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Course management, scoring, statistics and the mindset that turns good shots into low scores.
Before rangefinders and GPS, golfers relied on markers around the course to judge distances. Many still do. Yardage markers, sprinkler heads, plates and tee signs give useful information, as long as…
The hole on every green moves regularly, and its position changes how the hole plays. Front, back and side pins call for different clubs and targets. Some courses use flag colours or pin sheets to…
A yardage book, sometimes called a course guide or strokesaver, is a small booklet with a diagram and distances for every hole. Professional caddies make detailed books for each event, and many…
Morning fog can roll across a golf course and leave you unable to see the fairway, the green or the group in front. It's eerie, sometimes beautiful, and it raises real questions about safety and how…
Every golfer faces decisions: go for the green over water or lay up? Cut the corner or play safe? Aim at the flag or the middle of the green? Good decisions save more shots than most swing changes…
Golf can be infuriating. A three-putt, a duffed chip or a ball that bounces into the water can turn a calm golfer red-faced. Anger is natural, but it rarely helps: it tightens your muscles, speeds up…
Waiting on every tee, standing in the fairway while the group ahead putts out, a five-and-a-half-hour round: slow play frustrates golfers and can wreck your rhythm. You can't always control the pace…
A forced carry is a shot where you must fly the ball over a hazard, such as water, a ravine, a canyon or a waste area, to reach safe ground. Island greens, completely surrounded by water, are the…
A blind shot is one where you can't see your landing area or target: a tee shot over a hill, an approach to a green hidden behind a dune or a shot over a ridge. They're common on links and hilly…
Good golfers seem to know where to hit the ball on every hole, even on courses they've never played. That's because they read the hole before they swing: where the danger is, which side is safe…
Playing 36 holes in a day is a rite of passage for keen golfers. It happens on golf trips, in club championships and on long summer days when one round isn't enough. It's also tiring: eight or more…
If you've ever played golf in the mountains, you'll know the feeling: your 7-iron sails over the green, and drives seem to fly for ever. At high elevation, the air is thinner, so the ball meets less…
