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37 articles tagged “course management”.
Weather shapes every round of golf. Wind changes club selection, rain softens courses, heat drains energy and lightning is a serious danger. Modern forecasts and radar apps give golfers far more…
A laser rangefinder gives precise distances to the flag, bunkers, trees and almost anything you can see. But many golfers get inconsistent readings, lock onto the trees behind the green or slow down…
Being "short-sided" means missing the green on the same side as the hole, leaving very little green between you and the flag. It's one of the hardest situations in golf: a normal chip will run past…
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…
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…
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…
A dogleg is a hole that bends left or right, usually at the landing area of the tee shot. Doglegs test your strategy more than your power: hit it too far and you run through the corner into trouble…
It's one of golf's great frustrations: you strike the ball beautifully on the range, then struggle on the course. The problem usually isn't your swing; it's the way you practise. On the range, you…
