Posts Tagged ‘Golden Tee 2009’

Falcon Sands — Hole #6: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Falcon Sands

Handicap: 17th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.91 / -1.00 Eagle+ 2% Birdie 89% Par 7% Bogey 2% Double+ Even if you are 400 yards away, you should at least take a look at the setup for a rare chance to try to drive this green. A tail wind helps a lot. Aim right […]



Falcon Sands — Hole #5: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Falcon Sands

Handicap: 12th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -0.73/ -1.00 Eagle+ 2% Birdie 72% Par 23% Bogey 3% Double+ With some setups, you can use a high tee and blast a straight driver to the second fairway. This gives you a short iron, which you’ll want with some of the pin placements. The only danger […]



Falcon Sands — Hole #4: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Falcon Sands

Handicap: 14th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -1.64 / -2.00 Eagle+ 69% Birdie 25% Par 5% Bogey 1% Double+ You should pretty much always blast a straight, high-teed driver out to the second fairway (here’s a hole-out from there). Even if you don’t get to the fairway, the desert sand is just fine too. […]



Falcon Sands — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Falcon Sands

Handicap: 15th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.86 / -1.00 Eagle+ 2% Birdie 83% Par 14% Bogey 1% Double+ Here’s an example hole-out to a back pin. If you get a front pin, you can actually take advantage of the sand here. It’s elevated, so if you land short, the sand will stop the […]



Falcon Sands — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Falcon Sands

Handicap: 10th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -1.27 / -2.00 Eagle+ 46% Birdie 36% Par 16% Bogey 2% Double+ Bottom line — aim straight at the green and let it rip! You’ll almost always be shooting a B2 or other 180-type shot right at this green — even a medium-teed driver hit firmly will […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #15: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 3rd hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -0.31 / -1.00  Eagle+ Birdie 54% Par 27% Bogey 15% Double+ 4% A narrow winding river can suck up careless drives here. There’s no reason to have to hit a long drive, so just find a spot in this voluptuous fairway where you’ll stay dry, and then […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #14: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 9th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -0.61 / -1.00  Eagle+ Birdie 64% Par 33% Bogey 3% Double+ Only a select few will ever have a chance to drive the green here, but Mouth teed up a huge A1 and got it there! For the rest of us, you should always be able to […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #12: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 2nd hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -0.24 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 54% Par 26% Bogey 13% Double+ 7% Ah, the “donut hole”. Pin placement determines the difficulty here. This is the 2nd toughest hole on the course, so par is not bad here. There are also some tough drop zones if you do […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #10: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 10th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -0.64 / -1.00 Eagle+ 1% Birdie 73% Par 19% Bogey 6% Double+ 2% Stay safe off the tee — 5-wood / 5-wood can certainly get the job done! This is not the hole to be aggressive off the tee, yet many players are dropping strokes here. Here’s […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #8: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 13th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -1.55 / -2.00 Eagle+ 64% Birdie 26% Par 9% Bogey 1% Double+ Hit a high-teed driver over the trees to cut the corner of the fairway quite a bit. Make sure you don’t miss left in the trees that protect the left side of the fairway, because […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #6: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 5th hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -0.34 / -1.00  Eagle+ Birdie 59% Par 21% Bogey 17% Double+ 3% Here’s another tough par 3 early on that forces you to stick a small area of green. Bogey or worse happens often here — it’s best to be long to ensure par, and be very […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #4: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 14th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -1.59 / -2.00 Eagle+ 64% Birdie 32% Par 3% Bogey 1% Double+ You should be trying to hit it long down the right fairway here most of the time, especially if you aren’t using lofted clubs. A high tee can help add some distance too if you’re […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 11th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -0.71 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 77% Par 19% Bogey 3% Double+ 1% This early par 3 has a tricky green, so you shouldn’t necessarily aim for the flag. Find a box of green that will ensure you a direct putt at the flag, and make sure you […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 17th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.92 / -1.00  Eagle+ 1% Birdie 90% Par 7% Bogey 2% Double+ In very rare cases, you might have a chance to drive this one!  Check out this shot. Otherwise, if you get a good tee box, just let it rip! Here’s an example hole-out after a […]



Grizzly Flats — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Grizzly Flats

Handicap: 18th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.96 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 96% Par 4% Bogey Double+ EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT



Laurel Park — Hole #16: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

Teeing it high and going over the top is usually the way to go!  But, be careful of invisileaves — they can jump out and bite you! With a strong head wind or a cross wind, a teed-high 5-wood should clear the trees left or right of center.  Here’s a great over-the-top dunk, and here’s […]



Laurel Park — Hole #13: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

With a favorable tee box and pin, you can play a small curve around the trees — here’s a hole-out dunk! If you’re positioned on the right, you can tuck a 3-wood around the corner like this great shot. If you’re tucked away left, you might be able to tee it low and punch a […]



Laurel Park — Hole #12: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT



Laurel Park — Hole #11: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

This hole is occasionally driveable.  A combo that’s been known to work is an A1 teed-high 3-wood around the corner — here’s an example ace!  Here’s another great 3W holeout.  And here’s a 406-yard 3-wood ace! You may also get a good setup to take this hole head-on if you have a far left tee.  […]



Laurel Park — Hole #10: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

There are lots of options here — you can go straight over the gazebo (this high-teed driver set up a good approach shot) or straight under/through the gazebo (here’s a nice drive) to set up your approach, like this nice shot.  You can also find some grass to the left of the gazebo (here’s a […]



Laurel Park — Hole #9: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

With a left tee box, you can go over or under the trees by teeing it high or low.  A high-teed 5-wood or 7-wood can get over the trees in some cases — and check out the hole this high-teed 3-wood found! A driver can get under the trees if you need to — it […]



Laurel Park — Hole #8: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

Two greens here!  Here’s a hole-out to the water green, and here’s a great one-hop dunk! Here’s a hole-out to the sand green.



Laurel Park — Hole #7: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

Once again, lay out at the northern-most point of the fairway, as close to the water as you can safely get.  One thing to note on your approach is that a driver stays underneath the leaves of the tree that tries to get in your way, so you shouldn’t have to take it way out […]



Laurel Park — Hole #3: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT



Laurel Park — Hole #2: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

Just lay back behind the sand on the left — no reason to kill a drive here.  Here’s an example hole-out. There may be rare cases where you can drive this green — here’s a really long high-teed driver that almost went in!  Here’s another close one around the other side.  The Air-Os can also […]



Laurel Park — Hole #1: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Laurel Park

EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT



Timber Bay — Hole #17: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Timber Bay

Handicap: 7th hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -0.76 / -2.00  Eagle+ 25% Birdie 48% Par 13% Bogey 8% Double+ 6% You should almost always drive out to the left here. Consider the wind and pin placement, and put your ball in a position that allows the best approach shot through the gap in the […]



Timber Bay — Hole #15: Par 4

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Timber Bay

Handicap: 5th hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -0.28 / -1.00  Eagle+ Birdie 46% Par 41% Bogey 11% Double+ 12% Check out the wind and tee position, because you may be able to drive this hole! If you’ve got a big tailwind, consider teeing high a driver, which can carry 380 to the green if […]



Timber Bay — Hole #13: Par 5

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Timber Bay

Handicap: 9th hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -1.22 / -2.00  Eagle+ 47% Birdie 31% Par 19% Bogey 3% Double+ You’ll be cutting around the corner with an A1-type shot, but accuracy is more important than distance here. A left-blowing wind makes this tee shot very difficult, so you may want low loft so you […]



Timber Bay — Hole #12: Par 3

By • Updated: Nov 6th, 2011 • Category: Timber Bay

Handicap: 2nd hardest hole Category: Difficult Average Score: -0.25 / -1.00  Eagle+ Birdie 39% Par 49% Bogey 10% Double+ 2% The challenge here lies in the slope of the green, because it’s hard to sustain a cut shot into that slope when you’re shooting downhill. Be happy just to stick this green for a birdie […]