[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-course-layout-basics-common-mistakes-golfers-make-on-golf-course-layout-basics":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"common-mistakes-golfers-make-on-golf-course-layout-basics","Common Mistakes Golfers Make on Golf Course Layout Basics","Avoid the layout traps that turn ordinary misses into penalties and three-putts.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-course-layout-basics\u002Fcommon-mistakes-golfers-make-on-golf-course-layout-basics_common-mistakes-golfers.png","Common Mistakes Golfers Make on Golf Course Layout Basics illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-course-layout-basics","Golf course layout basics","\u003Ch3>Mistake: aiming at trouble because the flag is there\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A tucked pin is an invitation, not an obligation. If the hole is cut three paces over a bunker and you are hitting 6-iron, center green is a good shot. Short-siding yourself from 165 yards is how a routine par 4 becomes double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Mistake: using driver by default\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Driver is useful, but layouts often place trouble where average drives finish. If the fairway pinches at your landing number, choose a club that stops short of the squeeze. A 225-yard tee shot from grass beats 260 yards in trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Better habits\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Pick a \u003Cstrong>safe miss\u003C\u002Fstrong> before every full swing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Club for the carry you can repeat.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Aim at the fat part of the green with mid-irons and longer.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Recover to a yardage you like instead of chasing miracles.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>The payoff\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Layout discipline looks quiet: fewer penalty drops, more chips from grass, and more two-putt pars. That is how scores fall without changing your swing overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",168,{"slug":15,"title":16},"equipment-and-shot-choices-for-golf-course-layout-basics","Equipment and Shot Choices for Golf Course Layout Basics",{"slug":18,"title":19},"is-golf-course-layout-basics-right-for-beginners","Is Golf Course Layout Basics Right for Beginners?",1782812354842]