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Course management refers to strategy in playing the game of golf.
It's about knowing your own limitations, and about playing to your strengths. There's so much to know about course management and so little that's been written on the subject, it's hard to know where to begin. But it's fair to say that all golfers, regardless of the level of skill, can maximize their chances of scoring well simply by using good course management. The range of subjects that could be covered under the general heading of course management could range anywhere from knowing the yardages you hit your clubs to making the proper decisions when faced with options during a round. Knowing how far you hit your pitching wedge so you can lay up to that yardage when you need to is part of course management.