Succeeding at Scoring

Lower your scores faster by improving your approach shots and putting. Lessons from Dave Pelz, Nick Faldo, and Fred Griffin.

Instructors

  • Dave Pelz
  • Nick Faldo
  • Fred Griffin
  • Kellie Stenzel

Lesson plan

  1. Tee Box Placement Strategy Dave Pelz · 2:31. Smart strategy starts before you even swing. Dave Pelz explains how to use the entire tee box to eliminate trouble and set up every hole in your favor.
  2. Control Wedge Distance Fred Griffin · 1:55. Stop guessing from 50-100 yards. Grand Cypress Academy instructor Fred Griffin gives you the tip to hit it the right distance every time.
  3. Approach Shot Options Mike Davis · 3:47. Director of Instruction at Royal Links Las Vegas breaks down the best ways to play short approach shots from 80-100 yards — the shots that decide your scorecard.
  4. Tips for Better Putting Nick Faldo · 3:40. Six-time major champion Nick Faldo shares two simple putting tips that immediately improve your stroke mechanics. This is where he says every golfer must start.
  5. Sink 8-Foot Putts Kellie Stenzel · 3:09. 8 feet and in is the scoring range. Converting more of these putts changes your card. Kellie Stenzel shows you exactly how to make more of them.
  6. Short Putting Science Dave Pelz · 2:37. Pelz closes with the science of short putting — building habits that hold up under pressure. The research-backed approach to making putts when it counts.