A very tough par 3 with thousands of looks. A big wind is absolutely brutal here, as it will blow a shot from your high-lofted club all over. Pray for ice here in case you don’t make it on. And even if you do make it, watch out for a down 10 putt because it will still roll over if you’re not careful! You normally won’t want backspin here because of the up 10 slope. Sometimes you can use the hill to stop your ball instead, but don’t hit the hill too hard or you’ll ricochet back into the water! You may also consider just landing in the snow if there’s a back pin.  Par is a good score here.  Good luck!

Summit finishes with an almost always drivable par 4. From the back of this box, a 5-wood will go straight over the mountain. Most times, though, you will have to curve it around the mountain with an A1-type shot with backspin and hope for a safe landing on the green. Ice really helps you attack the green here. Remember that playing a lot of hook adds distance to your tee shot, and make sure you account for the exaggerated wind!

This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s  Eagle Crest, which was voted the 2nd easiest of the 2008 courses by the expert community. Only one hole (#17) was voted among the hardest in Golden Tee Live 2008.

Make sure you check out the video of how Sobe attacks each hole on this course! Then come back here and learn even more tips and tricks, and how to play from each of the tee boxes on the course!

When you’re done reading, click here to download and save a printable version of these tips that you can take to the bar while you play!

This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s Bayou Bay, which was voted by far the most difficult of the 2008 courses by the expert community. Hole #14 got multiple votes for being one of the hardest holes in Golden Tee Live 2008, and holes 9, 11, and 17 also got votes.

Make sure you check out the video of how Sobe attacks each hole on this course! Then come back here and learn even more tips and tricks, and how to play from each of the tee boxes on the course!

When you’re done reading, click here to download and save a printable version of these tips that you can take to the bar while you play!

This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s Misty Springs, which was voted the 2nd hardest of the 2008 courses by the expert community. Hole #18 is the consensus hardest hole in all of Golden Tee Live 2008. Hole #16 is one of the second toughest holes, and hole #11 also got votes for one of the hardest holes.

Make sure you check out the video of how Sobe attacks each hole on this course! Then come back here and learn even more tips and tricks, and how to play from each of the tee boxes on the course!

When you’re done reading, click here to download and save a printable version of these tips that you can take to the bar while you play!

This section breaks down how to play each hole at Golden Tee’s Cypress Cove, which was voted the easiest of the 2008 courses by the expert community. The par 3 third hole got multiple votes as one of the toughest holes in Golden Tee Live 2008, and the tough par 4 9th hole also got votes for being among the hardest.

Make sure you check out the video of how Sobe attacks each hole on this course! Then come back here and learn even more tips and tricks, and how to play from each of the tee boxes on the course!

When you’re done reading, click here to download and save a printable version of these tips that you can take to the bar while you play! Don’t worry, I do it too!

After polling several of the experts, there are three different ways people choose to set up for Golden Tee Live 2008 Cypress Cove.

The overwhelming majority of the pros prefer to play Cypress Cove with the old hybrids (”old birds”) and the orange balls. The rest of the group is split between two other options — the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the D2 (high-spin) balls, or the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the orange balls.

Of course, the choice is yours, but it’s helpful to know how the pros set up to play Cypress Cove!

After polling several of the experts, there are three different ways people choose to set up for Golden Tee Live 2008 Misty Springs.

The overwhelming majority of the pros prefer to play Misty Springs with the old hybrids (”old birds”) and the orange balls. Another popular choice is to use the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the D2 (high-spin) balls. Finally, a small group likes to play with the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the orange balls.

Of course, the choice is yours, but it’s helpful to know how the pros set up to play Misty Springs!

Bayou Bay is the toughest course in 2008 Golden Tee Live, and after polling several of the experts, I’ve found there are several different ways people choose to set up to attack this vicious course.

The most popular choice is to play with the old hybrids (”old birds”) and the orange balls. In addition, multiple people recommended either the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the orange balls, or the old hybrids (”old birds”) and the D2 balls. Finally, a select few said they preferred the high loft clubs or the stock clubs with the orange balls.

As you can see, there’s no consensus on how to attack this tough course, so try a couple different options here and see what works best for you!

After polling several of the experts, there are three different ways people choose to set up for Golden Tee Live 2008 Eagle Crest.

The most popular choice is to play with the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the orange balls. Another option that several people prefer is to play with the old hybrids (”old birds”) and the orange balls. Finally, a smaller group of people prefer to play with the low-loft (FTX) clubs and the D2 (high-spin) balls.

Of course, the choice is yours, but it’s helpful to know how the pros set up to play Eagle Crest!

A long, mostly unreachable par 4 to start off. Set up your drive for an easy, accurate approach into this large green.

Only one tee box, but you can be placed anywhere on it. If you’re on the front of the tee box, you can get there with a power straight shot or an A1 or C3 (watch the trees on the right) driver. Also notice where the pin is — you don’t want to end up with a 150-foot putt that won’t get there.

Let’s get started! This one is straight-forward. Drive it straight, bring your approach in, and putt for birdie.

Another long par 4 where you usually need to avoid the trees on the right and lay up at the end of the fairway. It’s sometimes drivable with a big A1 off the front tees when the wind is blowing to the right. Don’t leave your approach shot short in the sand!

Just hit to the left side of the fairway here and you won’t have to worry about the hill or trees on the right. Even if you run up the hill on the right, it will roll back down to the middle and you should be fine.

If you’re among the tee boxes on the right, watch out for the trees – you may need to hit a B1 shot to avoid them. Don’t let your shot leak too far right towards the water! There is a hill behind the green that will stop an aggressive shot at a back pin.

If the pin is hugging the edge, it makes it tougher to attack the flag here, but you should still come away with birdie.

You may want to club up and play a small right-to-left hook with backspin to tuck the ball up to a left-side pin placement.

There are so many looks here it’s hard to list them all, but below are several examples of how you can attack this hole for eagle.

From the far left front box, click left a ways and you can see a green landing area with a house to the left of it. An easy B1 driver to the left will get you there. If you go past and in the rough, you can make it easy to the green still. If you go in the water long, you get put on the landing pad and still make birdie.

From the left back tee box, with a tailwind you can still make the house layup spot with a hammer A1. Or you can click to the right of the fairway across the water and you’ll see a tiny landing spot that will leave you a 280-320 B3 shot to the green.

From the left tees, another option is to rotate left one and hit a B1 – leaves you with a backspin driver into the green for an eagle putt.

From the middle tee box, with any setup, you can leave it pointed down the fairway and slam an A1 with topspin or backspin, depending on the wind. That will put you in the fairway with just a 6-iron to 3-iron shot into to the green. Sometimes you’ll end up in the rough but you can still get there in 2. You can also try for one of the island spots on the right, but they’re tough to stick and have a lot of trees to go around.
Another option from the middle tees is to hit a B.5-2.5 backspin driver off tee to curve around tree in front of you and reach landing area. Then it’s almost the exact same shot into the green for an eagle putt.

From the right tee box, pick out and stick the right landing spot. From there, it’s fairly easy to get home in 2.

A few different tee boxes here, but the same layup spot every time. Hit to the right side of the fairway and leave yourself a nice 5-wood or 3-wood into the green, which will usually require some kind of B3 shot to curve around the trees. If you’re hitting the 5-wood and the pin is on the left, watch out for the branch sticking out without any leaves visible, because there are invisileaves there! Even if you end up in one of the bunkers on the right off your drive, you can still get there in 2, and you have a better angle. Be wary of hitting a low-lofted iron, especially if you’re curving it, because you still need to clear the water in front of the green!

Reachable in one, but the difficulty depends on your setup with the wind. If the wind is blowing right, it helps a ton – hit a slight B.5 – 1.5 out to the left to dodge the trees on the right. Anything else, and you’ll usually be hitting more of a A-B to 1-2 shot to curve around the trees. Occasionally, you’ll be able to go through or over the trees as well. Remember that a B1 shot cuts distance, so hit it harder than normal. Even if you dodge all the trees, you still may end up in a bunker – this green is tough to hit! Beginners might just want to lay up at the end of the fairway with a 2-iron or 3-iron.

Always drivable from any tee box.

If you’re on the big left box, it’s usually a straight shot.

If you’re on one of the 3 to the right, you’ll have to curve it around some trees. Backspin is usually required, but not always.