COURSE MANAGEMENT
Master the Doglegs Use these tips and you’ll stay ahead of the curve BY MIKE BENDER
most amateurs struggle with dogleg holes because they try to do something
things to consider when you step on the tee of a hole that bends left or right. 1. Pinpoint the zone Before you choose a club, take the usual steps: Consider the shape of the hole, the wind and the trouble surrounding the dogleg. But the important step is to get out a strokesaver or a range finder and calculate two things: 1) The dis- tance to the inside corner of the dog- leg. 2) How far it is before you run out of fairway. Obviously, getting your tee
they’re not capable of doing. If the hole bends to the left, they think, I need to hook or draw it around the corner, even if their natural ball flight is a fade. That strategy has double bogey written all over it. Remember, the second half of every dogleg is the shortest part of the hole, so if you can reach the corner and keep the ball in play, you’ve got a chance to score. Here are some other
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