This post contains tips, tricks, and information related to the 2007 Golden Tee course Glacier Ranch, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Here’s an example hole-out.

It takes a big drive to have a straight-in approach.

Here’s a great approach shot curved around the trees into the cup.  This one is also fantastic.

Here’s a solid ace with the 9-iron, followed by a nice 3-wood ace to a front pin.

Most players have the best success driving this green by hitting a smooth driver straight through the gap in the trees at the green, where it should bounce up and settle.

I have also had a lot of success lining up with the center of the green, using my 3W, pulling back slightly left, and ramming it out left just around the leftmost tree. This takes the gap out of play.  With backspin on the Streaks, it hits the front of the hill and hops up on the green for the DE putt. The only time I struggle is when it’s 300 yards into the wind…then sometimes I can’t get that shot to hop all the way up. So here is when you’d default back to the driver shot.

Here’s a super albatross ace through the trees!

Straight through is certainly the traditional route at this green, but check out the curve on this 4-wood — amazing!  A shorter cut shot around the trees is more traditional, such as this great 3-wood.

This 3-wood somehow stayed under the trees and carried the green, trickling back and in!

Here’s a perfect driver to a back pin.  This one didn’t need to bounce at all.

Here’s a 5-wood hole-out from the first fairway.

Here’s an example hole-out.

This guy was struggling but got some help here!

There’s a lay-up spot towards the green on the right side of the hill, but it’s tough to stick, and usually not worth it!  Be careful of the wood too, which can deflect your ball too much.

It’s almost always a better option to blast far out in the main fairway.  Here’s a great hole-out from the fairway after going the long way around.

Here’s sweet 5-wood dunk.  This one looks way long but was actually perfect — check it out!

Here’s a nice one-hop hole-out to this tough elevated approach.  This one rammed right in!

Here’s an example hole-out.  I also like this cut shot into a tough pin.

Here’s an example hole-out.

Put your tee shot up on the grassy hill to the right, and bring you approach over the top to the green.

This hole-out to a back pin was otherwise water-bound for sure!

Check out the bank-in on this short par 3.

There are some spots to work your tee shot through the trees into the green, depending on your setup.  I have had success a couple different ways here. From the front box, you can ram a 9-iron through the gap where it will hit the leaves and settle. More easily, though, you may also be able to curve a wedge around the trees into the green.

From the middle box with the setup shown, I’d ram an 8-iron straight through the gap ahead (or just around to the right) and expect it to get knocked down onto the green.

From the back boxes, use a 6-iron or 7-iron to fight through more of the leaves.

You can also attempt a half-pullback, smooth forward shot with a lower-lofted club, but that’s much more difficult to control.  However, from the back-left box, here’s an amazing ace through the trees!  Here’s another amazing 6-iron through the tree gaps.  Otherwise, if the risk isn’t worth it, just lay out right and be safe.

Usually you’re curving right-to-left into the second fairway, trying to stretch as far left as possible to give you a straighter look at the green.  Here’s a great hole-out after a long drive on this tough hole!

Sometimes there’s an angle straight through the trees to the left, allowing you to shoot straight out into the second fairway with a good clear angle into the green.

This 5-wood stayed left the whole way, caught the green, and spun back in!

This tee box was tucked back in the trees, but this 3-wood went through them and angled back for a dunk — awesome.

And here’s a beautiful ace with the 0-hybrid.