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Sandhill Woods — Hole #10: Par 4

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The shot here is clear; you’ll be wrapping around the trees into the green.  Most of the time you hit around the right side, although some setups favor the left.  Pin placement can matter too, as you prefer to have some landing area on the green on the way to the stick.  Obviously long is the bail out spot as you can’t be short, or even off center with water on the sides!

From the front box, here’s an easy 5W with bite around the right side.

One new tee box here is way off to the right of the sand, taking the trees out of play and offering a straight shot from about 300 yards into the green.  Here’s a driver ace from there.

Another new box is just left of the original boxes, where you work a shot around the left of the trees into the green.  But check out this driver that punches through the trees to settle on the green.  And this one is even better as it drops in for the ace!


Sandhill Woods — Hole #11: Par 3

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From the shorter tee box out left, here’s an 8-iron spun back into a front cup.

There are also two more tee boxes where you play over the water into this green, making it slightly more challenging.

One new tee box here is way out to the right over the water from about 265 yards away.

Another new box is up front to the right only about 140 yards away.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #12: Par 5

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From the front box, you’ll have enough to carry out into the second fairway, aiming to be clear of the tree lines for an open shot at the green.

From the middle box, you can usually clear to the second fairway also by blasting a high tee.  You should aim just over the water to the closest spot to you from that second fairway.

If that’s uncomfortable, you can lay up at the end of the first fairway.  From here, you can still curve around into the green with a 3W or driver; it’s just a tougher shot.  And there’s water short and right guarding your approach, which has you tend to club up and backspin in from the back of the green.  This 3-wood sneaks around the right side to a right pin.  And this 0-bird gets a friendly water skip to find the cup!

From the back box, the second fairway is still the best choice, and the end of the first is still an option.  But there are other risk/reward candidates as well.  If you aim at the green, you’ll see a line of trees short right and another one longer left.  Each of these has a strip of rough by the water that, if landed, present an open approach into the green.  They’re just really hard to hit!  The pin placement can also determine if it’s worth it.  With a right pin, the first fairway is still the better option.  But with a left pin, that’s where the straight approach in from the left can be handy.

The better strip to be is the one longer left.  You can get there with a high-teed 290 driver.  From there, here’s a nice hole-out for double eagle.

One new tee box here is in front of the original front-left box from only about 380 yards away…it appears as if you could curve an A1 driver around the left side over the trees at the green!  Even if not, playing up the left side in the rough is a good layup area to come in for eagle.

Another new tee box is in the far back where you have to hit a firm driver just to get to the end of the first fairway out right for a difficult approach.

A third new box is front-left of the original front-left box also making this hole drivable around the left side!  Check out this awesome A1 drive that finds the hole!  Here’s another ace with the 3-wood.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #13: Par 3

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From the front box, here’s a well-played 7-iron for the dunk!

And from the back box, this 5-hybrid also dunks for the ultra shot!

There’s another new tee box to the front-right of the back box, offering about 150 yards into the green.  Here’s a great 5-iron ace from there.

Another new box is way up right only about 70 yards from the pin.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #14: Par 4

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Here’s another hole where the low-lofted clubs come in so handy; there’s always a shot under/through the trees with them.  Just know that you really need to use a low tee to better ensure a skip off the water if needed.

From the front box, a low 2H is a good option (or low spinny 2-iron).  This medium-teed 2-iron carries through and finds a left pin.  And this low-teed 3H barely clears and hops up to find the cup!

From the center box, here’s a low-teed 3W thumbed through that finds the hole.  The 0-hybrid or 1H is great from this box too, especially low-teed if needed to skip the water.

From the back box, it’s often a low-teed driver (a lower lofted one if you have it)…this can either skip or carry the green.  Here’s a low-teed driver that carries and one-hops into a back pin.

There are other setups where the wind is blowing to the right where it might be worth it to float a wood around the left side of the trees into the green…this is not a bad option, and the club depends on the box.

There’s a new tee box left-center of the original three that takes the low-center shot out of play and forces you to play up and over the left side of the trees, usually with a high wood.

Another new box is front-left of the original boxes and can be a nice high-teed 8-wood curved into the green.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #15: Par 4

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From the left box, you should only consider trying to drive the green with a strong outwind towards it…with that, a high-teed driver can carry almost all the way up, but might get a friendly bounce up and on for an eagle putt.  Check out this high-teed driver carry to the hill, bouncing up and in!

With other winds, just lay up.  Here’s a hole-out from the fairway.

From the center box, there are more options, again dependent on a nice helping wind.  Here’s an amazing high-teed driver around the left that hits short and pops up into the cup!  Using the right side, here’s a huge driver that finds a back-right pin.  Here’s another one with extreme cut through the trees to a left pin!  And you can even take straight aim at the green if you look for a dip in the top of the trees, as a high 290 driver can clear certain spots.

From the far-right box, you’re cutting right-to-left through a gap in the trees at the green.  Here’s an incredible low-teed driver cut through the woods that curves back in the hole!  Here’s another medium-teed with roll that bounces up and in.  If you have an 8.5 driver, you can high tee that one for extra distance to carry up to the green.  Safest play is a medium tee perhaps with roll to help try to get up the hill onto the green, although you might have enough club with some looks to carry and use backspin instead!

One new tee box is between the original right and center boxes where you can carry a 10.5 driver or 3W with a high tee over the top of the trees at the green!  Another option is to try to find a gap between the trees at the hole — this driver almost aced it.

Another new box is behind the center and left boxes where you can also carry a 10.5 driver or 3W at the green, or curve a high-teed driver with an A1 hook around the left side to try to get up there.  But with a head-wind, you’ll probably need to lay up.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #16: Par 5

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You can play this one a couple different ways off the tee depending on the best approach shot, given the wind and pin placement.  The most obvious option is to blast it down into the second half of the fairway, either straight B2 or cutting an A1 or C3 high-teed drive into the wind past the sand.  The farther left, the better.  From there you’ll curve your approach around the left of the trees into the green.  It’s great when you’re left with more lofted clubs like an 8W for the approach since you have to clear a walled tier into the green.

After a long drive, here’s an 8-wood hole-out.  And here’s a spinny 3-iron into a back-right pin.

Another option, which is harder to line up, is to hit it short of the bunker on the right for a straight second shot with a 3-wood or driver through the gap in the trees in front of the green.

One new tee box here is back-left of the sand allowing you to blast down the left side of the fairway for a decent angle at the green.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #17: Par 3

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From the back-center box, this hole plays easiest into an up 10 green.  Yeah it can be hard into a headwind, but it’s hole #17 on a tough course, so just aim high on the green if that’s the case with lower loft.  This 5-wood carries into a back-right pin for the dunk!

From the front-right box, this hole plays more like a 9-iron where you’re managing the left 10 side slope of the green.  This can be a nasty shot where short is water and long might not even mean a clear putt at the pin…but with a front pin, here’s a perfect 9-iron with bite to find the hole.

From the back-right box, also a left 10 slope, the bigger challenge lies in the uphill elevation – many will leave shots short here by not compensating enough.  It’s usually a 7-hybrid or 6-iron…here’s a great 6-iron cut into a right pin.

One new tee box here is on the other side from about 165 yards where you have a right 10 slope instead.

Another is from about 230 into that right 10 slope — this 2-iron ran up the left side and trickled down into the cup!

Another new box is straight back with an up 10 slope from about 130 yards.  With a headwind, here’s a clubbed-up ace from there.


Sandhill Woods — Hole #18: Par 4

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A really tough finishing hole for a really tough course.  The easiest box here is the front-right one which at least allows a straight shot into the green, although you still have to manage the wind and avoid the water.  Shot-making can get very creative here; sometimes you want low-loft and sometimes you need to float one in.  With woods it’s best to club up with backspin and take a bit off to avoid coming up short.

From that front-right box, check out this 2-hybrid that plays the grassy area in front of the green to hop up on and into the cup!  The spinny 2-iron is a great club to have here too if you’re using Streaks.  There’s also ample opportunity to loft one in there…this 7-wood just makes it!

From the left-center box, you’re tucked away and need to work a shot into the green.  Here’s a great 5-wood curved around with backspin for the ace.  Low hybrids work well here too to play the grassy rough to the left and bounce up and on.

From the back box, here’s a fantastic 3-wood with backspin that finds the cup.  Low-lofted clubs like 0-hybrids can be great to skip the water into this green, and playing the left rough area is still a good option to stay dry…check out this 0H with a small cut that skips up and into a front pin!

One new tee box here is way out right from about 250 yards which at least takes the trees out of play and offers a straight shot at the difficult green.  Here’s a 6-wood ace from there.


Catedrais Beach — Golden Tee 2019

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Here are some early screenshots of the course!  Here is the official preview of the new 2019 Ribadeo, Spain course.

“On the coast of Ribadeo, Spain sits an Oceanside course far different from most—a place of gorgeous blue water, endless sun and soaring, overpowering rock walls. Catedrais Beach, which stands for the Beach of Cathedrals, is what happens when a canyon and tropical course come together to form one. Shot shaping and tee placement are key as you navigate jagged cliffs that seem to extend forever, all while trying to avoid the ocean and small ponds at all costs. Sundrenched and full of intrigue, Catedrais allows golfers to follow their own path. Which way will you choose?“

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

Catedrais Beach will also be home to Lannen’s Landing, the Design-a-Hole winner for 2019.

GT Par is most commonly -30 to -31, but this can be debated.  #11 is the hole that makes the difference in par.  Some might also call #2 there sometimes for a potential -32 par but I’m not counting it.

This post contains tips, tricks, and information related to the 2019 Golden Tee course Catedrais Beach! 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 GTF club set of choice is below, with the preferred ball being Streaks for advanced players and Grabbers or Razors for casual players:

Check out this podcast (itunes) (anchor) which breaks down each hole on Catedrais Beach offering advice to improve your game, but also know that I have listened and accounted for this advice in my hole write-ups already!


Catedrais Beach — Hole 1: Par 4

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From the front box, it can be enticing to play a big C3 towards the green to give yourself a chip at eagle.

Don’t play up top of the hill to start – there’s a solid fence there that will catch your ball and make it hard to get out…not the way you want to start a round!

I will say here also that if you’re a bit short, your ball won’t necessarily bounce up on the green or fringe…play a bit extra distance or loft to carry instead of bouncing on to a front pin.

There’s a new tee box to the front left but it’s still 450 yards away.

Another new box is back-right from 480 yards.

But another new tee box is front-right from only about 400 yards away making it sometimes drivable — here’s an opening ace from there!


Catedrais Beach — Hole 2: Par 4

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From the front box with a strong tailwind, you can drive pretty close to the green here and have a chip at eagle.  Big hitters using Streaks may occasionally make it on this green.

Otherwise, you’re playing to the fairway where it narrows…towards the left of this area is where you want to land your ball for a clear open approach at all times.  From the fairway neck, here’s an example hole-out.

Beware the left water on the approach which can gobble up an errant approach to a left pin!

One new tee box here is front-left but still 400+ yards away, making it difficult but possible to reach with certain conditions.

A second new box is back-right on top of the hill from 460 yards.  What’s interesting here is it’s actually a safer play to hit straight ahead on top of the hill, which has a very wide landing area…much more so than the narrow fairway neck.

Another new box is up right well within reach of 250 yards or so but asking you to play a difficult cut shot around the hill into the green, avoiding the water on the left.  Here’s a nice high-teed 5-wood worked around the corner that finds the hole.  And this one shows that you can cut the corner a bit over the second hill with that club.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 3: Par 3

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Here’s a 3-hybrid ace from the back box.

There’s a new box here to the back-right from about 260 yards.

A second new box is back-right on top of the hill from 270 yards, bringing elevation into play.

Another new tee box is to the left in the sand area from about 180 yards.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 4: Par 5

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From all boxes, you can hit up on top of the hill…anything from a high-teed 10.5 driver to a more lofted wood.  Distance off the tee helps as you may still have a driver into the green, but more important is accuracy…falling down to the left is death.  Take your time and stick the center of the plateau!

Here’s a driver hole-out from there!  Here’s another with the 4-wood.

There’s a new box up left allowing you to try a driver under the arch to the left to that second fairway, or at least to the rough beyond it with a straight shot at the green.  It’s still an option to play up top to the hill as before if you wish.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 5: Par 4

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The addition of a more elevated hump in the middle of the main hill guarding the green added some challenge here, so you might have to work around it, but the concept is still the same.  From the back boxes, it’s best to high-tee a 5W or 6W and aim right at the green by carrying over the top.  From the back-left box, this high 6W goes over the top right at it.

From the back-center, this high 5W carries over the left edge to find the hole.  Of course, curving is still an option…here’s a great 5-wood cut around the left to a front pin.

From the front-right box, a high 8W can be good over the top, or perhaps a high 7W too.  Sometimes here you might have to hit a 6W (medium or high) and play a curve through the gap on the right, which is the toughest setup…this medium 6W with backspin works its way through to find the cup.

One new tee box here is up right behind the first hill, which almost shuts this hole down.  There’s not much you can do to curve a shot through the gap from here unless you have a helping wind to the left.  Laying up is a good option to at least take a birdie here.

Another new tee box is up left from about 260 where a high 6W is good if you hit it firm, but softer hits won’t clear the hill.  I’ve even hit the hill with a firm high 7W, so the safer play here might just be around the left of the hill instead.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 6: Par 4

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Here’s another hole where the best play is to high tee the highest lofted club you can carry to the green and blast it right over the top.  It’s usually a high 5W or 6W, but tough longer setups might call for a high 4W.

Here’s another option — let’s say you have a setup with a strong outwind and the pin tucked in front just over the hill.  By using a high tee, it’s hard to both carry the hill and keep the ball close to the pin for your eagle putt.  So, you can also bank a driver or wood off the left wall. Backspin will stay on the ball after hitting the wall and with any luck you might find yourself closer to the cup.

One new box here is out right behind a hill forcing you to curve a shot right-to-left into the green from about 280 yards.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 7: Par 4

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With this hole, you do need to shoot a wood through the gap with bite or backspin, and you may have to apply some curve based on the setup.  Early on you’ll notice that you may be carrying long because it’s slightly downhill, so tend to play a half-club shorter and towards the center of the green for an eagle putt.

With a nice setup, this driver punched straight through to find a right pin.

One new box here is way out left up on a hill where you have a downhill shot from about 330 yards into the green instead…here’s a great driver ace from there.

Another new box is left of the original boxes where you play around the left side of the hill from about 250 yards…here’s a great 3-wood curved around into the cup.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 8: Par 3

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This par 3 has a tee box across the water, and a couple more off to the right.

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

From the back-right box, this 5-hybrid also finds the cup.

One new box is back-left a bit to an up 4 green from about 220 yards…here’s a 3-hybrid ace from there.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 9: Par 5

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From the center box, tee it high with a 5W or 6W and carry over at the green…this high-teed 5-wood goes right over the top for the super albatross!

From the back box, you can carry a high 3W or 4W over the top as well at the green…here’s a nice high-teed 3W over the top.  But, you won’t always have the distance to get there.  If you’re not sure, there are two other options.

First, you can enhance your high-tee 3W distance by turning right and playing a C3 instead.  Next is the challenging one – you can low-tee a driver and curve through the mounds, trying to skip off the water and up onto the green, or at least by the green for a chip.  Not an easy shot, but technically this hole IS always drivable!  With closer looks, you can even opt to carry the driver to the rough and bounce up – check out this amazing ace!

Laying up on top with a tough look is still a good play with a high wood to set up an approach into the green for eagle.

One new box here is to the right from about 260 yards, allowing a high 6W over the top…trickling down onto the green from the top of the hill is also an option but not a guarantee since some parts of the top of the hill slope upward!  With a pin more in the center of the green, this high 6W finds the cup!  With a right-rotation, this high 5W also cuts into the hole.  And with a tailwind, this high 8W easily finds a center pin.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 10: Par 3

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As with all tiered greens, this one plays easier with the pin on the bottom tier…here’s an example ace.  Sometimes it gets trickier with a tougher wind and pin placement because there is the threat of water all around…here’s a great 7-hybrid cut into a right pin.

One new box here is off to the right from about 160 yards.

Another new box is from the other side of the green into a down 2 green from about 140 yards.

Yet another box has you shooting between the hills from 230 yards to a down 2 green.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 11: Par 5

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This hole is sometimes drivable with the right combo of tee box, wind and positioning…from the center box with a high tee, this driver cuts its way through for the super albatross!  Here’s another from a different angle.  Even if you’re not sure you can get there but think you can get close, it can be good to shoot the gap for a chip.

Also, with a strong outwind, the high-teed 10.5 driver can clear the mound if you’d rather 180 right at it!

There are two decent layup spots here…usually the best one is playing a big A1 way out to the right, which often gets far enough to give a clear approach shot into the green for eagle.  Sometimes you’ll have to cut into the green.

Another layup spot is left, at the end of the fairway.  You’ll definitely need to cut around from here, but depending on the wind and pin, coming in from this angle might be more desirable.

One new box here is off to the left, taking the gap out of play to the green.  From here, you can either lay up top on the hill or play out left to curve a shot around into the green.

Another new box is front-right of the original from about 370 yards, where the gap is still very much in play to the green.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 12: Par 4

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Here’s a tough hole, especially with a cross-wind, because the green is so narrow.

A tricky, not-so-subtle challenge here is that the green slopes right 5!  Sometimes you’ll get a left pin with a strong wind blowing right and it’s almost unfair.  That might force you to turn right one and play a C2 cut into the green to counteract everything pushing right, but again, that’s a really tough shot because of the narrow green and the penalty of water if you miss.

From the left box, if you opt to try to cut the ball into the wind instead of playing out into the wind, be aware of the rock on the top left of the hill, which can knock down a shot without enough loft.  Clearing the hill is first, which is usually fine…accuracy is next to hold the narrow green, and distance is last to have a closer putt.  Here’s a 5-wood that trickles down into a front pin!  And this driver easily floats over to a back pin.

From the right box, it’s flatter and the hill is mostly out of the way, but that doesn’t make a shot with a cross-wind much easier.  This high-teed driver is thumbed to the perfect spot off the top of the hill to carry down and in!

One new box is between the original two boxes from about 300 yards where you play over the hill angled into the green.

Another new box is front of the left box offering a shorter wood straight over…here’s a 6-wood ace from there.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 13: Par 3

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You can get some downright nasty setups here, because the wind is strong, you have to play a lofted club, and the green is tiered.  It’s great to get creative with low tees and cut shots to fight that wind and practice your shot-making.

From the left and back boxes, it’s a bit easier because it slopes straight down.  Here’s a dunk from the back-center box to a back pin.

From the right box, it’s a tougher shot because it slopes right, which is just one more variable to counteract.

One new box here is from the other side of the water into an up 7 green from about 150 yards…here’s a 6-iron ace from there.

Another new box is from 130 yards into an up 5 left 4 green.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 14: Par 5

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Most times the best shot here is to blast as far as you can down the left fairway, either a B2 hammer or a curve shot.  In the right conditions, you’ll carry far enough to have a clear shot at the pin.  Sometimes you’ll have to play a small cut into the green still, but it’s not usually too tough for an approach.

After a long drive, here’s an easy 8-iron in for the hole-out.

The worst conditions have you considering cutting an A1 drive under/through the arch to the right to get out to the right fairway and a chance for an approach, but that’s clearly a much more challenging shot off the tee.  After a great drive over there, here’s a 4-wood hole-out.

There’s a new tee box to the front-left that offers multiple options.  You can play straight ahead up top on the hill, but it’s not that easy to stick.  You can blast it out left in the fairway but you’ll have to curve a shot around the hill into the green.  Or you can can curve a shot around right into that fairway, but you’ll have to curve another shot into the green from there as well.

Another new tee box to the front-left just allows an easier way to blast down the left fairway for an open approach at the green.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 15: Par 4

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Even though the green slopes downhill, it’s still a nice option to high-tee a wood and go straight at the green, compensating for distance.  This is usually still easier than trying to curve left or right around the hill into the green.  Here’s a high-teed 5W that finds a back-left pin.

Something else to keep in mind with a tailwind is that a medium-teed 6-wood will still carry over the top from about 280, where you can take advantage of backspin to hold near a front pin.

Longer setups may call for you to cut a driver through the gap on the left, which is not easy.  Or perhaps the setup calls for it, like this nice 3-wood around the side with backspin into a front pin.

One new box is front-right from about 240 where you curve a high-teed 7/8W around/over the hill into the green.  Or you can go lower and play around the hill with backspin…this 3W gets it done!

Another new box is further front-right from about 225 yards where you go around the right side of the hill into the green.

Yet another new box is left of the original, mostly forcing you to high tee and hit over the hill into the green.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 16: Par 3

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You’ll get a lot of practice shaping shots here, as most setups call for you to curve around the hill into the green.  This can either be a small cut, most often with the wind NOT blowing right, or a larger cut where you rotate to the right and play more of a C2-type shot into the green.  With larger cuts, remember to club down a half-club…bite is usually a good option to try to settle into back pins.  Pinball is an option back there too if you’re slightly long.

From the front-left box, this 8-iron finds a back pin.

From the right-center box, here’s a 5-iron ace to the lower tier.  And you could have taken this 7-iron lined up at the pin and played out slightly right…luckily the pinball action turned a bad shot into an ace!

From the back box, here’s a 6-wood that shows that if you tuck it back there and let it bounce around, good things can happen!  A 3-hybrid is a great club to have from this box too to keep it low and cut it in.

One new tee box is on the other side into a left 5 slope but way downhill from the top of a plateau.  With a tough wind this can be a really difficult shot.  Here’s an 8-iron that finds the hole.

Similarly, there’s a highly-elevated shot into an up 5 slope from about 250…here’s a great 5-wood ace from there.

Another is back-right of the original boxes on a new island in the water…here’s a 6-wood ace from there.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 17: Par 5

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It can be tough with some setups, but a high-teed 10.5 driver hit well can still carry up onto the plateau to the left.  Going up top, as usual, gives you the advantage of a straight shot down into the green.  Distance is important too, since it can be tough to get an approach driver to the green with a headwind.  As usual, long and straight up on the hill is key to give you a good chance!  To give you a guide to cross-winds, a 13 wind with a 6-wood calls for one click over, and a 15 wind with a 4-wood also calls for one click over.

From the top of that hill, this 3-wood fights the wind to find a front pin.

Another option is left to the sand, but you do have to be as close to the green as you can get to have enough club for your approach shot.  Going left to the end of that fairway is also an option for you to bring in a driver from there.

There’s another tee box you get about 5% of the time right now out to the right, and from here you just blast up the main right fairway.  From there it’s either a straight shot or wrapping a C3ish approach around the hill into the green, which is tough because it slopes 10 towards the water.  Here’s a 3-wood hole-out from there.

One new tee box is to the right, where you should play up the right fairway and hope for a mostly straight approach into the green from there.

Another new tee box is left in the sand area where it just makes it easier to play up on the hill straight ahead.


Catedrais Beach — Hole 18: Par 4

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Some setups here can be really tough, because you can face distance challenges as well as finding the right cut.  You’ll be coming in left-to-right usually, so angle is important.

A common mistake I’ve seen early is to come up short, and then compound the issue by using bite or backspin, which pulls your ball into the water.  I like to float a shot into the green with no spin since it will already be veering right anyway…then you can focus on distance and the right curve…a high tee makes this easier to pull off.

From the left side of the box, here’s an easy driver punched fairly straight through that finds the hole.

From the center of the box, here’s a smooth 4W curved around to finish with the ace!

With the wind blowing left, you can get away with certain deflections as the wind will keep it on the green, or even in the hole!

From the right side of the box, this hole is nasty.  You may consider trying to skip a low-teed driver around the right side with backspin as an option to reach the green.  The 290 driver or 3W teed low will both skip with enough curve.  Otherwise you might lay up in the right fairway and try to just salvage a birdie.

Given that the right side asks you to carry water and there’s trouble all around, it’s still usually best from the right side of the box still to play the left gap, albeit with more of a cut.  Here’s a great 4-wood that curls around to a back pin.

One new tee box is an elevated approach from the right from about 270 yards where you just need distance control to float the ball into the green.  Here’s a 5-wood floated into the cup.  And with a tough wind, here’s a cut shot that finds a right pin.

Another new box off to the right makes you cut the ball around the right into the green, sometimes considering a bank shot to stick it.  But this 6-wood was a perfect play for a finishing ace.

A third new box is just in front of the original left box…check out this high 6W that floats down off the rough into a right pin.


Priming for Golden Tee 2019!

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It’s that time of year again to get pumped for new courses and features, and you can find links to everything new here — check back often as more news is released regarding Golden Tee 2019…the 30-year anniversary!

Now, the courses!  They look fantastic, as usual…click the links below to get much more detail on the new offers for 2019:
Agave Ranch
Beals Creek
Catedrais Beach
Pembroke Links
Sandhill Woods

In addition to the 5 new courses, we’re hoping to get a chance to play two more reimagined courses from the Golden Tee Fore era…stay tuned!

Time-released tee boxes were a big hit in 2018, so we’ll assume to have those again in 2019 as well.

There are three new club sets to help in 2019!  First is a low-lofted set called The Stinger.  Next is The Seeker which introduces a new chipping wedge.  Finally there’s the World Champ 2019 club set from Evan Gossett.

There are also new virtual balls available in 2019 – check out details on the Gripper and the Rainmaker.

Fashion Fridays are back…here’s a batch of new American-themed clothing.  And some other fun options are for sale early if you can’t wait!

In addition to the always creative clothing options, there are 18(!) new new custom putters added for 2019!  Check them out here: 8-bit, Saxy Time, Moby Dick, It’s Lit, Shredder, Hocus Pocus, Atomic Drop, The Initiator, Get Bent, Axe-Kicker, Pop-Pop, and more coming…you can find them all in the GT Caddy app.

There’s a new play mode in Casual Play called Real Time Rivals, which brings John Daly into the game and lets casual players see how they stack up against different skill levels!  Here’s a preview video of this new mode of play.  And here’s an introduction to the characters.  For more detail, check out the bios on Duffer Dan, Sandy Hazard, and others to come!

Another new exciting mode of play is called Events Mode, where players will face unique conditions or offerings never before seen…this should be a fun way to shake things up!

To give you a chance at more Great Shot Points, we now have the “Ultra Shot“, worth double the points if your ball dunks in the hole without bouncing in!

Another great update is additional data on YouTube replays, so you can see the conditions and the execution of the shot to help you learn and improve!

We aren’t getting other popularly-requested features this year (no chipping on the greens, no driving range), but once again Golden Tee has lots for us to be excited about heading into late September and the 30th anniversary release!

Check out this guide to navigating the GT Caddy App for 2019.

Finally, check out this dated guide to time-released content to appear over the coming months!


Mystic Hills — Golden Tee 2018

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Enjoy this remastered course from Lanesboro, Pennsylvania!

The worst setups here may leave you with a GT Par of -26, while the best ones could have you looking at -30.  #2 is rarely there with a great look, #5 can be shut down from the back box, #10 can also be shut down with a bad setup, and #12 is rarely shut down with a bad look from the back-right box.


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