lot of trees to go around.

From about anywhere, you can lay up at the left edge of the main fairway and aim to bring a 5-wood into the green around the left side of the trees.

Another option from the middle tees is to hit a B.5-2.5 backspin driver off tee to curve around tree in front of you and reach landing area. Then it’s almost the exact same shot into the green for an eagle putt.

From the right tee box, pick out and stick the right landing spot. From there, it’s fairly easy to get home in 2.


Misty Springs — Hole #4: Par 5

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A few different tee boxes here, but the same layup spot every time. Hit to the right side of the fairway and leave yourself a nice 5-wood or 3-wood into the green, which will usually require some kind of B3 shot to curve around the trees. Here’s a nice hole-out to a back pin.  And check out the incredible breaks this shot gets!

If you’re hitting the 5-wood and the pin is on the left, watch out for the branch sticking out without any leaves visible, because there are invisileaves there! Here’s a great hole-out cutting around the trees. Even if you end up in one of the bunkers on the right off your drive, you can still get there in 2, and you have a better angle. Be wary of hitting a low-lofted iron, especially if you’re curving it, because you still need to clear the water in front of the green!  This was NOT a good shot, but it ended up in the hole!


Bayou Bay — Hole #5: Par 4

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Reachable in one, but the difficulty depends on your setup with the wind. If the wind is blowing right, it helps a ton – hit a slight B.5 – 1.5 out to the left to dodge the trees on the right. Anything else, and you’ll usually be hitting more of a A-B to 1-2 shot to curve around the trees. Occasionally, you’ll be able to go through or over the trees as well. Remember that a B1 shot cuts distance, so hit it harder than normal. Even if you dodge all the trees, you still may end up in a bunker – this green is tough to hit! Beginners might just want to lay up at the end of the fairway with a 2-iron or 3-iron.

Here’s a great driver hole-out from the left tee box.  Also note that a high-teed 5W hit firmly will go over the tree from this left box, letting you take aim at the green.


Misty Springs — Hole #5: Par 4

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Always drivable from any tee box.

If you’re on the big left box, it’s usually a straight shot.

If you’re on one of the 3 to the right, you’ll have to curve it around some trees. Backspin is usually required, but not always.  Here’s a nice ace with a small cut around the trees, and here’s a great driver hole-out from the far right box!


Bayou Bay — Hole #6: Par 4

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There are two greens on this hole! There’s only one situation where this hole is drivable – if the green is the left green, if you’re on the front of the left 3 tee boxes, and if you hit a big C3 — here’s an awesome skip-ace from the front box!. Otherwise, in most cases, you just need to pick out a landing area and stick the ball there for your approach — here’s an example hole-out.


Misty Springs — Hole #6: Par 3

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This green slopes to the right towards water, so make sure you’re not coming in from a left-to-right angle, or you may very well find that water (especially if you applied backspin, which can help pull it in the water too)!  With a back pin, this shot worked well.


Bayou Bay — Hole #7: Par 3

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Stay out of the water on this long par 3 of around 300 yards. It’s usually a driver with backspin, and you want to land on the right side of the green since there’s strong break left towards the water.  Here’s an example ace.


Misty Springs — Hole #7: Par 5

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Two shortcut options here, and both will challenge you.

From some tee boxes, you can turn left a few times and hit a 5-wood or 3-wood over the trees and onto the green landing zone in the forest (this is the one with the outhouse). This patch leaves a nice path through gaps in the trees to the green. If you hit past this, you’re still ok, but watch out for the bear! Don’t be short, or you won’t get there in 2. More importantly, if you’re on the brown crap, watch out when trying to curve it a little. It will destroy your distance but seemingly hook more.

If you can’t make that spot, or if you don’t like it, turn left even more and you’ll notice a green patch next to the river. Hit a 2-iron or driver down there so you don’t clip any leaves, and you’ll leave yourself with a driver or 3-wood with backspin to the green. This approach shot is long and narrow and can be difficult, especially with a wind blowing left.

There are also setups where you can blast a driver straight down the fairway far enough to allow you to curve the ball into the green in 2.

Finally, ALWAYS notice where the pin is here. If it’s close to the edge, don’t miss your putt or you can go into the water!


Bayou Bay — Hole #8: Par 5

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Another Par 5 with tons of options, but it’s simplified into two main approaches.

First of all, from all the tee boxes, you should locate the tee box up to the front and right. It’s about 300 yards into the green from there, and there’s a tree right in the middle of your approach from here. This is the box you should try to get to every time. Why? Because sometimes you’ll actually be lucky enough to get this box as your tee box, and then you’ll have a shot at double eagle! Check out this super albatross around the left side!  Consistently getting practice from this tee box will help you master that approach shot.

A couple important notes on your approach from there — you can hit a 3wd or driver around the left side of the tree trunk to the green (here’s an example double-eagle from the left side), or a driver if you go around the right side (there’s “invisileaves” if you hit a 3wd on the right side). To be safe, hit a small B1 or B3 around the tree to avoid any leaves.

There’s another layup circle to the left of the one above, just under a tree.  From here you’ll have a wood into the green.  Or, check out this awesome 0-hybrid that straight skipped the water into the hole!

If it’s too tough to hit this tee box from where you are, another option, as from the middle tees, is to rotate to the right and locate the end of the main fairway strip. Hit an iron out here and you’ll have 3-wood to driver into the green.

There’s another layup island to the left that gives you an approach shot if you can land it.

Check out this friendly bounce from the fairway!


Misty Springs — Hole #8: Par 4

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Another always drivable par 4 from all tee boxes. Sometimes you’ll be set up for a straight 5-wood to driver, but mostly you’ll be hitting a B1 around the left of the trees with a 5-wood to driver. If you can land the green, don’t use backspin – just let the hill stop your ball. But if you think you need to skip it across the water or bounce over the water (sometimes you’ll want to hit a full A1 2-iron), backspin can help stop it. Don’t worry about going too far, because the hill behind the green is quite forgiving, but don’t hit the hill on the fly either!  This nice driver bounced gently back off the hill and in!


Bayou Bay — Hole #9: Par 4

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A very tough hole to stick the green off your drive, and sometimes it’s best just to lay up.

From the left set of boxes, a C3 or B3 around the trees will get you there with a 5-wood to driver.

From the right boxes, an A1 or B1 5-wood to driver will get there — here’s a nice ace that flew the green. An option on these types of shots is also to land the drive at the end of the fairway so it hops the water onto the green — here’s a great ace from the front right box. If you fly the green, it’s hard to stop the ball before it goes off the back into the sand.

The middle tee boxes make this hole easy with just a straight 3-wood to driver — here’s a nice hole-out from the front box.


Misty Springs — Hole #9: Par 4

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Sometimes the tee box is across the water and it makes this hole more difficult, but the key is just to hammer your tee shot down the fairway (either an A1 or a long, straight drive down the left side) and stay away from the trees on the right. Even if you’re in the middle of the fairway, the trees can be in the way of your approach shot, so stay long and left!


Bayou Bay — Hole #10: Par 4

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There are two fairways to choose from, but 1 green. If you can make it to the left fairway (usually a C3 shot), you’ll have an easy approach shot.

If you’re on the far left box, you can look left a ways and hit a driver through the gap in the trees to the fairway.  Here’s a hole-out from the left side.

If you’re on the right set of boxes, you’ll need an A1 driver to get to the fairway, and then you’ll have to watch out for the trees up top for your second shot. If you’re far enough back, a 2-iron or 3-iron goes under them. From the right box, you can sometimes go through the trees to the fairway.

From the middle set of boxes, you can sometimes reach the left fairway with a good wind. Otherwise, just drive an A1 to the right fairway here too (better safe than wet). If you do have a choice of fairways, wind and pin placement should be the determining factors.  Here’s an easy hole-out from the right side.


Misty Springs — Hole #10: Par 4

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You’ll be hitting to 1 of 2 fairways here, but either should be easy — just hit it far and leave a good approach shot.

From the right tees, you can blast an A1 far enough out to leave a nice approach shot.  If possible, though, try to roll your ball off the top fairway down onto the lower section so you’re level with the green for your approach shot.  It’s much easier from here.  Here’s a long, hanging hole-out from up top!

If you’re on the left fairway and the pin is at the top right, there’s a tiny hill in the back of the green that’s a nice backstop.  Here’s a hole-out coming in from the left.

Either way, be careful with your approach shot. The green is way downhill so the wind will certainly grab it more.


Bayou Bay — Hole #11: Par 3

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This hole can be tricky, and the wind really dictates what club to use. The green likes to leak to the right.


Misty Springs — Hole #11: Par 4

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This is a very tough, long par 4.

From the 3 left boxes, the tee shot is easier – just hit an A1 around the trees and back down the fairway, leaving an easy iron to 3-wood approach shot.  Here’s a short hole-out available from a generous tee box.

If you’re on one of the right 2 boxes, here comes trouble. Aim one rotation left of the trees you have to get around, and hit an A1.5 or A2 2-iron to 3-iron with backspin. If you barely clip the leaves on the last tree you have to get around, you’ve achieved the best shot possible. You will end up on the right side of the fairway with a straight driver to 3-wood approach shot.  If the wind is strong in your face, consider a 5-wood around the trees with backspin, because the wind will help push it to the right side where you need to be.

If you miss all the trees but are still in the fairway, you’re still in decent shape – you’ll just have to hit a B3 3-wood to driver around the trees on the left. Watch out for leaves up top. Consider using roll if you might come up short with a back pin – roll will help the ball climb the upslope on the green.

If your tee shot doesn’t get around these trees and ends up in the forest, it sucks in there (although you may run into Bigfoot and all the other animals in there, which is fun unless they are in your way)! Just get out safely without hitting another tree.


Bayou Bay — Hole #12: Par 4

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Just play a straight drive down the middle. There’s usually no need to flirt with the narrow neck of the fairway, so just lay back in the fat part. Here’s an example hole-out.  If you have a right tee box, you’ll need a C3 backspin 3-wood or driver.


Misty Springs — Hole #12: Par 3

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Pin placement can make it tough to attack the pin, but the green is large – make sure you get birdie at worst!  There are tee boxes on all sides here!  Here’s a hole-out from one side.  Check out this hole-out from the other side.  Here’s another hole-out from across the lake.


Bayou Bay — Hole #13: Par 5

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This par 5 has several options. From the middle tees, you can hit a B1 3-wood with backspin to the biggest and closest landing area to the right, leaving a C3-type driver with backspin into the green. Or, if you can get to the end of the island closest to the green, you’ll have a 2-iron to 3-wood shot into the green (watch out for invisileaves).  Here’s a hole-out from there.  If you’re close enough from the middle tees, you can also hit a straight shot or an A1 to reach the middle of the 3 fairways.

From the right tees, you can also hit a big A1 driver to land the main fairway, leaving only a 6-iron into the green (should have a big right/forward wind to help with this tee shot).  Here’s a short approach shot for double eagle!

If you are on the far left box, you can go to the farthest left of the 3 main fairways. Aim left of the left fairway and hit an A1. Make the rough or fairway and you have a clear approach shot.


Misty Springs — Hole #13: Par 5

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Several different tee boxes here, but you’ll always be shooting at the same spot. You want to shoot out to the very left side of this crooked fairway, getting as far left and close to the trees as you can while still staying in the fairway (the rough is usually fine too though). From there, you’ll see plenty of gaps in the trees for you to hit a 3-wood or driver through to the green.

If you’re on a close tee box and feel lucky, go ahead and hit a C3 into the left of the forest, landing in the brown crap. Don’t go too far left or there’s water. From here you should also have an opening to shoot straight in with a 4-iron to 3-wood.

Usually, it’s the farther left, the better.  If you’re farther away from the trees, it’s a driver.  If you’re closer, it’s a 3-wood because you’ll need more loft to get over the hill.

If you get the easier tee box, you can play it long down the right side and still have a shot into the green in two.  Here’s a hole-out from there.


Cypress Cove — Hole #1: Par 4

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Sometimes this opening par 4 can be drivable, but mostly you’ll be trying to lay up for a straight shot in with the wind.  Here’s an example hole-out after laying back.


Bayou Bay — Hole #14: Par 4

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This par 4 can set up easy or very difficult. If you’re hitting across the lake to the upslope, its a 5-wood to driver, angled in from either side. Coming at it from the left, here’s an example hole-out.

If it’s from the opposite side, you have a small river and a downward green which makes it tough to land with a bad wind.  Here’s an example dunk!

If you’re on the side box, there’s a tree that grabs almost all shots from here. Sometimes it can be straight, but it takes a masterful B3 around the tree to land on the right sloping green, and then you have to get lucky to stay on. So, if you have this look, just lay up left of the hole for a SW approach. Sometimes you’re at the back of this death box and you have a favorable wind, where a 5-wood will clear the death tree. But watch out — you’ll need to clear 300 yards!

Sometimes you’ll just have to lay up here if driving the green looks too difficult!


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