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Originally Posted by Simon Woo If this is not the first hole of the course, would it help to see how you do for the other holes in front, before deciding whether to go for it or not? Does course management best practice take previous strokes (for the day) into consideration? |
I think it does. If that doesn't come under the heading of course management, it surely comes under shot selection--and I don't think the two can be separated, really.
It's the 5th hole, in fact, and I think it makes sense to base the decision in part on how things are going up to that point. If I'm not striking the ball well then laying up be a sort of pre-emptive damage control. Of course, I don't want my game always to be guided by thoughts like "I'll probably screw this up, so I'd better wimp out," but on certain days that's probably an accurate thought to have.