hi golfjunkie
i agree that course managment is very important but you have to know your game first, know what your strong at and what your week at, and then plan your way round the course using the stong parts of your game and trying to keep the week parts in your bag, i tried this at muirfield as my sand play not that great and it worked a treat. i do tend to get lazy and dont plan a round unless its a really hard course or its a very important medle. i'm sure if i planed the game before i started and stuck to it i would shoot a lower score.
bill