Travis Talks Course Management

Golf Course Management is an aspect of the game that is often overlooked. The average player adds costly strokes to every round due to uneducated decision making. Prior to picking your club for the upcoming shot, take a moment and survey possible options and evaluate which play makes the most sense. It only takes a moment to evaluate shot options and it will save you strokes. You’ve all heard the expression “play the percentages” this applies to golf in virtually every shot we play. Don’t set your self up for failure by trying the high risk shot; don’t select the club that you have to strike perfectly in order to have any hope of success; don’t leave yourself in a position where your next shot is even harder than the last. Most importantly, don’t try to make up from a poor shot with a miracle shot.

Jack Nicklaus once said he never played a shot on the course that he hadn’t practiced off the course, think about that the next time you find yourself debating whether or not to lay up or go for the once in a life time shot. Choose the shot that is best suited to your abilities and for those of us that don’t play golf on TV; that is the easier shot.

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