[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-course-maintenance-how-course-maintenance-affects-scoring-and-strategy":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-course-maintenance-affects-scoring-and-strategy","How Course Maintenance Affects Scoring and Strategy","Adjust strategy for firm greens, wet fairways, thick rough, and changing bunker sand.","\u002Fimg\u002Fcourse-maintenance\u002Fhow-course-maintenance-affects-scoring-and-strategy_course-maintenance-affects.png","How Course Maintenance Affects Scoring and Strategy illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"course-maintenance","Course maintenance","\u003Ch3>Conditions change strategy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Freshly watered greens, firm fairways, fluffy rough, and compact sand all change how you should play. A front pin on a firm green asks for a different landing spot than the same pin after rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Quick adjustments\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Condition\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Scoring adjustment\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Firm greens\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Land approaches short or use more spin\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Thick rough\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Take more loft and accept less control\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Slow greens\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Putts need commitment, not a jab\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Wet fairways\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Expect less rollout and longer approaches\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Putting it in focus\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Course conditions change distances more than golfers admit. FocusGolf can help you notice the pattern by tracking shots and club performance from a smartwatch, no extra sensors required. If firm fairways add rollout one week and soft overseeded turf steals it the next, your history gives you a better reference than memory alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Read the first holes\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Use the opening stretch as research. Watch chips release, note bunker sand, and update yardages. The course will tell you how it wants to be played.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",164,{"slug":15,"title":16},"a-beginner-s-guide-to-course-maintenance","A Beginner's Guide to Course Maintenance",{"slug":18,"title":19},"the-history-of-course-maintenance","The History of Course Maintenance",1782812354481]