One picture per hole type, with the aiming error drawn on it. Every breakdown follows the same four steps: the mistake most golfers make → the math → the correct target → the strokes you save.
Cutting the corner feels aggressive. It's actually the slow way to a bogey. Here's the aim that scores.
Read the breakdown → #2 Dogleg left, par 4A left bend is brutal on a slice. Match your aim to your shape and the fairway gets a lot wider.
Read the breakdown → #3 Short par 4, water leftThe scorecard says "short," so out comes driver. Usually the wedge you love scores lower.
Read the breakdown → #4 Reachable par 5Going for it in two is fun. It only scores when a bad swing still leaves an easy chip.
Read the breakdown → #5 Long par 3, forced carryEveryone fears the front bunker and comes up short anyway. Play the middle and it disappears.
Read the breakdown → #6 Tight, tree-lined par 4On a corridor of a hole, the 20 extra yards from driver aren't worth one chip sideways out of the trees.
Read the breakdown → #7 Uphill approachUphill shots die short into the same front bunker, round after round. The fix is one club and some honesty.
Read the breakdown → #8 Downhill, downwind par 3Downhill and downwind stack up fast. The back bunker, not the front, is where this hole bites.
Read the breakdown → #9 Par 4, OB rightOB is the most expensive miss in golf: two strokes gone. Set up so your bad swing simply can't reach it.
Read the breakdown → #10 Tucked pin behind a bunkerA corner pin behind sand is a trap set for your ego. The middle of the green is the aggressive-smart play.
Read the breakdown → #11 Island / forced-carry par 3All carry, no bailout. The club that clears the water to the middle is the only one that matters.
Read the breakdown → #12 Split fairway, par 4/5Two fairways, one question: which side gives you the shot you want in? Decide that first.
Read the breakdown → #13 Blind tee shotThe landing's hidden and nerves take over. Pick the marker, make your normal swing, move on.
Read the breakdown → #14 Crosswind approachFight a crosswind and you short-side yourself. Aim off, let it ride, and widen the target.
Read the breakdown → #15 Unreachable par 5Can't get there in two? The second shot's only job is to set up the wedge you love.
Read the breakdown → #16 Elevated / downhill teeFrom a high tee the ball flies and runs farther, often into the trouble the flat number hides.
Read the breakdown → #17 Long par 4 (half-par)The long par 4 is a par 4.5. Two smart shots and a chip beat the field and dodge the double.
Read the breakdown → #18 Front pin, back-to-front greenA front pin on a green that runs away is bait. Aim past it and leave the uphill putt.
Read the breakdown → #19 Fairway bunkerMost fairway-bunker doubles come from greed. Clear the lip, advance the ball, take your medicine.
Read the breakdown → #20 Recovery from the treesThreading a two-foot gap feels heroic and usually costs two shots. Take the clean way out.
Read the breakdown →Strokes-saved figures are approximate, based on expected-value (strokes-gained) course management for a mid-handicap golfer (roughly 8-18). These are real ranges, not guarantees. Start generic (these), then move to named local courses.
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