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Volcano Palms — Hole #4: Par 5

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From the middle or front box, you can clear the sand ahead to make the fat part of the second fairway for a straight approach.

From the back box, a good layup spot is short and left to give you a line into the green…check out this example 3-wood hole-out. Here’s another with the driver.

You can also play ahead in the fairway and curve something like a 7-wood around the trees into the green for your approach.

Finally, you can high-tee a driver aiming for the beachy sand short of the hill to the right. By landing here, you can have a straight approach into the green, especially with a 7-wood. The risk here is that short is water, and if you’re a bit too long, you’re nestled up against the hill and won’t be able to get there.

Volcano Palms — Hole #5: Par 4

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This is usually a tough front-9 eagle where you have to curve a shot around trees and stick the green…not only is there water on the left and back, but the deep bunkers all around will also suck up errant tee shots. It’s always safest to go around the right side so you stay over dry land…you don’t want to flirt too much with that water.

From the back box, this high-teed 5-wood floats over to a left pin.

From the middle box, this high-teed 4-wood finds a back pin.

Volcano Palms — Hole #6: Par 3

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Volcano Palms — Hole #7: Par 5

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From the left box, the enticing approach is the fairway peninsula straight ahead between the lava. However, distance control with backspin is a must…the downward slope will project many a shot forward into the burn.

From the right box, the fairway shortcut area seems like a nice spot, but you’ll still have an awfully difficult approach even if you land it, since you’ll still shooting through/around trees to the green. This is not usually a good option.

The best situation from the right box is still the shortcut area in the middle of the lava, but those pesky trees make it tough to hit. One option is a low-teed driver with backspin. There is a gap on the way there with tree leaves left-center, upper-right, and lower-right. It has the right trajectory to get between the leaves on the right side of this gap, so as long as you avoid the left-center leaves, you should be okay.

Another option from here is a high-teed 5-wood, which will go over the trees…obviously it’s tougher to stick the downward-sloping landing area, but this can work too.

If you’re a big hitter and have a great wind towards the hole, you can turn right and play a huge C3-drive to the main fairway, hugging the left side, to get you close enough to get there in two. Here’s a driver hole-out.

Volcano Palms — Hole #8: Par 4

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This is a very difficult eagle — you’ll have an offset awkward look, sometimes around the trees, into a horribly-shaped green…always go for it, because you can salvage birdie if you miss…just don’t go long in the water! It’s usually anywhere between a 3-wood with backspin to a 5-wood, and a high tee is an option with a head wind.

From the back-left box, here’s a one-hop 3-wood to a front pin.

From the back-right box, this 5W finds a center pin.

Volcano Palms — Hole #9: Par 3

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From the middle box, here’s a 7-wood ace.

From the back-right box, here’s a 6-wood dunk.

Volcano Palms — Hole #10: Par 5

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It’s usually best to hit as far out as you can, favoring the left side since the fairway slopes right. Elevation shouldn’t be an issue with your club on the approach unless you are too far right and have to deal with something like a 4-iron.

Shots seem to carry long into the green here, so you’ll learn to ease up on your approach…avoid any spin with a headwind.

Volcano Palms — Hole #11: Par 4

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Turn right and play a small cut around the corner to get closer to the green to ensure you have plenty of club to get there in two.

After a nice drive, here’s a 5-wood holed-out to a front-left pin. This 3-wood was way off but got generous bounces to find the hole!

Even if you happen to drive too far into the sand, all is not lost — check out this recovery!

Volcano Palms — Hole #12: Par 4

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This par 4 is very easy from the front box, often a short straight shot at the green. Here’s a 4-hybrid ace from there.

From the middle box, you’ll need some loft or curve…this 7-wood had no problem going over the top to find the hole.

The left box requires quite a bit of cut around the mountain and will be a much tougher eagle, OR, you can try to shoot around the left side instead — check out this high-teed 7-wood over the left edge for the ace!

Finally, there’s another tee box way back and out to the right where you just need distance control down into the green, and it can require as much as a high-teed driver.

Volcano Palms — Hole #13: Par 5

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There are a couple options off the tee here depending on the wind and pin. By far the most common is to either blast a drive straight ahead, hugging the left edge of the fairway, or rotate right and play a big C3 drive to this second fairway. The farther the better, as you are trying to get out past trees guarding your approach. The approach from here can be tricky as you may be between an 8-iron and 9-iron, so it will take some skill and touch to stick for an eagle putt.

The other layup option is to the center of the circular edge of the fairway to the far right. From here, there is a straight gap through the trees to the green. This is a good option if the wind and flag line up straight through the gap.

Volcano Palms — Hole #14: Par 3

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From the front-left box, this 9-wood spins back into a front pin.

Volcano Palms — Hole #15: Par 4

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There are conditions from the front box where this green is perhaps drivable — this high-teed driver got through the trees and trickled down almost onto the green! And by pulling off the Turbo A1, this drive did find the green and almost the cup!

Most of the time you’ll just play out to the end of the second fairway for a short chip into the green. If the pin is towards the right, then the farther out, the better. Here’s a fairway hole-out to a center pin, and here’s an 8-iron hole-out from the rough to a right pin.

Volcano Palms — Hole #16: Par 5

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Here’s another par 5 that may be driveable, so take a look at the setup! From the front-left box, this high-teed 3-wood had just enough to clear the volcano and trickle down into the hole! This one played as a C3 into a right wind also dropped into a left pin for the super albatross! Finally, some of the higher-lofted drivers with a high tee may clear the volcano as well — this one (Surge driver with Streaks) almost finds the hole. There’s a bit of risk here because of the water and downhill slope of the green, but it’s fun to give it a try if you can make it!

Most of the time, you’ll be laying up to any of the fairway strips out to the right…whatever seems easiest based on your clubs and the wind. From the center strip, here’s a driver hole-out to a back pin.

From the left strip, here’s a 3-wood hole-out to a back pin.

Volcano Palms — Hole #17: Par 3

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The tricky part about greens like this, other than the slope, is trying to ensure you don’t end up on the wrong side and leave the grassy hill between your ball and the hole! Even though water is short, the front of the green is the safest place to give you access to both sides of the green.

From the back-left box, here’s a perfect dunk with the 3-hybrid! And this 6-wood floated a bit too far to a back-right pin but caught just the right bounce to intercept the hole.

Volcano Palms — Hole #18: Par 4

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From the front box, this low-teed 3-hybrid went around the right side and bounced up to drop in for an ace! This 2-hybrid did the same thing — awesome. It’s safer, though, to float a wood around either the left or right side to carry and stick the green. To use the left side, you’ll want more loft — this 7-wood was played perfectly for the ace.

From the back box, this one had just enough to carry and backspin into the hole. While the left side is more direct, it brings the water into play the entire time, so a safer play in cooperating conditions would be to play around the right side.

Elkhorn Ridge — Golden Tee 2016

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Here is the official preview of the new 2016 Mt. Robson, Canada course, and this article breaks down the course even further.

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

GT Par on this course is either -28 or -29 (depending on if #1 is drivable).

This post will contain tips, tricks, and information related to the 2016 Golden Tee course Elkhorn Ridge! 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.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #1: Par 4

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Even from the back box, this hole can be driven with a big A1 drive and a nice wind…check out this ace to start the round! Sometimes it’s best to play the hill to the right, and other times you’ll want to try to carry the green on the fly by rotating left another click.

This is the most popular hole to try the Turbo A1 Drive in an attempt to steal an early stroke from your friends. With that, here’s a 459-yard ace to start the round, the longest known YouTube ace!

Even if you can’t get there, it can be nice to be down by the sand for an eagle chip onto this flat green.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #2: Par 4

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Not usually that challenging, but you can’t flirt too much with the water…an offset look will make you have to work a little bit for your eagle putt. From the back box, here’s a nice driver with a slight cut into a right pin.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #3: Par 3

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Here’s a 7-iron dunk from the front box.

From the right box, this 7-wood had just enough to bounce into a front pin.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #4: Par 5

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With a good setup, or almost always from the front box, you can blast it long and straight to have a straight shot into the green from the main fairway.

Another alternative, especially from the back box, is turn left and loft a shorter shot (high-teed 4W works well) over the mountain onto the shortcut fairway patch for a long, but straight, approach — here’s an example driver hole-out from there.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #5: Par 4

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The offset look and the elevation change provide the challenge here, so make sure you err to the center of the green to give yourself an eagle putt. Remember that backspin, when shooting downhill, causes more spin than on flat elevation, so be careful when applying it…especially with a headwind.

From the front box, this 5-wood floated down and backspun into a front pin.

From the back box, here’s another 5-wood backspin floater.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #6: Par 3

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Only real danger here is the water on the right side, so don’t get too aggressive when the pin is to the right! A bogey is not what you want on your card this early.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #7: Par 5

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While you can sometimes get there from the main left fairway, it requires a precise drive long and hugging the right side to allow a long drive into the green.

Most of the time, you’ll need to work your drive around the trees to the shortcut area towards the green. Don’t be short in the first half because it slopes backwards into the water! Make sure to take your shot way out left or right, because the tree will gobble it up if you don’t. Whether you go around right or left depends fully on the wind and your tee box…do what feels most comfortable. The final caution is the snow…if you get stuck there, your eagle hopes are gone.

From the front edge, this 3-wood finds a back pin.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #8: Par 4

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From the back-middle box, this high-teed 7-wood cut around and over for the ace. This high-teed 6-iron didn’t have enough to clear cleanly but still bounced forward, down and into the cup! And this medium-teed 9-wood also didn’t clear cleanly but got the perfect bounces into the hole.

From the left box, it’s nice to have a 9-wood in the bag that you can tee high and take straight over the top especially with a headwind. However, this high-teed 7-iron cleared the top and found the hole! This high-teed 8-iron also cleared and had enough distance to reach the cup. This high-teed 6-iron didn’t have enough to clear cleanly but got some nice bounces down into the cup!

Otherwise, you can cut a shot around the mountain with backspin to hold the green. It’s uphill, so you’ll usually need to either club up or high-tee to carry the green.

From the right box, you’ll have the easiest time with your approach…this 7-wood went straight at a right pin for the ace. However, with a left pin, you still may want to cut around your approach…check out this great 8-wood cut into a left pin!

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #9: Par 3

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Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #10: Par 5

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Many times you can blast out to the fatter part of the second fairway for a straight-in shot in two…this is the best place to be if you can carry your drive over the water.

With a tough setup, you can also lay up back in the left part of the first fairway and still have a pretty straight shot into the green around the mountain.

If you don’t get your drive out far enough left, you’ll have to curve a shot around the mountain into the green — this 3-wood got it done!

If you like the setup towards the left island fairway, or if you can’t clear the water to the left part of the fairway, it offers a fine approach as well.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #11: Par 4

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From the front-left box, here’s a video of a driver with roll that found a ramp to jump up onto the green! This is rare, but as long as you aren’t concerned about the loft of your approach, you may as well give it a try!

Even though your approach is uphill, loft isn’t usually a problem…the only issue can be finding yourself in between clubs. So think ahead a little bit about where you think you want to be, but the fairway anywhere should be fine.

You can even lay back at the top of the first fairway if you’d rather bring in a wood without having to shoot uphill.

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #12: Par 3

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Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #13: Par 5

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Most common layup spot is the elevated landing area in the center…this can be had with a high tee with a headwind or normal tee with backspin given a tailwind. You’ll have a wood into the hole from there… here’s a driver hole-out.

Another less popular layup spot is to the right of this one and farther away. You can’t get there from every box, and it may be tougher to stick, but it’s an option that won’t result in water if you miss.

It’s possible, especially with the wind blowing towards the hole, to drop your drive straight ahead in the main fairway and play a big C3 shot into the green as well.

Using the Turbo A1, here’s a huge drive out to the right fairway for an easy approach!

Elkhorn Ridge — Hole #14: Par 4

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Pin placement, like in the back right, can make this approach tough. Put your drive in a spot where you can stick a small landing area if needed; otherwise, most anywhere is fine.

After laying back with the drive, this 5-wood hopped nicely into a back-right cup.