Play the Course Backwards

Most golfers do not appreciate the creativity and effort golf course architects use to create a golf course. Having spoken to many golf course architects throughout my career I can tell you first hand, there’s a lot more that goes into designing a golf course than you think. What most golfers don’t realize is golf courses are built backwards. And you should play the course backwards to play your best golf. As a golfer, if you use the same strategy the architect does to create your game plan at any golf course, you’ll understand the course better. When you learn to play the course backwards, you’ll see the clearest and most objective plan to play your best golf on any golf course. Learning to play the course backwards is what all our clients experience when attending golf lessons in Orlando, as well as golf schools Orlando that my academy conducts. Why are Greens Built First? Greens of a golf course are planned and built first, for three main reasons. Drainage – without nature playing a major role in how excess water is drained from a green, a golf course can never offer great green surfaces. Sitting water on greens creates mold, disease, and invites infestation of unwanted creatures. Drainage is a must throughout the golf course. It is particularly important for greens to drain efficiently both by direction as well as seepage through its substructure. Greens that drain well typically have longer root systems which allow for healthier blades of…