Handicap: 16th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.81 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 83% Par 15% Bogey 2% Double+ If you get the “ladies tee box” up front and left, you can sometimes drive the green — check out this ace! Otherwise, carry down to the second fairway if you can — here’s a hole-out […]

Handicap: 14th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -1.56 / -2.00 Eagle+ 66% Birdie 36% Par 4% Bogey Double+ The best option, if it’s there, is to blast it down the left side. There’s sand in the fairway to the left, but you don’t necessarily have to be to the right of it — you […]

Handicap: 13th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.78 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 84% Par 10% Bogey 6% Double+ This hole has two greens, but neither is very challenging. One green has a bit of slope but is pretty big — here’s a hole-out there. The other green has a trickier shape but is flat […]

Handicap: 11th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -1.33 / -2.00  Eagle+ 40% Birdie 53% Par 7% Bogey Double+ What a cool hole this one is. You can go any of three ways off the tee, and you can reach the green in two from any of them if you place your drive well enough! […]

Handicap: 12th hardest hole Category: Moderate Average Score: -1.43 / -2.00  Eagle+ 60% Birdie 24% Par 15% Bogey 1% Double+ This hole is not as intimidating as it might look. Loft isn’t usually an issue — in fact, most of the time you should NOT use a high tee so that you can apply backspin […]

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You won’t find any tips in this article, but I thought it’d be fun to share the process that GTF goes through when preparing for a year of new courses and new features! First, I soak up all the teasers and previews that start coming out 2-3 months before the release date.  I like to […]

You may have seen some pretty awesome YouTube shots this month where you saw someone (probably Putz) drive a par 4 that you never thought possible, just by hitting it straight.  I’ll point out four pretty sweet examples: Timber Bay #15 Grizzly Flats #7 Falcon Sands #6 Falcon Sands #7 I don’t even have examples […]

Now that you’ve hopefully got many games of 2011 under your belts, you have a pretty good idea of the holes on which you score well, but more so, you probably know which holes are giving you fits.  Ever wonder if other players like you are struggling on the same holes? Better yet, wouldn’t it […]

Description: This dynamic set features the Thor irons for greater backspin and roll. Includes the flop wedge for greenside control. Low-loft Driver (8.5 degrees): 310 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 7 Wood: 200 9 Wood: 190 5 Iron: 160 6 Iron: 150 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 Gap Wedge: 70 Loft […]

Description: The Rebel set features 5 fairway woods and 4 wedges! Great loft for both long range and short distance shots. Low-loft Driver (8.5 degrees): 310 3 Wood: 275 4 Wood: 260 5 Wood: 250 7 Wood: 200 9 Wood: 190 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 Pitching Wedge: 80 Gap Wedge: 70 […]

With the introduction of the dynamic distance indicator in Golden Tee Live 2010, players now get to see how differing conditions affect the distance of any particular shot.  The amount of rain in combination with the lie of your ball triggers a formula that calculates the number you see on the distance marker with any […]

Description: The Peregrine hybrid sole creates more distance for midrange shots. The flop wedge offers great control around the greens. Low-loft Driver (8.5 degrees): 310 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 7 Wood: 200 4 Hybrid: 190 5 Hybrid: 170 6 Hybrid: 160 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 Gap Wedge: 70 Loft […]

As of the 2012 release, you may have as many as 16 different types of virtual golf balls in your bag.  Now is a good time to take a look at all of them to see what’s right for your game. Golden Tee’s site gives you a nice little graph showing the expected performance of […]

There are three parts to this discussion, but they have been up for debate for years.  Let’s start with spin on putts. PLAYER CLAIM: Applying roll or backspin to putts affects the putt. IT CLAIM: Spin has no effect on putts. Many pros believe that spin absolutely has an affect on the putt.  Some players […]

Many of you may have recently played in a big Golden Tee tournament featuring some of the best players in the game.  While you never expected to compete with these guys, you expected to at least hold your own, because you know your ability.  But then qualifying is a disaster, and then you find yourself […]

This one you have to see to believe.  Enjoy! The drive The recovery

It’s happened to all of us — we pay that extra dollar to give Prize Play a shot, shoot a great score of about 5 strokes better than average, but still end up out of luck in 21st place.  Wouldn’t you like a chance to have your handicapped scores pitted against others with a REAL […]

Ready for a hardcore dissection of angles and alignment?  My buddy Jeremy Olson has you covered!  The PDF document below speaks for itself and will almost certainly get you thinking about things you’ve never before considered while playing Golden Tee. Yes, it’s data heavy, but it will certainly be beneficial to those of us still […]

Most of us have a decent handle on distance when shooting a straight B2 shot.  However, what happens to your distance when you try to shoot the same 180-degree shot at an angle?  More than likely, you’re going to lose distance.  Theoretically, you should get the same distance off these shots as straight B2 shots, […]

Some of the toughest shots in this game come when you are right in-between distances with two high-lofted clubs.  Many of us use the Hawks, and most of us dread shots from 80 yards out — this is because the 9-iron sets up for 100 yards and the Sand Wedge sets up for 60 yards. […]

Just a quick fact to file away for you here — it takes 32 turns to complete a full 360-degree rotation of your golfer, so that means that each turn is worth 11.25 degrees.  Now you know!

With experience, most of us become pretty good putters.  We have a handle on how much break to play from different distances, and we don’t often miss putts.  If you’re at this stage, there’s another important hint to learn if you haven’t discovered this already. Let’s say you have a 50-foot putt, Up 5.  You […]

Kickin’ It Old School: Making its Golden Tee debut is the Hickory set. Equipped with a niblick, mashie, cleek and more, this retro set has the sound and feel that many of the older players will immediately relate to. Best of all, even though you’ll be playing with a vintage set, the clubs performance will […]

En Fuego: If you are one to struggle with your shots around or into the green, this might just be the perfect remedy! Equipped with four wedges and the game’s most stylish driver, this set offers up a unique sense of control for those who are already comfortable with their long-range game. Driver (9.5 degrees): […]

Sand Saver Savior: This set is built for those who might battle tougher lies on a more regular basis. The low-friction coating on the club produces much longer shots out of bad lies (sand, rough, dirt, etc.), while also offering up a very consistent set in terms of distance and limiting gaps. Driver (9.5 degrees): […]

By now you’ve probably seen the grid that the guys at IT put together to compare Distance, Backspin, Curve and Loft for all available virtual balls in Golden Tee 2011. It’s certainly a nice resource, but it might scare you away from trying different types of balls if you establish an opinion based solely on […]

Handicap: 18th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -0.97 / -1.00 Eagle+ 2% Birdie 93% Par 5% Bogey Double+ EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT

EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT

Handicap: 18th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -1.00 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 100% Par Bogey Double+