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Nothing fancy on hole 1 — just get out at least to the top of the hill and try to line up the wind with the pin as best you can! EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT
There’s no point in trying to clear the lake here — just punch it down the fairway. Be careful on your approach shot with the sandy moat in front — a low-lofted club may get stuck in there, so make sure you fly the green and stick it! EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT
Here’s a tough, long par 3 that can set up over 300 yards! It’s slightly downhill, and you’ll probably have to fly the sand, landing on the green and sticking it by the pin. Make sure you leave yourself a clear putt at the flag because of the oddly shaped green! EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT 1 EXAMPLE […]
Time for some fun! This hole is great. It’ll take some practice, but you should always be trying to punch a driver (or a very low-lofted iron) through the covered bridge onto the green! The tee box is 60-70 yards long, but it’s always in line with the bridge. You’ll have an offset look through […]
Here is a manageable eagle opportunity on a par 5. You have to get long, but more importantly to the right, off the tee, and many times rotating left and hitting an A1 will be the shot for you to get far out to the right side of the fairway. However, you can also really […]
The safe play is to lay up out to the right, far enough where you have a clear shot into the green. But what fun is that? There’s usually room to play a small C3-type shot with a 5-wood over the trees, if the 5-wood looks like it offers the right distance to get to […]
Pin placement can make this shot difficult sometimes, as can the fact that you don’t know whether the green will have slope of up 7, down 7, or left 7, because of all the different tee boxes! Use the strategies you already know to attack this green based on the slope. Be warned on downhill […]
From the right tee box on this par 5, there is a fairly big landing area along the river that offers you a shortcut into the green in two, but it is REALLY tough to stick! It’s very hard to get around the trees and carry the landing area without getting caught up in the […]
This hole offers a lot of looks from two tee boxes set up perpendicular to each other. If you’re closer to the barn, a 5-wood does not always clear the silo rising up in the middle, so work around that if you can. From the front right tee box, a 3-wood clears the bar just […]
Yikes. Golden Tee sometimes likes to punish you coming out of the clubhouse for the back 9, and this hole certainly fits that bill. If you choose to hit a long drive, you’re almost certain to have a tree blocking your approach shot into the green. Instead, I sometimes like to lay up short into […]
On this par 3, you’ll be on any one of 5 different tee boxes, hitting into a well-guarded green. If conditions are tough, just aim for the middle of the green and deal with your putt, rather than ending up in the water or sand! EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT 1 EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT 2
From the left tee box on this crazy par 5, you can usually play a big A1 with roll and get your ball to either carry, skip, or bounce down to the lower-level fairway to the right. If there’s a big wind at your back, you may consider laying up at the top of the […]
This par 4 with an island green is usually driveable but very tough! There are 4 tee boxes, and sometimes you’re on the back of one and simply can’t get there with your driver. If this is the case, you at least have a lot of fairway to work with so you can line up […]
This hole has several looks among 3 tee boxes, but you should always check out the small gap in the trees leading towards the pin. Most of the time, you’ll have a look with anything from a low-iron to a 5-wood to a driver that has the proper trajectory to fit right in that gap! […]
On this hole, you’ll usually be laying up in the circle fairway, although sometimes you can clear the river to the next fairway. If you’re laying up in the circle, be careful, because it slopes down and can leak into the water if you hit it too far! With this elevated green, loft becomes important […]
The easiest shortcut here is to a grassy hill just over the river — if you are on the left tee box, you can line up with the green and you’ll see it straight ahead. Pull out your 3-wood (you’ll need the loft) and crank it straight ahead on top of this hill! From here, […]
Another par 3 with drastically different looks from multiple tee boxes. If you’re got the wind and the slope going the same direction, it’s extremely difficult to hold this green, and if you don’t, it might be wet. You can pray that the wind is blowing opposite the slope so that you can play a […]
Woodland Farm finishes with a driveable par 4, but you’re going to have to maneuver one of the most difficult greens in the game, both in terms of shape and slope. If your drive is short, it’s wet. If it’s long, it might bounce back down and be wet. If you hold the green, you […]
This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s Grand Savannah, by the Mara River in Tanzania. Check back soon to see how this course and specific holes rates difficulty-wise among all the 2009 courses! Check back here and learn even more tips and tricks, and how to play from each of the […]
So what’s the best set of clubs to use when playing Golden Tee 2009’s Grand Savannah? Well, I got feedback from 25 pros on their choices, and here’s what I found! The most votes went to the new Big Bertha set available in 2009. Players like the combination of the 310-yard driver and the loft […]
Here’s what the players are saying early on about Golden Tee’s new 2009 course Grand Savannah! AMJ — GT Par is -26. Jeff S — MUD, MUD, MUD!! The ball does not travel well out of the mud…enough said. AMJ — Played the new woods (310,3W,5W,7W,9W) the first round and old school low loft the […]
Just try to place your drive out there where the wind and sand traps will least inhibit your approach. EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT
This is about as easy as par 4s get. It’s always driveable, but you’ll have an “offset” look, meaning you won’t be lined up directly at the flag. So, you’ll get more practice with your aim! Do NOT be short, though…if you land in that dirt stuff short of the green, the ball will not […]
A couple things to consider here — you’re shooting downhill, so the wind will affect the ball a bit more. Once again though, do NOT be short, or else you’ll stick in that dirt and have to chip again! Try to carry the green and stick it, because rolling it up onto the green won’t […]
You might be enticed by the mud on the left that leads towards the pin, but don’t do it — you won’t be able to get your approach shot there in 2. Moreover, you’ll need a couple more shots just to get back out of the mud to the fairway! Instead, try to carry or […]
A par 3 with several different looks and a couple different greens — you may have to play a slight curve into the flag if it’s on the high side of the green. EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT
First, take a look at the pin placement. If it’s on the left, especially far left, the ideal placement of your tee shot is as far left as you can get it — the small peninsula of fairway stretching out left. This will leave you with anywhere from a straight B2 to a small A1 […]
If you’re using the Big Bertha clubs, the 7-wood is a great club here. It clears the trees easily and is usually the right distance for you to float the shot into the green. However, the 3-hybrid and 4-iron have enough loft to carry the trees too! You still might have to play a mini-C3 […]
Here you want to put your tee shot on the right edge of the fairway, about 80% of the way to the end of it. Here, you’ll have a clear shot into the green in two with a 5-wood most times. If you are too short or too far, you may have a tree obstructing […]
No tricks here — find a distance and approach direction you’re most comfortable with, and bring it in for birdie! Make sure to account for the upslope on the green with the approach. EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT
