CADDIE ON YOUR SHOULDER: LAYING UP

Consider a situation where the green is out of reach but not by much – perhaps a tee shot on a short par 4 or a second shot on a par 5.

Essentially, you have a couple of options open to you: bunt an iron safely down the fairway, leaving a longer pitch into the green, or bust a fairway wood down there as far as you can, sacrificing some accuracy perhaps but leaving yourself a shorter third shot. OK, the design of the hole – e.g. a pond at the front of the green – might make your mind up for you, but in situations where both shots are on, which makes most sense? Data from shot-tracking experts Shot Scope (shotscope.com) delivers an emphatic answer...

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