Do you really think of these things as you play a round of golf or are you busy chit-chatting with your competitors as you stroll down the fairway. Don t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with being friendly. You need to come up with a checklist that you run down as you approach each tee shot, or approach to a green, short game shot or putt. As I ve said before in my coaching philosophy, it s the details that I like to teach players. Details can make a BIG difference in a player s ability to score and compete.
Course management involves details and how they relate to a specific player s abilities.
Talk to the better players in your area, pick their brains on how they play. Watch golf tournaments and pick up on what players are trying to do when playing certain holes or the strategy they use with certain shots. Look for articles in the various golf magazines that deal with course management. There are books out there that deal with this topic. The answers are out there if you have the desire to look for them and then apply them.