[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-links-golf-how-to-score-better-on-links-golf":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-to-score-better-on-links-golf","How to Score Better on Links Golf","Use conservative targets, lower flights, and smarter recovery choices to keep links rounds from getting away from you.","\u002Fimg\u002Flinks-golf\u002Fhow-to-score-better-on-links-golf_score-better-on.png","How to Score Better on Links Golf illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"links-golf","Links golf","\u003Ch3>Score by staying available\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Good links scoring starts with keeping the ball in play and leaving the next shot usable. You don’t need to overpower the course. In fact, the wind and turf often punish the player who swings hardest and aims straight at everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think in angles. A drive that finishes 15 yards farther but behind a pot bunker may be worse than a shorter ball with a clear running approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Club selection in the wind\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The old advice still works: when it’s breezy, swing easier. More club with less speed usually launches lower, spins less, and behaves better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Situation\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Smarter choice\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Into the wind\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Take extra club and make a three-quarter swing\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Downwind\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Land the ball shorter and expect release\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Crosswind\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Start the ball into the wind and allow drift\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Firm approach\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Consider putter, hybrid, or bump-and-run\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Avoid the big number\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Links bunkers and rough can turn ambition into double bogey quickly. If the face of a bunker is too steep, play out sideways. If the rough is heavy, advance the ball to a good yardage instead of trying to reach the green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few boring decisions can save a round:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Aim at the widest part of the fairway when the wind is up.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Miss short of greens that slope away long.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Use the putter from off the green when the turf allows it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Accept bogey from a bad lie rather than chasing a miracle.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Takeaway\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>To score on links golf, play with the course rather than against it. Flight the ball down, respect bad bunkers, use the ground, and choose targets that leave you a clean next shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",276,{"slug":15,"title":16},"what-defines-links-golf","What Defines Links Golf?",{"slug":18,"title":19},"famous-examples-of-links-golf","Famous Examples of Links Golf",1782812355355]