[StethyEntinic]

Course management means different things to different people.

For me it is staying away from trouble while giving my self a better, cleaner next shot. If I am looking at a dog leg left, I want my hit that shot, favoring the right side, and staying out of any trouble that might also be located on that right side. Just the opposite for a dog leg right. I always want to have a next shot from a decent lie, while still being able to see the flag.

When hitting a shot into the green, I want to leave the ball in the best position I can, should I not hole out, to make the left over putt. In my case I am better at up hill putts as opposed to down hill putts, and I favor left to right breaking putts over the those right to left putts. On a flat green, I want to stick as close as possible for an easier left over putt.

On long putts I want to get that first putt to move the ball as close as possible to the hole, so that on mu next putt, should I miss the first one, I don't have to deal with any green imperfections caused by the lay of the land, and/or other golfers.

Another example might be if I can't reach the green on my next shot, I will lay up at 100, 80, or 60 yards from the pin, which should not be confused with the center of the green. I am pretty good from those distances since I have clubs for those distances using my full swing.

Am I good enough make all these types of safe shots, all the time? Nope, but sometimes I do make things easier on myself by trying to pull them off just the same.

And then their are folks who's course management is to just swing as hard as they can, then play it as it lies. The old bomb, and gouge method. Not much wrong with that process as long as they are having fun.