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Lay up to your favorite yardage, not as far as possible

On a layup — for example on a par five — the speaker says to decide what distance you actually want to leave rather than just hitting it as far as you can and hoping it ends up close. If you are better from 100 yards, play to leave 100; he would rather have 100 than 75. Know your numbers and manage your game to put yourself in those preferred scenarios often.