For the First Time, How to Play on a Private Golf Course

If you’re like most golf players, you possibly love playing private golf courses. But how many times have you finished around and thought dude, would I like to play that again?

Because playing on a new golf course is a lot of fun, but it is also extremely difficult. While you can experience new lows, new greens, and perhaps amazing views, it is not easy to make lots of birds in a new place

The only bad thing about setting it up on a golf course is that often you don’t know how to play each hole. Often times when you rest on the 19th hole you look back and think about what that could have been.

But before you beat yourself up too much, remember that very few golfers play their best round on a complete golf course. It’s hard to get low scores if you don’t know how to navigate the route. When it comes to a field with blind shots, bumps, or difficult greens, it is even more difficult than usual to score.

While you probably won’t have enough time to keep playing and getting your revenge for the next 18 years, I have a few tips to help you play better than usual on the private golf course of South Florida

Read on for tips for playing the private golf course for the first time. I am convinced that if you use these strategies, you will have fewer regrets after the round and hopefully get a much lower result.

Playing a private Golf Course Rules to Shoot Lower Scores

Create a golf course game plan

Before even getting to the course, take 10-15 minutes to study the online course. I recommend using Google, YouTube, forums, and the course website to find out beforehand. On the course page, you will find your scorecard and see if there are photo galleries to preview the route. This will help you get a feel for the type of field you will be playing on.

Additionally, many places now have cruise lines on the site so you can check out each hole in advance. While this can take some of the tension off of playing a new private course, I know it can also help grow a better course strategy.

Finally, confirm how long it will take to transition to the course and make sure that training facilities are available in place so you have time to warm up before your lap. You can also communicate with them to find out if shorts are allowed, dress code, and work hours.

Get Your Golf GPS Ready

Whether you have a golf GPS, golf watch, or golf watch, make sure the course has been transferred to your device before heading to the course. Although most devices have more than 40,000 courses, you need to make sure that you have them downloaded to your device. It will also save battery life.

You’ll also want to make sure it’s fully charged, or take your cord or portable charger with you so you don’t get blindly stuck in the game. Nothing is worse than running out of battery in the middle of a round and having to improvise on a challenging new golf course.

Get There 30-60 Minutes Early

If you want to play good golf on every course, it is rare to tee off 15 minutes before the round. Not only is it difficult to play well, but it’s rude for everyone to be on the pitch on time. So instead of hitting a few balls at the shooting range and running to the first tee, you should be there early enough.

I recommend at least 30 minutes, but better an hour for a swing. This gives you plenty of time to check-in, have a snack, and plenty of time to warm up. This gives you time to relax at the shooting range and spend a lot of time on putting green.

The greens are one of the biggest reasons most golfers don’t play well on their first visit to a new course.  While striking golf balls at the shooting range is more exciting, you should devote a significant amount of time putting green.

Make sure that every moment you spend green is intentional. Grab some balls and practice long putts, medium putts, margins, and short putti to learn about speed and breaks.

Also, don’t forget to hit a few chips, shots, and pitches to watch the greens develop. Even if you’re having a great time that day, a solid short game can cover up a bad hit day.

Have a Strategy for Every Shot

Hopefully, you have a meter, golf GPS, GPS cart, or someone who has played the golf course before. If you have one or more of these options, you can create a plan for each tee hole. Check your odometer or GPS before each swing.

I recommend making a game plan for each shot to offer you the best opportunity of shooting low scores. Here’s how to do it.

Tea box strategy

Before catching your par 4 or par 5 drivers, make sure you tee off and consider the best strategy to play the hole. Keep an eye out for fairway bunkers, water hazards, and other obstacles on the course.

Then figure out the best spots to hit the ball and the correct bat.

When you’ve found the perfect t-shirt, start thinking about the swing it will take to hit your shot. Then you want to refine your goal.

Remember, aim little, miss.

Just don’t say the target is on the left or right side of the fairway. Instead, select a tree, power line, or another distant object to set your destination. I believe it will help your mind position and swing properly to get the ball to the goal.

Approach Shot Strategy

After the tee shot, the next step is to determine the best approach shot strategy. As with a tea box, you want to be safe and examine the green by grabbing a stick. Find the distance to the flag, then find out the best and worst place to miss.

When determining the best target, keep in mind that most greens generally slope back to front. This means you will usually land a few feet in front of your pin and usually hit you uphill. While this isn’t always the case, climbing more climbs than descents can help lower your score.

When you have solved all of these variables, choose the iron that will give you the best chance of a bird. As I’ll show in the next point, the center (or the thick part) of the green is almost always the best place to aim.

Aim for the Green Spot in the Middle.

I remember our golf coach telling us when we were kids in high school to train without high heels. However, that would keep us from constantly chasing pins and instead of hitting the oily part of the green. I assume that 80% or more of the time we got better as a team by only aiming for the center of the green.

This is a simple rule to apply in your game, especially if you are playing on a private golf course. Unless you are regularly breaking the 80s, I suggest taking a more conservative approach rather than following every flag. While some arrows justify it, like a wedge, especially when the pin is not inserted, too many people follow any flag.

The problem with chasing the flag 18 times per round is that you play short sides a lot more often. While you can get a few closer birds, you can also get more bogey or even doubles. Playing on a new golf course increases your chances even more.

Instead, play more confidently and hit the center of the green. This gives you more birds, less ball loss, and more chances of hitting a pair. Not to mention the fewer hard chips, throws, and flop hits over the bunkers.

Additionally, you’ll likely avoid questions about the rules and keep the pace of the game. Remember, par is always a great result.

Stay Patient During the Round

I remember our golf coach telling us when we were kids in high school to train without high heels. However, that would keep us from constantly chasing pins and instead of hitting the oily part of the green. I assume that 80% or more of the time we got better as a team by only aiming for the center of the green.

This is a simple rule to apply in your game, especially if you are playing on a golf course. Unless you are regularly breaking the 80s, I suggest taking a more conservative approach rather than following every flag. While some arrows justify it, like a wedge, especially when the pin is not inserted, too many people follow any flag.

The problem with chasing the flag 18 times per round is that you play short sides a lot more often. While you can get a few closer birds, you can also get more bogey or even doubles. Playing on a new golf course increases your chances even more.

Instead, play more confidently and hit the center of the green. This gives you more birds, less ball loss, and more chances of hitting a pair. Not to mention the fewer hard chips, throws, and flop hits over the bunkers.

Additionally, you’ll likely avoid questions about the rules and keep the pace of the game. Remember, par is always a great result.

Wrapping Up

Start with these ten tips to help you play successfully with a new set of links next time, even if you are a beginner.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy playing private golf courses but I also recognize that it won’t always be easy. Viewing a private golf course and understanding how your game fits into the layout and difficulty level is a unique experience. When it comes to golf, though, having the appropriate mentality before hitting is crucial.

Most of the time, I’m much more focused than a normal round of golf on a course that I play regularly. A little extra focus will help you figure out the best strategy for each hole and make sure that you go through the entire process well before you shoot.

The main thing is to have fun!

Golf is still a game, even if we all want to play the best round yet. I believe these ten principles for success will help you look like a pro even if it’s your first time