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Pine Coast — Hole #3: Par 4

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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.


Pine Coast — Hole #4: Par 5

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This hole can be driven with a good setup!  Sometimes you can blast a big B2 straight at it — other times you can play the A1 (especially turbo) to carry.  Here’s a 395-yard ace!  Here’s another ace without the turbo…can still be driven by many with good conditions.  Finally, here’s a great ace using the C3 drive.

Otherwise, there are two layup spots allowing you to get there in two, both on the downside towards the water.  The one to the right is larger and generous enough to stick with bite.  Here’s a one-hop hole-out from there with a 3-wood.


Pine Coast — Hole #5: Par 4

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From the front box, this 5-hybrid curves through to a front pin.

From the center box, this high-teed 5-wood cleared the trees to a left pin.  And this 6-wood cut through the gap to spin back to a right pin.  There are also situations where a high-teed 8-wood over the trees is a great play to a right pin.

From the back box, this high-teed 5-wood went over the top to a left pin.  And this driver shot straight through and spun back to a front pin.  Finally, this 3-wood curled around the left side to a right pin.


Pine Coast — Hole #6: Par 3

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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.


Pine Coast — Hole #7: Par 5

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There are 3 sand traps out in the right second fairway…if you can reach that fairway, then just stay to the right of those, which offers plenty of distance to get there in two.  Here’s a hole-out from there.  Here’s another from farther back showing a driver has plenty of distance.

Another option is to lay up to the left, which offers an elevated approach into the green…here’s a hole-out from there.


Pine Coast — Hole #8: Par 4

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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 distance.  To be safe, this high-teed 5-wood goes over the top for a nice ace.  And here’s a driver cut around the left side with a bounce off the back to find the cup.


Pine Coast — Hole #9: Par 3

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This is not the easiest par 3 for a couple reasons: the shorter distance often leaves you in between clubs, and the downhill shot means the wind will blow the ball more, making it harder to control.  Use a tee if it helps make things more comfortable.  Here’s an example ace to a left pin.


Pine Coast — Hole #10: Par 5

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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 to reach the green and drop in for the super albatross!  Here’s a medium-teed driver with just a small cut that finds the hole.  And this medium-teed driver cuts wider around the trees to find the cup for the ace.

You can also slide right and go around that way if you see a better setup…here’s a fantastic ace to the right!  Here’s another with a bit more loft to a back pin.  This one was heading long but the cup got in the way – amazing!

There is a grassy layup spot straight ahead that offers a good approach into this green — here’s a hole-out from there.


Pine Coast — Hole #11: Par 4

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Turbo A1 hitters can get on this green or close to it with a nice setup!  Before the Turbo A1 was eliminated, here’s a big drive that got a nice bounce for a short eagle chip.

There are options here as well for where to lay up for the approach.  Safest place is the main fairway straight ahead — here’s a hole-out from there.


Pine Coast — Hole #12: Par 4

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You’ll need to beef up a little bit since you’re shooting up and trying to clear the hill, but of course you can’t be long in the water either.  A nice strategy sometimes is to aim for just enough to get to the top of the hill and trickle down with backspin.

From the front-left box, this 7-wood was perfect to a right-center pin.  This 8-wood had just enough to bounce down the hill and settle into the hole.  And check out this hybrid which played the skip up the hill and made its way down into a front pin with backspin!

From the back box, this 5-wood skips over the sand onto the green and into the cup!  And this 6-wood barely clears the hill and bounces nicely into the hole.


Pine Coast — Hole #13: Par 5

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By shooting through the trees with a driver, you can land the lower fairway, aiming to the left or (more often) beyond the narrow sand in the middle, giving you plenty of distance for the uphill approach.  Use as much loft as you can to avoid the water on the approach, especially with a front pin.

This 3-wood almost didn’t have enough but got a nice bounce up into the cup!


Pine Coast — Hole #14: Par 3

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Four different tee boxes here will keep things interesting!

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

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

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


Pine Coast — Hole #15: Par 4

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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 driver that will test your curve accuracy and distance control.

From the front-left box, this driver played a small cut around to a right pin.

From the back-right box, this driver settles into a right pin.


Pine Coast — Hole #16: Par 5

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There are many layup spots on this hole, and the risk increases with the closer you try to get to the water.  A tailwind is certainly helpful so that you don’t have to be as aggressive off the tee.  Always make sure not to tempt the water too much as you can usually still get there just fine with a driver…start farthest left and work your way in as needed to get as far as you can off the tee, but still safe, to enable a more reasonable approach.

From the far left end, here’s a 4-wood hole-out.  Here’s another with the driver.

From the center end of the fairway, this driver finds a back pin.


Pine Coast — Hole #17: Par 3

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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 front-left pin.


Pine Coast — Hole #18: Par 4

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This is a really tough finishing hole from any tee box.  Even if you’re fortunate enough to get a setup where you can shoot around the right of all the trees, you’re still coming in with the slope and it’ll be hard to stop with any accuracy.  Other setups force you to shoot under/through the trees and cut into the green.

From the front-right box, this low-teed 7W stayed under the tree and found a front pin.

From the front-middle box, this 7-wood went around the right side to find a back-right pin.  Taking a different approach, this 3-hybrid went through the center gap in the trees for an ace!  And here’s a very interesting shot — a driver with backspin, shot straight through the bush on purpose so it would kill the distance, finds a back-right pin!  This shot works with anything from a 3W for a 200-yard shot to most drivers for something farther.  With the 3W it’s best to move up in the box but not needed for drivers…just ram straight through the bush towards the pin and watch it happen!

From the front-left box, this low-teed 6-wood cut through the left gap in the trees and settled into a front pin!  A number of other clubs can work here too, including a low-teed 4W, 5W, low 7W, 2-iron, or a 3-hybrid.  Here’s a 3-hybrid cut through with backspin to a right pin.

From the back box, here’s a perfect 3-wood cut around to a center pin.  Here’s another nice 3-wood to a front-left pin.  Also, here’s an incredible low-teed driver straight through the trees that jumped up to a back-right pin!


Juniper Falls — Golden Tee 2017

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Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2017 Vik, Iceland course.

“Although Iceland is not an assumed golfing hotbed, this is about to change. The village of Vik, located at the southernmost point of the country, houses one of the more ambitious virtual golfing stops over the past 30 years. While ambitious on the surface, the fit is anything but. The roaring waterfalls, free flowing streams and green grass lining the rolling hills paint a picture fit for a postcard. The Atlantic Ocean will be in play on occasion, as will the steamy hot springs that line fairways and greens.”

Here is a 6-hole demo from the Golden Tee Lounge!

Here is a YouTube demo of all 18 holes from the beta version!

GT Par is consistently -28 on this course.

This post contains tips, tricks, and information related to the 2017 Golden Tee course Juniper Falls! Check out the hole-by-hole breakdowns and example hole-outs as I partner up with the Golden Tee community to give you the edge you need to beat your friends!

The most popular club/ball combo on this course will also be discussed.


Juniper Falls — Hole #1: Par 4

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With a great setup, this hole can set up drivable…even with just a B2.  Here’s a hot ace to start the round!

Here’s an 8-iron hole-out to start the round.


Juniper Falls — Hole #2: Par 4

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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 right pin.

From the back-left box, here’s a nice high-teed 5-wood cut around to a front left pin.  And this high-teed 5-wood went straight over to a front-center pin!


Juniper Falls — Hole #3: Par 3

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From the front box, here’s an 8-iron ace to a right pin.

From the middle box, here’s a 7-wood to a back pin.

From the back box, this 5-wood finds a back pin.


Juniper Falls — Hole #4: Par 5

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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 spot is just too risky to attempt and not necessary.  You should be looking at the large center landing area…it’s very easy to stick off the tee and you’ll have enough loft/distance to get to the green straight over the hill.  From that landing spot, this 3-wood did have enough loft to clear the hill and find the hole.

From the farthest-right landing area, here’s a 3-wood hole-out.

By laying up back a ways in the left fairway, here’s a 5-wood cut around that finds the cup.


Juniper Falls — Hole #5: Par 4

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It doesn’t seem like it, but a high-teed 3-wood over the top right at it always has the distance to clear and carry the green.  The next best option is the high-loft driver, which works and provides more distance.  If you don’t have the strength to pull it off, you might be looking at a driver cut shot instead, which is more challenging.

From the back box, here’s a great driver cut around the left and spun into a right pin.


Juniper Falls — Hole #6: Par 3

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Here’s a front-box ace to a back pin.

From the back box, this 7-wood finds a tough back-right pin.


Juniper Falls — Hole #7: Par 5

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In rare situations you can take a shot at driving this green…worst case you’ll end up close with perhaps a chip.  Here’s a huge C3 off the tee that finds the fringe!

There will often be an opportunity to cut the corner to the left fairway, making for a short second shot into this part 5.  Sometimes it’s a straight B2 through this gap in the mountains, and other times you’ll cut through with a C3 shot.  Here’s a hole-out from there.  Here’s another hole-out from the back rough.  And here’s one from the front rough.

While it’s not the most difficult tee shot to execute, it might not be for you, and it’s not okay to end up trapped somewhere and put up a big number early.  That’s because it’s also a great option to lay out to the right and avoid a potentially errant hit, as you’ll have enough distance on your approach from there too.  Just shoot out to the end of the right fairway and bring a wood into the green.  Here’s a nice 5-wood hole-out from there.


Juniper Falls — Hole #8: Par 4

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This is a really tough eagle…sometimes anything around the green is a good approach.  A high-teed 6-wood can cut some of the corner around the left side, but you still have to play it out pretty far left anyway.  If the distance is there, a high-teed 8-wood can cut more of the corner…check out this ace to a front-right pin!  Here’s another high-teed 8-wood cut over the top.

From the left box, this wood plays a little cut around the side to a left pin.  This hybrid played a sharper cut and got a nice bounce off the backstop to settle into a back pin!  And notice how this high-teed 5W took aim to the right but played out left around the mountain to find a left pin.


Juniper Falls — Hole #9: Par 4

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From the front box, you may be able to pull off a drive to the green!  Here’s a turbo A1 high-teed 5-wood that bounced down for a long eagle putt.

From the back box, it’s even possible — check out this high-teed driver that trickled over onto the green!  Even with the turbo gone, this high-teed driver still trickled over onto the green.  And with the pin on the left, this one bounced down onto the green for an eagle putt too!  You can see the last was with the 10.5 degree driver.

With the removal of the turbo, most of us won’t ever attempt to drive this…the safe play is the fairway.  Here’s a hole-out from there.


Juniper Falls — Hole #10: Par 5

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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.


Juniper Falls — Hole #11: Par 3

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Although there’s only one tee box, this massive green means you’ll be hitting a wide variety of clubs.  Here’s a nice 4-wood lofted down to a back pin.  With a tough wind, this 4-wood cut into a back-right pin.  And here’s a 3-hybrid into a front pin.


Juniper Falls — Hole #12: Par 4

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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 settle nicely.

From the center box, here’s a great ace to a front pin.

From the right box, this driver used the green and settled nicely into a back pin.  And this 3-wood bounced nicely into a front-left pin.


Juniper Falls — Hole #13: Par 5

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With a tailwind like the one shown in this picture, this green can be drivable or close to it.  There’s a stream by the green that could swallow an approach, but it may be fun to give it a try with a straight blast or a curved A1 through the mountains.  Here’s a gigantic A1 high-teed 3-wood that carries the green!

My favorite option is the right side of the fat part of the fairway about 170 yards ahead or so.  It slopes up so it’s easy to land, so there’s no risk off the tee, and you’ll never need more than a 3-wood into the green, which will clear the mountain.  Here’s a 3W hole-out over the right side to a back-right pin.

The bottom of the fairway to the left offers a couple approach options…here’s a 3-wood hole-out from there.

The main fairway with a huge drive can work since this hole is not too long.

There’s also an option to the right up in the mountains.  A 3-wood off the tee by clicking one right has a settle area that can offer a nice approach.


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