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Sunny Wood — Hole #6: Par 5

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Here’s a cleverly-designed hole that can get you in trouble if you’re not careful!  You’ll notice that the second fairway is elevated and guarded by a cliff.  If you blindly select your driver and hit an A1 towards the second fairway, the cliff might catch your ball and shoot it into the water!  Instead, select a 3-wood off the tee.  This club will always have enough elevation to clear that cliff with an A1, and you’ll have enough distance also.  Any spot in the second fairway will offer you a nice approach shot for eagle, so the most important thing is hitting that fairway!

Putting the right amount of cut on this shot can also be challenging, and you might find yourself in the sand or, even worse, the water on the right!  I recommend NOT using backspin if the wind is blowing to the right, since you don’t want the ball being pulled more towards the water.  And, if the wind is blowing left, you might want to hit a softer shot with backspin so you don’t carry into the left rough.  Just do your best to land in the middle of that second fairway, and an easy eagle should be your reward!

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Sunny Wood — Hole #7: Par 4

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You’ll be using a vast array of clubs on this hole depending on your tee box placement and the wind!  This green is always drivable, and you’ll usually use backspin to hold the green.

The biggest danger here is the water if you go long, and it is pretty easy to miss long here too!  Be most careful when the wind is blowing straight ahead or to the left, because these winds will carry an A1 shot out more towards that water than you would expect.  In these cases, club down and play slightly more cut, using backspin to hold the green.  Overwhelming consensus here is to aim right at the green and play a B1-type shot — much easier to control distance and accuracy both.  Since this is a par 4, you should be happy with any kind of putt for eagle!

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Sunny Wood — Hole #8: Par 4

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Your first decision here will be whether or not you can clear the water, creating a shortcut to the green!  Keep in mind that a really sharp cutting shot will skip off the water, so you can use that to your advantage if needed.

If you have doubts about cutting the corner, then you should probably play an A1 driver with roll in order to get as far down the fairway as you can.  The farther you go, the less you’ll have to deal with the tree guarding the left side of your approach shot.  There will be cases where you will have to play a B3 or mini C3-type shot to get around that tree guarding the approach, and if this is necessary, make sure you play enough “3” to get around the tree and its leaves!  This is a tough par 4, so birdie is a great score here!

I had to hit driver-driver on this hole, but this great shot got the job done!

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Sunny Wood — Hole #9: Par 4

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Whether you like it or not, you’re going to have to do some math here.  Take your distance to the hole and subtract 240 from it — that’s where you want your drive to end up.  So let’s say it’s 410 to the hole.  You want to hit your drive 170 yards and stick it there in the fairway.  If you do so, you’re have 240 yards into this greatly-elevated green, and a 5-wood will be the perfect club for you!

If you use the Big Berthas, you’ll have more flexibility if you want, because you can drive it farther and hit 7-wood into the green instead.

The worst thing you can do on your approach shot is leave it short, and this will happen if you have to use a low-lofted club or don’t hit it hard enough.  Now, you don’t have to hit it a lot harder on your approach — just a little bit.  And if you’re 240 yards away, hitting a 250-yard 5-wood should be about perfect.  Missing short will add at least 2 strokes to your score, since you’ll have to hit backwards again!

The one exception to this could be if the pin is on the front edge of the green and the wind is in your face.  In this case, I recommend leaving 230 yards in for your approach shot, because you’re going to want to aim for the back of the green with backspin that will really pull back towards that pin!

Finally — this hole is sometimes drivable straight-on! With a good spot on the closest tee box and a tailwind, you can pound a B2 drive that should carry right up onto the green!  Keep in mind that a low-loft driver might not work, but most 300-yard drivers can do it.  Also keep in mind that backspin adds a slight bit more loft, so use that too if you can!

DUNK FROM THE FAIRWAY
AN ACE FROM THE TEE!


Sunny Wood — Hole #10: Par 3

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I’m not sure, but it looks like this hole has 1 tee box and 6 possible greens into which to shoot!  Almost all of these greens have water and sand surrounding them, so it makes for a tough little par 3!  Be careful with your low-lofted club here — you don’t want to end up short!  You may need to play a small curve shot into the green to get the best results during a tough setup!

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Sunny Wood — Hole #11: Par 4

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Here’s another creative par 4 that’s tougher than it seems!  There are lots of tee boxes to keep you just unfamiliar enough that you’re guessing what to do your next time out.

The ideal shot carries the lip of sand and lands right on the green, holding with backspin.  This isn’t always so easy though, because that lip can block a low-lofted driver.  If you can carry it with a 3-wood, you’re in good shape, but if not, you’ll have to decide if you want to try to carry it with a driver OR if you want to try to one-hop over the sand lip and hold the green!  Obviously, the second option is hard to pull off, but sometimes it’s your only option.  Of course, be very careful not to go long, as that’s wet!  You’ll need practice getting the feel for when a driver can carry over and when it might not.

This green is also tough to putt on, and be very careful if you have to putt downhill towards the water!

FLYING THE HILL


Sunny Wood — Hole #12: Par 4

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From the back right tees, there’s a nice shortcut over the lake if you play a C3 shot!  It’s not always there and is tricky — you have to make sure you miss the tree right in front of you, and you have to make sure you’ve got enough power to clear the lake and bounce up towards the green.

If you’re pinned on the left side, you can cut the corner by ramming a driver through the trees, which will trickle into the fairway.  Usually, it’s not worth this risk.  Instead, just play it out in the fairway, but be long enough to avoid the tree guarding the right side of your pending approach shot!


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Sunny Wood — Hole #13: Par 5

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This par 5 offers multiple shortcut options!  If you’re back and left, you’ll notice a landing area just over the lake that’s about 200 yards from the hole.  The problem is that you won’t be able to take dead aim at this spot.  Instead, you’ll have to hit an A1 around some trees and over the lake, and then it’s hard to get the ball to stop, especially if you may need to skip across the water.  The ideal spot on this patch is as far back as you can get, because a 5-wood will clear the trees from the back.  If you’re too far up, you’ll have to do your best to punch a shot through the trees instead.  Another time to consider this landing area is from the front tee box with a wind in your face, so you’ll play a C3-type shot with backspin and curve into the landing spot that way.  This gives you a much better chance to stay far back enough to pop the 5-wood over the trees.

Most of the time, you’ll want to play a big A1 with roll across the lake straight ahead.  The farther down the fairway you get, the better, because that’s where the gaps in the trees open up!  If you don’t get very far down the fairway over the water, you can take a low-lofted club and hit a 1/2 to 3/4 shot under the trees to the green.  If you do get really far down and really close to the trees, you might find yourself in a spot where you actually have a clear 7-iron under the trees into the green!  It’s a fun hole that can reward you with an eagle putt if you can work a shot through the trees on your approach!

RAM IT THROUGH THE TREES
THROUGH THE GAP


Sunny Wood — Hole #14: Par 4

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This hole is really tough.  You can rarely clear the lake to the fairway on the other side — you need a great wind and a big A1 with roll, and probably a skip, to pull it off.

Instead, you’re probably going to be laying up in the fairway right in front of the sand.  From here, you should have about 250 yards and a 5-wood into the green, but it still won’t be a clear shot.  You’ll have to play a small C3-type hook into this green, and keep in mind that this will cut a bit of distance off your shot too.  Whether or not you use backspin will be up to the wind and pin placement, but make sure you aren’t short, because that’s wet!

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Sunny Wood — Hole #15: Par 4

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If you’re too far back on the tee box, you can pretty much forget about hitting the green in one.  Depending on the wind, you can either hit it long and straight, or cut the corner to the right of the trees on the other side of the lake, leaving you a shorter shot into the green in two.  The approach shot from here is still really tough, because the wind is going to blow a wedge a LOT, and there’s no room for error with water surrounding this green.  Pin placement can be awful too.

If you’re in the middle or front of the box, you can test your bravery by playing an A2 or A1-type shot around the trees into the green!  The type of shot depends on the loft of your club and the wind.  If you’re finessing a 5-wood, you’re probably planning to carry the green and use backspin, but you still need to hug the trees close without nipping a leaf.  If you’re playing a low-lofted club, you have the option of landing short in the rough and letting the ball roll up onto the green.  Finally, sometimes there’s a tee box with a bit of an opening in the trees that allows you to pound a driver straight at the green.  All of these shots are really difficult and require a lot of practice to pull off, but give it a try if it’s not going to kill a great round for you!

LOW-LOFTED SHOT AROUND THE CORNER
RAMMING A DRIVER AROUND AND THROUGH THE TREES


Sunny Wood — Hole #16: Par 3

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Think it’s got to get easier?  Think again!  Here’s a really tough par 3 that can burn you in a bunch of ways.  Your attack plan depends on the wind, but you’ll always be shooting into a green that slopes 10 degrees towards the water in back.  If the wind is in your face, it’s a bit easier, because then you can plan to carry the green and stick it with backspin.

If the wind is at your back, you might have to get creative.  Often times the best shot is a low-lofted iron with backspin that lands short of the green but hops up onto it.  If you try to carry this club, the wind may push it all the way to the water, or backspin might not be enough to hold the green either.  Still, landing short and bouncing up is really tough too, as you’ll notice the different slopes and angles as the rough rises up to the elevated green.

If you’re short, you’ll have a tough chip depending on the pin placement, and you have to be careful.  Even when you’re on the green, a downhill putt is incredibly dangerous since, if you miss, you’re in the water there too!

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Sunny Wood — Hole #17: Par 5

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There are three ways to get there in two.  First is the traditional route, following the fairway on around.  If you’re got a nice wind helping you out (blowing to the right), this may be your best chance of landing the green in two.  Get your drive out there as far as you can, and you’ll be left with a manageable A1 into the green in two.  This shot will still test your accuracy as left is water and right is sand!

The second, and by far most popular, way is the shortcut through the trees!  Locate a patch of short trees growing in the midst of the forest, and try to land in here somewhere towards the end of the patch.  In general, hit it as far and as right as you can, which is usually a 3-wood A1 off the tee, because there is much more clearing the farther you go.  You just might find yourself able to punch a low-lofted iron with backspin towards the green, and if you control the distance, you’ll have an eagle putt!

Finally, there are island patches of green in the middle of the trap straight ahead.  If you can hold one of these, you may have a shot with a driver or a 3-wood into the green, but the trees can definitely interfere with that approach shot as well!

Rumor has it that some pros have driven the green on this hole — I think with a low-loft driver C3 shot from the far right box!

THE LONG WAY AROUND
THE SHORTCUT THROUGH THE TREES!
HERE IT IS — SUPER ALBATROSS!  AMAZING!


Sunny Wood — Hole #18: Par 4

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Sick of these island greens yet?  Don’t worry — this is the last one!  Sunny Wood finishes with a drivable par 4, but if you miss the green, par will be tough to achieve.

As with most of the drivable par 4s, you’ll have an offset look, so you’ll have to make sure you pull back at the correct angle and most likely shoot forward at the same angle, using the 180-degree rule to maintain distance and keep a straight shot.  You’ll use anything from a driver to 5-wood here, and the green slopes up but also severely left towards the water.  Above all else, your goal is to stick the green, and the best way to do this is to land your shot up high and right and use backspin to pull it back down towards the middle.  Once again, be careful of downhill putts where the penalty for a miss is water!

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CRANK UP THE VOLUME!
UNBELIEVABLE — ONE OF THE BEST SHOTS EVER!!


Black Hills Breakdown — Golden Tee 2009

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This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s Black Hills, in Keystone, South Dakota.  Check back soon to see how this course and specific holes rates difficulty-wise among all the 2009 courses!

Check back here and learn even more tips and tricks, and how to play from each of the tee boxes on the course!


Clubs and balls to use on Black Hills

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So what’s the best set of clubs to use when playing Golden Tee 2009’s Black Hills?  Well, I got feedback from 25 pros on their choices, and here’s what I found!

On this course, it was near unanimous — you’ve got to play the Big Berthas.  It seems as if this course was designed specifically for this club set, and you’ll find yourself using the 7-wood (and probably the 9-wood) several times to your benefit!  If you’re still learning the ropes and feel more comfortable playing a different set, then that’s more important — but you’ll only be able to maximize the shortcuts and scoring opportunities on this difficult course with the Big Bertha set.

Oh, and the D2 balls are the most popular choice, followed closely by the Gamers, and then the Freaks!


Early reviews for Golden Tee 2009’s Black Hills

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Here’s what the players are saying early on about Golden Tee’s new 2009 course Black Hills!

AMJ — GT Par is -28.

Jeff S — HOLY FACK!! Awesome course. Be precise where you land the ball for your next shot. Rocks….BIG ROCKS…..everywhere. A lot of elevation change here too…and the waterfall hole….cool!!

Black Hills is tough…Yes, that is an EVEN you see there. You have to hit some perfect shots. Of course, I was trying to find all of the shortcuts which usually result in balls in the water, balls behind mammoth rocks, out of bounds, balls that don’t get to the green because it’s 150 ft. uphill…..etc.

AMJ — Played the new woods both rounds. That’s gotta be the play for now, with the obstacles to go over and around. TONS of elevation change. My first impression was this is their best Live course so far…. But don’t hold me to that . Looking at my two rounds hasn’t helped my one bit with what par is. I’d guess -26, but that’s TOTAL guess.

kevinb77 — i dont like the walls of rock in front of nearly every box!


Black Hills — Hole #1: Par 4

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Because of the sharp drop in elevation, this is one of the very few first holes where you can’t take your approach shot for granted.  Keep in mind that the wind will affect you approach shot about twice as much as on flat ground, and a side wind can really cut distance, so club up on your approach with a cross wind!

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Black Hills — Hole #2: Par 4

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This par 4 is usually drivable, but the difficulty varies quite a bit based on your tee box.  You could have a straight shot into the green, or you might have to play a big C3. At times you’ll have to lay up in the fairway if you’re on the far left of the tee box.  As with hole #1, put extra consideration into the drop in elevation, as the wind will push the ball a lot more as it’s dropping towards the green.  Don’t miss long and right where the water is…if anything, miss left and take a chip shot opportunity at eagle.

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GIANT HOOK — WOW!


Black Hills — Hole #3: Par 3

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Here you’ve got water short and sand long, so you don’t have much choice but to carry the green.  Unless the wind is strongly in your face, you should carry the green and use backspin to hold it!  If the pin is in a tough spot, make sure you leave yourself a putt, because the green is flat!  Even if you’re just off the green, it’s a very manageable punch-shot because of the flat green, so make sure you come away with birdie here.

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Black Hills — Hole #4: Par 5

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Here is your official introduction to the challenges of Black Hills!  So, you want to get there in two?  More than likely, you’ll have to take your chances on one of many “Easter Islands” featured within this course.  Line yourself up with the pin and take note of where all the huge stones are on the little peninsula landing area.  Now imagine playing anywhere from a pretty straight shot up to a big C3 into this area.  Tough, right?  Well, it’s time to get practice in!  If you can somehow land here and leave yourself an opening to the green, you’ve got a great chance at eagle.

Another spot you can sometimes take aim at is between the two pillars on the far right. With correct distance and accuracy, you can gently bounce off the right side of the rock on the left, leaving you in between those two rocks with an open look at the green.

If you’re not feeling so brave, you can take it along the fairway to the right, but you’re all but guaranteed to have to take 3 shots to get to the green this way.  And, your 3rd (approach) shot this way can still be really hard, because stones guard the right portion of the green!  Instead, consider laying your second shot short in the jutting peninsula, where you can gain a straight shot into the green.

There are also occasions where you may be able to skip or carry your drive out to cut the corner of the main fairway.  If you can pull this off, you’ll have a decent shot into the green in two this way also!

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Black Hills — Hole #5: Par 4

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Here is a really, really tough par 4, and it’s only the 5th hole!  Sometimes, this can set up where you can line up towards the pin and carry a wood over the trees to the green.  But, you have to be dead on if you attempt this, because everywhere off the green is trouble.  I’d warn against trying to cut the corner on this hole too, because the fairway slopes off on both sides, and the risk is much greater than the reward.  Risk aside, here’s an amazing high-teed driver from the back-right box that hops up into the cup!

More often, you should just be laying up, straight ahead, to the flat, fat part of the fairway.  From here, you’ll most often have a 3-wood into the green, which gives you enough loft but not too much for the wind to affect it a great deal.  The green is elevated on all sides, and thus is slopes off deeply everywhere too.  You may have to play a small cut shot against the wind/slope, with backspin, in order to hold the middle of the green.  Birdie is a great score here!

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Black Hills — Hole #6: Par 4

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Ready for more?  Here’s another par 4 that offers a challenging chance at eagle.  You’ll always be playing some form of A1, down the hill and curving around into the green.  The issue here, again, is the elevation change — you’ll notice the wind affect the ball a LOT on its way down.

Most missed shots here end up long, and that’s bad because it’s water. And if you’re too short, you could actually end up behind the stones that guard the front of the green!  So, distance is crucial here.  If the wind is in your face, you may not want backspin, since the wind will be pushing the ball backwards anyway.  If you have a tailwind, you must use backspin to help pull the ball back away from the water once it lands.

There’s one more option if you have a left tee box and a left pin — you can actually line up with the pin and hit a straight shot between a gap in the tops of two trees!

Do you best to gauge the amount of hook and the distance you need, but above all else, practice will earn you your eagles here!

AROUND THE TREES
THROUGH THE TREES
SLAM DUNK!


Black Hills — Hole #7: Par 5

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Your drive is crucial here, and it will set up the difficulty of your approach shot and your chance at eagle.  First, notice where the pin stands in relation to the green.  If it’s in the middle, you’ll want your drive to be straight down the middle of the fairway.  If the pin is on the right, put your drive a bit more left, and vice versa.  And don’t crush it…you’ll want some distance between you and the stones so you can get some elevation and have more flexibility with your approach.

Now, after your drive, you should see a gap in the stones on your way to the green.  If you lucked out and are lined up, you can just hit a straight shot through the gap and down to the green, but more than often you’ll be playing a small cut shot through the gap to compensate for the wind anyway.  Sometimes you’ll even be able to carry a high-lofted wood right over the stones, if you have a tailwind and are back far enough!

Another option is sometimes playing a big A1 off the tee — there are situations where you can get the ball far enough down the fairway to the right to have an easier approach into the green than if you laid up!

I can’t say it enough, and it’s true more than ever with this hole — the wind will affect your approach shot a LOT on the way down.  I’d only use backspin if you have a tailwind, because otherwise, backspin can suck your ball right off the green into the water!

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Black Hills — Hole #8: Par 4

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Most of the time here, you’ll be aiming just to the right of the “praying hands” rocks, which gives you a more forgivable gap into the green.  Hit as much loft as you can, because the more loft, the bigger the gap becomes as your ball descends towards the green.  But, even with a driver, you’ll be able to carry it through.

The good news is that even if you clip a rock on either side of this gap, you’ll most often still ricochet forward and have a clear chip into the green for a birdie putt!  So, you should always try going for the green on this par 4!

THROUGH THE GAP
UNDER THE GAP
THROUGH ANOTHER GAP!
PINBALL!


Black Hills — Hole #9: Par 3

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This hole has 3 different tee boxes shooting into 1 of 2 different greens, so you’ll see a lot of different looks here.  One green is an island, and one is guarded by sand.  Some shots are pretty flat, but you can also see a look into a significantly elevated green.

Just apply the principles you’re already learned up to this point…make sure you carry the green, use backspin unless you have a strong wind in your face, and play a small cut if you need to fight the slope or wind.  Club up if you’re unsure on the distance!

USING THE BACKSTOP
A FORTUITOUS BOUNCE!


Black Hills — Hole #10: Par 4

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Here you have 5 tee boxes but one common goal — leave yourself 240-250 yards into this enormously elevated green!  If you’re using the Big Bertha clubs, as you should be on this course, you have a lot more flexibility.  You won’t have to worry about hitting a longer drive because you’ll still have a 7-wood and/or a 9-wood at your disposal to do the trick from around 200 yards, if needed.  It becomes ever riskier with each degree of loft lost on your approach shot!

If you are short, however, you can usually still climb up the wall with any club having enough distance to get there.  Still, try not to miss short so you don’t have to deal with this type of recovery shot!

As I’ve played this hole more and more, I’ve found that you don’t have to play a ton of extra club because of the elevation…just a bit more.  But, you must err on the side of caution so as not to be short and put a damper in your round!

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CLIMBING THE WALL!


Black Hills — Hole #11: Par 4

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This par 4 can really challenge your shot-shaping ability.  First, you’ve got a set of stones by the tee box blocking your way towards the green, and then you have another set of them to miss as your approach comes into the green!  The Kinz videos below are not for the faint of heart, but they show you just how good the pros are and how they can navigate seemingly impossible gaps to create incredible shots…both A1 and C3 cut shots can find gaps into the green if hit properly, as you see.

Don’t automatically give up going for the green here.  You’ll sometimes be given a look where you only have to hit a small cut shot (or a dead-straight shot!) through a very manageable gap towards the green — I aced this hole through that gap recently.  It may appear that two stones are right by one another, but you may see during a fly-by that one is close and one is quite far away, allowing a cut shot more room!

If you don’t see an angle into the green off the tee, pick a spot at least pin-high down the fairway, but ideally giving you the best approach shot in relation to the wind.

Finally, I think a 7-wood might sometimes clear the stones if you aim right at the green and have enough distance, but I still need to verify this!

STRAIGHT THROUGH
AROUND THE LEFT
AROUND THE RIGHT


Black Hills — Hole #12: Par 3

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This tough par 3 has 3 tee boxes, and all offer a difficult shot into the green since 3 sides of the green are OB down the cliff, with the other side being sand!  So, if you do miss to the “safe” side in the sand, you’ll still have to try to stop a downhill chip from going off the cliff as well!

Here is as good an example as any of needing to play a small cut shot, especially if the wind and the slope are the same direction.  Pray that the wind blows opposite the slope, because then you can play a pretty straight shot and let the wind push the ball up the slope instead.  Birdie is a great score here, because even if you stick the green, you’re going to have a very challenging putt!

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Black Hills — Hole #13: Par 5

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The safe play is around the trees and hill, but you’ll almost certainly need 3 shots into the green this way, and what fun is that anyway?

I’ve found a couple options for getting there in two, and they require some luck.  If you have a closer tee box, aim at the elevated hill across the river, and hit your drive into the back-right portion of this hill.  Sure, it’s littered with trees, but if you can get back far enough on the hill, you’ll have a shot into the green in two!

From the middle or back tees, there’s another option.  Pan right and notice the fattest section of grass separating the tall cliff from the water.  That’s where you want to be!  But, you don’t want to have to shoot directly for that…there’s another way that can work out for you.  Aim your drive at the right side of the hill, above this landing area.  If you pull it off, your drive will bounce on the hill a couple times and then start plunging down the cliff.  Since it’s straight down, though, your ball will drop right onto this landing area, and then you have a great look into this green in two! Even if you get unlucky and get wet, you’ll get a good drop that still allows a shot into the green for a birdie putt.

If you get a good clean look straight at this grassy landing area, then you can aim right for it instead of depending on the roll down the hill!

Your work isn’t done — it’s another oddly shaped green protected by sand, so you’ll have to find a way to stick the green AND make sure you have a clear putt at the flag!

Play around with these options and soon you’ll get more comfortable hitting to areas that give you the best chance to earn an approach shot within distance of the green!

FROM THE BANK
ALL THE WAY AROUND — 400+ YARDS!


Black Hills — Hole #14: Par 4

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This hole was custom made for the Big Bertha clubs, and you’ll be losing a stroke to your opponents here if you aren’t losing them.  From the left tee box a 9-wood will clear all the stones and give you a straight shot at the green, and from the right box, a 7-wood does the trick.  Just worry about the distance and whether you want backspin or not!

If you have to curve around the rocks, get as far down the fairway as you can so that you don’t have to curve around stones on your approach shot too! Or, if you’re feeling daring and the wind is cooperating, a big A2-type shot around all the stones can cut its way into the green as well!  Below is a link containing an example of curving a 5-wood around and in!

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UP AND OVER
OFF THE TOP
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