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Congrats to Dannyboy on sinking this monster putt — will it be beaten?
If you’re like me, you’ve had to put up with playing on a machine where the ball “pulls” to one side or the other. So, if the ball pulls left, a normal shot straight forward will get pulled left by the flaw in the dirty trackball or rollers. And then, to compensate, you have to […]
I’ll bet many of the amateurs have noticed that you can put up a -15 one day and crack the top 20, but if you shoot the same score during a different time of day, you might end up 30th instead. Sure, a lot of this has to do with the random talent level in […]
Well this is coming a little late — this tourney was a month ago, but I still wanted to give my perspective of the first every Golden Tee tourney I’ve witnessed! My buddy Matt and I rolled into St. Charles around noon on Saturday. I was concerned about parking and even getting into the bar, […]
If you’re fairly new to the game, or even if you aren’t, you can come across acronyms in Golden Tee forums that you have no clue about. I took the liberty of asking about some of them and came up with the following small list. If you know any more, feel free to add a […]
This section is meant to capture all the quirky or unexpected things you’ve come across while playing the 2008 Golden Tee courses. I’ll also add the quirks that apply to specific holes to my course breakdowns, so that you can know what to expect when checking out each hole! 1) On Summit #7, if it’s […]
I was curious how many of the pros, if any, play 9 holes for prizes. I had the idea since you can play in half the time, for less money, yet still win as much as you’d win on 18 holes. It seems to me that if you’re playing to win money, 9 holes is […]
In this article, I posted in some dialogue from a great discussion on Underdog, prompted from a question I had emailed to me. A guy with a Golden Tee Complete machine was curious how all the courses stacked up against each other in difficulty, per year. Following is the discussion that entailed — enjoy! Crawdad […]
The other picture section was getting quite large, so here’s another collection of quirky pics! First, let’s watch a little slideshow of Dannyboy sinking! Watch his shoes and feet disappear into the ground! Where’s the hole? There it is! Congrats Dannyboy on reaching exactly 10,000 GSPs! Trojan Man managed to get his ball to levitate […]
The goal of this site is to help you learn enough to beat your buddies at Golden Tee, so why not make things interesting? Following are some ideas for games you can play to always make every shot interesting! First of all, there are specific accomplishments that you can designate money-worthy and pick a dollar […]
Here is an updated link to my semi-complete clothing inventory in Golden Tee, so everyone can see what outfits I’ve won (at least by name). I’ve won all I can win for 2008, and it’s everything except the old Top Flite clothing. If you started playing after the 2008 courses came out, you might not […]
Another problem that afflicts Golden Tee beginners and some amateurs is the overuse of backspin. These guys will take away any chance they have of getting close to a back pin by landing in the middle of the green with backspin, or they will spin a shot back off the front of the green by […]
This post is dedicated to the fun creatures that the Golden Tee folks have thrown into the game for your viewing pleasure if your ball happens to end up some place far from where you need to be! Borrowed from an original post on the ITS Golden Tee Forum, here is where you’ll find all […]
I wanted to add a post summarizing my experience with Golden Tee pro Brian Bernhardt, who I met on Jan. 5, 2008. Brian and I met and played at 21 Club in Galesburg, IL, which is a pretty short drive for both of us. First, Brian gave me a summary of his incredible Golden Tee […]
Golden Tee Live 2008 sure has its share of tee boxes! You can find yourself on any one of several boxes during the course of a round, and many times the boxes are not even close to each other. Often you’ll be coming into the green with a completely different angle as your playing partner! […]
Unfortunately, there are some areas, even states, where players don’t have the option of playing for Golden Tee prizes! Arizona, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and New Jersey don’t allow playing for prizes anywhere in the state, and that’s tough for players there who want to see how they stack up against players from around […]
Thanks to Dannyboy for submitting this pic — can anyone beat this? Click the image for full size. Get ready for a 7-putt, HA!
Borrowing from a blog on underdogsports, I’ve compiled votes for the toughest holes on 2008 Golden Tee Live. In most cases, votes went to holes where it’s toughest to make GT Par. There weren’t an overwhelming number of votes in that blog, but enough to be able to point out several of the potential stumbling […]
The votes are in! Borrowing from a blog on underdogsports.net, there have been enough votes to have a consensus on the difficulty ranking of each 2008 course in Golden Tee Live. Here’s the breakdown, from hardest to easiest: 1) Bayou Bay — got 41 of 68 votes for hardest course, and average rank was 1.57. […]
This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s Summit Lakes, in Yukon Territory, Canada, which was voted the 3rd hardest of the 2008 courses by the expert community. The par 3 17th hole got multiple votes as one of the toughest holes in Golden Tee Live 2008, and holes 10 and […]
After polling several of the experts, there are three different ways people choose to set up for Golden Tee Live 2008 Summit Lakes. Three different options are presented towards playing Summit Lakes. The most popular choice is to use the old hybrids (”old birds”) and the orange balls. The next most popular option is to […]
An easy par 4 to start, as usual – just try to position your tee shot with a straight-in wind so that you have the best chance of holing out your approach shot, or at least getting Great Shot Points! Here’s an example hole-out. It’s always easy to turn left once and pound an A1 […]
This par 3 plays slightly uphill, so above all else, make sure you don’t leave it short in the water! Here’s a backspin hole-out to a front pin, and here’s an example hole-out to a back pin.
There’s no substitute for practice in Golden Tee, so keep at it! In addition to practicing, there are several other ways to help you improve your game. This section contains tips on how to keep getting better!
As in real golf, most guys like to show off their long drives on Golden Tee. It’s usually beneficial to be able to crank out a long drive, because that may make the difference in whether or not you can reach that par 5 green in 2 shots. But as the game has evolved, driving […]
Here’s an occasionally drivable par 4. If the lake is frozen, be glad, because most of the water the rest of the way will be too! The round will play much easier than if the water is in liquid form. From the front of this huge tee box, you can get to the green with […]
On this par 5, you should always be able to reach the bottom fairway off the tee. Don’t worry about clearing the mountain either – even a low-loft driver with roll will go straight over the edge of the mountain. Simply turn left until you are lined up to land in the rough between the […]
Don’t take this tee shot for granted – make sure you end up in the middle of the fairway, because there’s trouble right and left! Stay in the middle and you’re in good shape to birdie. Here’s an example hole-out.
This shot is tough because the wind affects it so much. Play one less club because of the downhill shot, and compensate for the wind more than usual since the ball will be in the air longer! Here’s a great floater to a back pin.
This par 4 is drivable 90% of the time. The left side of this tee box is money – hit a straight wood with backspin to the green. Here’s a nice 3-wood down and in! From the middle of the box, you’ll need to hit a B1 or a small A1 around the mountain to […]
