Shorter clubs put less strain on the body at impact. Save the driver until your muscles are completely loose and your swing is on track. As you work through the bag, hit a few fades, draws, and knockdowns to gauge the sensitivity in your hands. Most pros hit only 35 to 45 shots divided evenly among seven or eight clubs. The pros hit a mixture of chips, lobs, and sand shots before playing.
Most pros begin by rolling long putts to calibrate the green speed.
Often they will roll balls to the far fringe to focus on speed. You want to arrive at the first tee feeling fresh and calm, and you want to have a game plan. Many pros, including Annika Sorenstam, form their game plan by mentally reviewing each hole the night before. Mize focuses by using his last warm-up swings to hit the shots he expects to need on the opening holes. Nearly all the pros are on the tee before the group ahead of them has hit.