Idk if we've worked harder on a video than what we just dropped yesterday.

Full 9 holes with Scott Fawcett at one of the coolest courses I've ever played.

It was basically a masterclass on strategy between shots. A lot of this stuff I've been doing wrong for years.

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​Here's what's in this newsletter:

• "You have a shotgun, not a sniper rifle." Scott Fawcett on course management.
• The five mistakes Tiger tracked every round
• Why the best lag putters leave more putts short than you think
• When to hit driver and when to back off (there's a number)
• Jacksonville trip, kids on the course, and the guidebook launches next week

CRAZY EXCITING UPDATE!!! GolfWell Guidebook launches March 24th! NEXT WEEK I have been grinding on making this thing awesome for about a year, and it's finally coming out. It's going to be on Amazon, so you can quickly order it and it'll get shipped out. We have an epic giveaway starting as well to celebrate. ​ Watch for an email letting you know when it's live an you can get your own copy on Tuesday March 24th.

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I got to play Old Memorial Golf Club in Tampa with Scott Fawcett back in January week of the PGA Show.

The course architect, Steve Myers, was our host and even walked the round with us. The course is UNREAL. The bunkering, the routing, the way the holes force you to think. It was awesome!

While we played the front 9 I drilled Scott with questions and he explained what good course management is.

The shotgun concept

"We've all got to understand that we don't have a sniper's rifle. We've got a shotgun. That shotgun blast is technically what course management is. You're managing this shotgun blast."

Every shot you hit has a dispersion pattern. Hit 100 shots on a launch monitor with your 8 iron or driver and you'll see what that looks like.

When you hit a shot it realistically could be going anywhere in that dispersion pattern.

The Tiger Five

Every single time I was out of position, Scott asked the same question. "What Tiger Five mistake is in play?"

These are the five mistakes Tiger tracked religiously.

1. Double bogeys.
2. Bogeys on par fives.
3. Bogey inside 150.
4. Three-putts.
5. Two-chip mistakes.

"Anytime you're out of position at all... even in the rough is out of position. You want to think, which one of those Tiger Fives is in play? First and foremost, what can I do to avoid that?"

He wasn't trying to help me hit great shots. He was trying to help me avoid disasters.

Bogey avoidance > birdie making

"Tiger his first two or three years on tour... he was like 50th and 60th in bogey avoidance and top five in birdies. When he was crushing it, he stayed top five in birdies but brought his bogey rate down 4%. That's like three shots over 72 holes."

And here's the wild part.

"Scottie Scheffler's numbers are identical. Literally identical. He was in the 60s and 70s in bogey avoidance. Once he hired Ted... his bogey rate dropped the exact same amount. From 15 or 16% down to 10 or 11%."

Everyone improved their scores by avoiding bogeys. Not making more birdies.

Scott really get's passionate about the lag putting data and how it goes against the cliche.

Scott called "never up, never in" the worst cliche advice in golf.

So from 50 feet... anything inside five feet is a good putt. Five feet short or long. That's a ten-foot circle. That's your target.

This idea brings home how important lag putting is.

"If someone offered you to leave every putt from outside 20 feet one inch short for the rest of your life, you should take it in a heartbeat. You'd never three-putt. And you would never make a putt. But you would be so good it's ridiculous."

Scott also shared that Tiger told Maverick McNealy and Joseph Bramlett that the reason he was the best player in the world was because he was the best lag putter ever.

The 65-yard driver rule

One more. When should you hit driver vs. something shorter off the tee?

Scott looks for 65 yards between penalty hazards at your landing zone. If there's 65+ yards of width, send it. Under that, think about backing off.

But he was quick to point out...

"Some people act like you should just hit irons off the tee because you just put it in the fairway. You're a pretty darn good player, and you just missed your target by 40 yards."

Meaning... you don't hit irons that straight either. And now you're in a bunker at 300 instead of light rough at 240.

We covered SO MUCH in this video. Shot patterns, approach shot aim, putting speed, wind math, par five strategy, recovery shots, and a bunch more. Love for you to watch the full thing.

​WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE​

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Want access to the Decade app plus all of Scott's in-depth training?

You can get your membership here, and Scott did a very generous 30% off discount code. Use code GOLFWELL

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​ 🙌 Well Played: This Week’s Top Finds: ​ 🛠️ Mark Blackburn on Matt Fitz swing work lately. . 💬 In our latest Youtube video Scott was convincing me to get a Mini Driver and then I saw this clip of Jordan Spieth saying the exact same thing. 🧪 I nerded out over this X thread. @hutch_golf took all the tour range shots from The Players and plotted them out. He looked at draws vs fades, time on range, all this crazy stuff. SO COOL. ​ 🛠️ Great youtube vid. James Nicholas going through a 1 hour practice session. Just kind of raw and uncut so you can watch and learn. Great to throw on in the background. 🧐 The new Arccos Air system seems pretty crazy. No more sensors on clubs but it tracks every shot? Sounds like the dream.

Life + Travel Updates

Just got back to Minnesota after ten days down in Jacksonville with the whole fam.

Fun fact - We used to live there about ten years ago, so it was great to hang out with friends and just be outside in warm weather for a bit.

Got some good golf work in as well!

I got to spend some time with Jackson Koert. He's a longtime friend, we've done videos together for years! He's at a great spot in Jax - Atlantic Beach Country Club.

Hung out and practiced there with him couple times! Trying to get my game into form.

The video team flew down and we filmed two videos with him I'm really pumped about. One is his essential drills for each part of the game.

The second one... I think you're gonna love this... is how he's using resistance bands to help people make swing changes.

That one was perfect for me personally. Got some great new feels and honestly loved how my swing was looking.

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The next day I met up with Ralph Bauer. You probably know him from the Tour Read app and the ultimate green reading video we did.

I wanted to film something on putting routines. Like... how do you actually implement all this putting stuff on the course? What's the routine? He had great insights.

We also chatted on the phone the other day about short game. So we filmed the video on the foundational short chipping shot and how he approaches it with his players .

Ralph is a really unique thinker in the coaching space. Very process-oriented. Tons of data. Decades of tour experience.

Big thanks to coach in Jax area Wes Altice for hosting us! We needed a spot to film and he was kind enough to spend the day having us at the St Johns Golf and Country Club Academy

Also got to hang out at The Players for a couple days. I posted my thoughts last week but honestly it's the best tournament to go to in person.

So easy to get around. Great course to watch golf on.

On Thursday, I was out chatting with coaches and walking around and got absolutely dumped on in the rain.

Want to give a shout out to a company that I think makes some of the best rain gear, Zero Restriction. The jacket was an absolute lifesaver. I was one of the few people not soaked for the rest of the day.

One little thing I might talk about more... I was shocked at how many tour pros hit a draw with the driver.

For as much as we hear that everyone on tour is hitting fades, I saw a lot of draws out there.

Got the kids out on the course a couple times.

The 8-year-old played a full 18. The 3- and 6-year-old made it about 7 holes on our last night before we flew out.

The only problem is I ended up with like ten extra clubs in my bag and got yelled at by the airline for it being too heavy. 😂

Came home to 20 inches of snow. So that's fun.

We've got a bunch of great content in the edit queue that we're working through to get to you. Another Scott Fawcett video next week hopefully.

But the most exciting thing... the guidebook launches next week.

I cannot wait. We've got a big giveaway coming to celebrate.

Hope you can pick up a copy when it goes live on Amazon on March 24.

Have a great week this week!
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-Cordie

✍️ Written by Cordie Walker​​
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