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Course Strategy · Strategy

Lay up to the side that leaves the easier next shot

When laying up short of a green, choose the side of the fairway that gives the simplest approach given the pin position. Here the pin is tucked right, so pushing the layup right would force a shot over a bunker; laying up down the left leaves a much easier pitch in.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Dan is laying up on hole 1 with a punched six iron.