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Mayfield — Golden Tee 2018

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Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2018 Iowa course.

“Throw the clubs in the trunk, take a right turn down the asphalt road and embrace your inner neighborhood golf hack. Such is the vibe of Mayfield Golf Club, an Iowa park district course that looks and feels like a course you’ve played on a Sunday afternoon. Well, yes and no. This is Golden Tee in a way you’ve never seen it before: through a lively neighborhood, with ground under repair and with water towers and power lines hovering in the distance. Here, shirt and shoes are most certainly optional.“

Here is a 6-hole preview and discussion from the Golden Tee lounge!

GT Par is -29 on this course.

Watch Paul Luna play a demo round through all 18 holes!

This post will contain tips, tricks, and information related to the 2018 Golden Tee course Mayfield! 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.


Mayfield — Hole #1: Par 4

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If you have some confidence with your chip or “chush” shots, go ahead and try to get close to this green with certain setups, as a chip can be there to give you a chance at an early eagle.  Check out this example from 1-minute in with the 6-wood!

Here’s a hole-out to start the round.

And with the newer tee boxes, this is sometimes drivable – check out this example ace!


Mayfield — Hole #2: Par 5

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There are a couple layup spots here in case you can’t clear the water to the second fairway.

First, you can turn right and play over the house/trees with something like a 5-wood…you’ll land in a front yard and be shooting over a truck into the green.  The yard is outlined with a rectangular shade of green and is to the right of the house, which itself is to the right of its pool.  Stay back away from the truck and you have a nice approach.  This one was challenging but somehow went around the pole and missed the tree to find the cup!

Another option is to go left, long of the main fairway over the fence into another grassy area that gives you an open shot between a couple obstacles right into the green.  This is one of the best options from the newer tee boxes and with the different pin placements to the left of the green.

Also from the newer tee boxes, you can sometimes carry your drive out to the second fairway for a clean approach.


Mayfield — Hole #3: Par 3

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There are a couple of tee boxes here…from the left box, here’s a gap wedge ace to a front pin.  And here’s a 9-iron buried in a back cup.

From the center box, here’s one straight-on to a back pin.


Mayfield — Hole #4: Par 4

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From the center box, here’s a high-teed 5-wood over the top for the ace.

There’s a newer tee box out left, but it’s still a similar shot and distance over trees into the green.


Mayfield — Hole #5: Par 4

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You can often clear the water to the second fairway, but it’s not necessary to reach the green in two.

From the newer front-left box, you can sometimes reach this green in one – here’s a nice ace!


Mayfield — Hole #6: Par 3

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Mayfield — Hole #7: Par 5

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The right side of the grassy circle to the left provides the best chance for eagle here and shouldn’t be too hard to land off the tee.  Here’s a 5-wood hole-out from there.


Mayfield — Hole #8: Par 4

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Most tee boxes have you going around the right side, either high or low hoping to avoid the water into the green.  The back-left box may be the one where you can go either side.    Let the setup and wind determine what’s easiest, but when in doubt, go around the left side since you won’t be needing to clear any water on the approach!

From the front-left box, here’s a nice 3-wood cut around the right side to a right pin.

From the back-left box, here’s a driver beauty around the left side that finds the cup.  Here you may also have an option to play around the right side, especially if the wind is helping that way…check out this low-teed driver skipped onto the green for an ace.

From the back-right box, this driver hopped over the stream and spun into the hole for an ace.  While the trees seem daunting by the green, there’s more air in there than you may think.  And even if you do happen to catch some leaves, you’ll be right by the green anyway.  With that said, it’s not bad to try to curve one straight into the green as well.  Check out this high-teed driver that finds a center pin.


Mayfield — Hole #9: Par 5

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Often times you can’t reach the second fairway off the tee, so it’s best to lay up past the sand to the right edge of the first fairway to limit the curve required into the green.

Even if you’re farther left, you can still curve a shot into the green…here’s a nice 4-wood hole-out.


Mayfield — Hole #10: Par 3

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Mayfield — Hole #11: Par 4

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From the center box, here’s a great 3-wood cut through the trees with backspin for an ace.

From the left box, this 4-wood threads the gap for the dunk!  Even this medium-teed 3-wood went through the middle to spin back in the hole.  And this high-teed 5-wood goes over the top to a back pin.

Finally, from the left box, check out this 0-hybrid that takes the trees out of play by going under and skipping the water up onto the green and in the cup!


Mayfield — Hole #12: Par 5

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While the grassy field of the baseball diamond seems like the logical layup spot, you may still have a hard time either avoiding the sand or getting close enough to be able to reach in two from there.  Rather, look beyond to the rough that extends out towards the second fairway, to the right of the water.  You can land the heavy rough beyond the fence behind the fall field by curving an A1-type drive in there.

If you carry onto the cart path, that’s still fine and you’ll have plenty of distance — here’s a hole-out from there.

Even better with certain setups, you can turn right and play a big C3 drive over all this area to the lighter rough beyond the cart path.  Most anything in this area is fine, unless you find this guy – turn up the sound to feel his pain.


Mayfield — Hole #13: Par 4

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From the center box, here’s a great 5-wood cut into the green for an ace.  And this high-teed 3-wood was a great play around the left side to find the cup.

From the front box, it’s often nice to have a higher-lofted wood to let you go more directly over the tree to the left of the water tower into the green.  Otherwise, you’ll need to play more cut out left around the tree to bring it in.


Mayfield — Hole #14: Par 3

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Mayfield — Hole #15: Par 5

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There are several options here off the tee, but you should be looking for one you can land comfortably while staying away from the tall grass growing on the edges that could knock down your approach.

From the island to the right, always the best option from the traditional tee boxes, here’s a nice driver hole-out.

Newer tee boxes out left don’t allow you to hit this layup spot off the tee, so the next best option is the island to the left, staying away from the bush.

If the wind is blowing right, towards the green, you may also be able to blast a huge drive into the left fairway, allowing a driver approach into the green.  Don’t try this if the wind is in your face, though, because you may be 380 yards or so away still and can’t get there.

You can hit to the center fairway strip, but it’s the riskiest shot there is and is often best avoided.


Mayfield — Hole #16: Par 4

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From the front box, this 6-wood hops up into a left-center pin.

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

And my goodness, did this hole get challenging with the new tee boxes.  There’s one in the center, but they’ve also added one left and right tucked behind trees.

From the left box, it’s closer and may call for something like a 6W cut into the green…that is, if the wind isn’t blowing straight right.  If it is, and you have a 0-hybrid in your bag, then you can low-tee that club right under the tree straight at the green…hit it firm and you’ll still have enough elevation to clear and stick the green for an eagle putt!

From the right box, it’s longer and very beneficial to have a 0-hybrid in your bag as well to take straighter aim at the green and shoot under/slightly around the tree.  Or, check out this low-teed driver, which somehow stays under the tree to go right at it!  But if you don’t have this club and the wind looks nasty, try to find a layup spot for birdie instead of getting wet and taking par.


Mayfield — Hole #17: Par 3

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

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


Mayfield — Hole #18: Par 4

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Backspin, bite or maybe even a high tee into this finishing green, even though it slopes down, depending on the wind!  Sometimes it’s straight in and other times you’ll need a small cut…just make sure to clear the fence and water!

Here’s a high-teed 3-wood straight at it.  This 3-wood somehow avoided the fence for an ace!

This driver caught the roof but continued on its way into the cup!