Going to Try My Luck at Tobacco Road This Weekend

[Bullitt5339]

Wish me luck.

It's rated as the 13th hardest golf course in the U.S. I played it once before when I was around a 24 handicap, and it kicked my butt.... Now that I'm playing to a 12, I'm going to go give it a try again on Saturday.

Anyone else played this monster?

[WorkerOfTheBall]

Hi Bullitt,

I play "TheRoad" about once per month as I live only 30 minutes away. The key to the course (IMO) is to understand (and commit) to your lines off the tee. Despite the perceived difficulty off the tee, the landing spots are very generous. Tobacco Road is a 2nd shot golf course and Mike Stranz (the designer) plays evil-mind-tricks with golfers. Prepare for Tobacco Road by honing your short game and distance control. 50% of the greens require extreme accuracy as landing zones are narrow while the other 50% requires extreme distance control as the landing zones are shallow. Determine your safe zones and play aggressively to them. You will do just fine. :)

Best of luck, enjoy and have fun. It is by far my favorite course in the world!

Worker