[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-golf-course-layout-basics-what-defines-golf-course-layout-basics":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":15},"what-defines-golf-course-layout-basics","What Defines Golf Course Layout Basics?","Learn how tees, fairways, hazards, greens, and routing shape the shots you face on every hole.","\u002Fimg\u002Fgolf-course-layout-basics\u002Fwhat-defines-golf-course-layout-basics_defines-golf-course.png","What Defines Golf Course Layout Basics? illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"golf-course-layout-basics","Golf course layout basics","\u003Ch3>Read the hole before the number\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A scorecard might call it 386 yards, but the layout tells you how it really plays. A wide, straight par 4 may invite driver. A dogleg with water pinching the corner may ask for 5-wood to 215 yards and a full 8-iron in. Yardage is only useful after you know the safest route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The pieces that matter\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Tee angle:\u003C\u002Fstrong> can aim your body toward trouble if you accept it blindly.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Landing area:\u003C\u002Fstrong> the widest grass is often smarter than the shortest line.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Hazards:\u003C\u002Fstrong> bunkers, creeks, trees, and out of bounds define the penalty.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Green entrance:\u003C\u002Fstrong> an open front welcomes runners; a raised green demands height.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Angles beat ego\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The best side of the fairway is usually the one that opens the green. If the pin is back right behind a bunker, the left half of the fairway may leave the only clear approach. That does not mean chasing a perfect drive. It means choosing a target that leaves your next shot simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>A smart tee shot is not always the longest one. It is the one that leaves your favorite next swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Ch3>Try this next round\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Pick one hole and map it backward. Start at the green, find the best approach angle, then choose the tee club that gets you there with your normal ball flight. If driver brings trees into play, hit hybrid and enjoy the fairway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",236,null,{"slug":16,"title":17},"how-to-score-better-on-golf-course-layout-basics","How to Score Better on Golf Course Layout Basics",1782812354836]