Yardage and green contour books are a staple at pga tour events. Mar 31, 2017 chris dimarco and amanda blumenherst explain how they use a yardage book for course management strategies. You can use a yardage book to supplement the other ways to measure the distances between two points on the course gps devices, rangefinders and the traditional red. Jun 29, 2019 pga tour caddie john wood loops for matt kuchar, and on friday he posted a sweet photo from his personal collection. The yardage book app is gpsenabled, so distances to all course features greens, targets, bunkers, hazards, etc. Every course on the pga tour has a yardage book for the caddies and players, but they arent standard. A number of courses provide yardage books for their patrons.
A look inside dustin johnsons pebble beach yardage book golf. Without the book the result would have bene significantly different. Caddies of professional golfers carry yardage books that they supplement to calculate precise distances and determine, for example, that their golfer has 156 yards rather than 155 yards to the pin. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to. The go to caddie yardage book my caddie pro, is designed for professional, collegiate and elite junior golfers and caddies who build game plans prior to tournament rounds. Pga tour caddie paul tesori has detailed information in his augusta national yardage books that he accumulated in 10 years of caddying in. Apr 22, 2016 players weigh in on how often they use their yardage book on a weekly basis. How to make professional golf yardage books pga tour style.
But its not just regular yardage books, its also yardage books. Several good answers but i thought i would add illustrations. Recently viewed courses are automatically bookmarked for fast, easy access. Some of the responses they give are quite different than you would think. Aside from his gutbusting stories, the pga tour caddie creates the yardage books that all. Having the book was a huge help as he had never seen the course before. It will be interesting to see if the folks in far hills ultimately rule on the level of detail in mark longs and similar yardage books. How one caddie is helping other caddies as golf remains shut down. Our my caddie pro was recognized as a top new golf product by espn golf in 2017. Our team at precise yardage books offer our customers unparalleled experience in professional and amateur golf. Just moments after johnson walked off the 18th green, i asked his caddie and brother austin if i could have a look at the yardage book that has.
Jun 26, 2019 why one caddie holds secret key to success on the pga tour. Yardage books are essential for tour caliber golfers and useful for ordinary players. Golf pro tips for using a yardage book golf channel. Chris dimarco and amanda blumenherst explain how they use a yardage book for course management strategies. I bought my first yardage book cover which definitely helped but i still had an idea to make a players or pga tour style of yardage book that had distances to the center of the green, carry distances to specific points bunkers, widest part of fairway, hazards, trees, etc gave me an enlarged view of the green complex, and. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books on.
On the pga tour its one of the most important jobs they do and typically arrive early in the week to mark the course and take notes in a yardage book. Pga tour yardage books our yardage books are the professionals book of choice. How one caddie is helping other caddies as golf remains. Apr 12, 2018 our vision is to be an online directory and community of likeminded golfers that want access to yardage books of the courses that they play on a regular basis. Golf digest calls it the yardage book for the rest of us. Golf course yardage books lot pga west, riverside, tpc sawgrass, st. A yardage book is a pamphlet or booklet, typically pocketsized, whose pages contain detailed illustrations of each hole on a golf course. Our 42 page yardage book is designed with professional templates including. Why one caddie holds secret key to success on the pga tour.
How much do pga tour players use their yardage books. How does a golf caddy know the exact yardage of everywhere. Thanks to kevin and mike for allowing us to see those books. May 17, 2018 i bought my first yardage book cover which definitely helped but i still had an idea to make a players or pga tour style of yardage book that had distances to the center of the green, carry distances to specific points bunkers, widest part of fairway, hazards, trees, etc gave me an enlarged view of the green complex, and. Each pga tour professional will also receive one 1 official yardage book at registration. The purpose of a yardage book is quite simply, to provide a golfer or caddie the. Aside from his gutbusting stories, the pga tour caddie creates the yardage books that all the other pga tour caddies use. Nov 06, 2018 yardage and green contour books are a staple at pga tour events.
Now you can start mapping your next round with golf steadys track notes. You can use a yardage book to supplement the other ways to measure the distances between two points on the course gps devices, rangefinders and the traditional red, white and blue stakes or metal fairway disks that mark the 200, 150 and 100. Voted one of the top 5 five new golf products of 2017 by espn golf, the my caddie pro is sure to lower your scores by helping you develop skills in course management. Oct 10, 2019 former pga tour caddie mark long is the man responsible for providing players and caddies with thoroughly detailed yardage and greens books each week. A look inside dustin johnsons pebble beach yardage book.
To download your free bonus templates click the take this course button below your. Mark long is the mind behind the numbers on the pga tour. This is a great feature that is not available in a traditional paper yardage book. Apr, 20 every course on the pga tour has a yardage book for the caddies and players, but they arent standard. Get the best deals on golf yardage books when you shop the largest online selection at. This amazing course management system will help you diagram how you want to play each hole. Golf yardage books and golf yardage book holders for professional, collegiate, amateur, and junior golfers. The app homescreen automatically displays courses based on your current location. Brooks koepka relies on yardage book en route to opening.
When a casual golfer needs distance information, he must use a yardage marker and add or subtract yardage based on a visual estimate. Pga tour certified yardage book cover scorecard size 4 x 7 14 designed to fit most professional tour yardage books with pencil holder. In 2020 we began creating 3d course guides and yardage books. A glance at one of veteran pga tour caddie paul tesori s masters yardage books shows just how specialized the book can be. Voted one of the top 5 five new golf products of 2017 by espn golf, the my caddie pro is sure to lower your scores by. Its fairly common to see a player and caddie pouring over the yardage book during a round, especially on the putting green.
Jared du toit and his caddie, nolan renwick, had a brilliant idea for their yardage book at this weeks tournament. Innisbrook copperhead course detailed maps and yardage. Not that i plan to play augusta national any time soon hoo eee thats a hot one, but this kind of info is great for us just watching on tv. Players weigh in on how often they use their yardage book on a weekly basis. That yardage book got a workout for koepka and caddie ricky elliott, as the duo successfully navigated the sprawling terrain in. The use of golf laser range finders or gps devices are illegal on the pga tour and many other amateur and professional golf tournaments. I asked his caddie and brother austin if i could have a look at the yardage book that has guided dustin to so much success on the. Meet mark long the former caddie responsible for creating. The go to caddie my caddie pro is a 40 page diy yardage book used on 9 professional tours and by collegiate and junior golfers around the world. Pro secrets golf yardage books yardage book course list. The southerncalifornia bornandbred fivetime pga tour champions winner asked me on tuesday to fillin for his regular caddie.
This is where players and caddies get their yardage. George lucas, the last amateur to win the new hampshire open 1980 and a former caddie for arnold palmer. Master architect pete dye designed the course, working in conjunction with pga tour players steve elkington and kelly gibson a new orleans native. The my caddie pro diy yardage book is designed for professional, collegiate, junior, and other competitive golfers and caddies who build game plans by taking notes during their practice rounds. Provide your email below and well send you a digital copy of our 2015 catalog.
Pro secrets golf yardage books pga tour yardage books. Yardage books in general have long been contentious on the pga tour, but the usga largely hasnt had an issue with the pocket course maps until now. How to calculate yardage with a yardage book golfweek. We dont have as much information in the augusta national yardage book, tesori said. Open for the public to enjoy, tpc louisiana brings championship golf to new orleans. Apr 02, 2019 go to caddies my caddie pro diy yardage books and custom holders are used by professional golfers and caddies on the pga european pga challenge champions webcom swingthought lpga legends symetra tour. Donal grabbed one of the caddies at the 2010 3 irish open. Oct 11, 2015 if you want to understand michael collins analysis of why hole no. For nearly 40 years, pga tour yardage books primarily have been the work of two men. A caddie is often a valued member of a professional players team, one who arrives at a tournament before the player to familiarize himself with the course and map its terrain into a yardage book. About 15 years ago he went from giving yardages to his player as a caddie for nolan henke and fred funk to becoming the man. May 01, 2017 yardage books in general have long been contentious on the pga tour, but the usga largely hasnt had an issue with the pocket course maps until now.
Pga tour caddie paul tesori has detailed information in his augusta national yardage books that he accumulated in 10 years of caddying in the masters tournament, but he isnt worried about revealing some of the secrets to other caddies and their players. Pga tour players go by the yardage book the boston globe. Ben hulka helps players and fellow caddies each week on the pga tour by selling yardage and green contour books for each course. Use the print feature in the adobe reader to print out the yardage book.
That yardage book got a workout for koepka and caddie ricky elliott, as the duo successfully navigated the sprawling terrain in dallas. The my caddie pro is designed with professional templates including. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books. Please find a list of golf courses pro secrets has on file. Mastering golfs toughest shots and the caddie anthem, five feet away. When a pga tour player must know the distance to the pin, he asks his caddie, who carries a yardage book with details about each hole, according to pga caddie mark long. Feb 18, 2012 the use of golf laser range finders or gps devices are illegal on the pga tour and many other amateur and professional golf tournaments. The my caddie pro diy yardage book is designed for professional, collegiate, junior, and competitive golfers and caddies who build game plans by taking notes during their practice rounds. Fred funks longtime caddie goes to amazing lengths to provide. The diy yardage book used by more amateurs, collegiate golfers, lpga and pga professionals than any other brand. When you make a yardage book, you are physically and mentally preparing yourself to play at your highest level. Our vision is to be an online directory and community of likeminded golfers that want access to yardage books of the courses that they play on a regular basis.
Mark longs yardage books hold the secret key to success on the pga tour. For many years he has made the yardage books the caddies and players use on the pga tour as well as at the united states open championship, the pga championship, and the ryder cup. As we continue to update all our courses to a digital format, we can only offer hand drawn yardage books for certain courses at this time. Apr 17, 2014 by luke kerrdineen hilton head island, s. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to success. This is where players and caddies get their yardage books. The usga might have a problem with pga tour yardage books. The yardage book app is designed to be incredibly easy to use both on and off the course. Former pga tour caddie mark long is the man responsible for providing players and caddies with thoroughly detailed yardage and greens books each week. The illustrations show overhead views of each hole and denote yardages to and from hazards and landmarks on each hole. Go to caddies my caddie pro diy yardage books and custom holders are used by professional golfers and caddies on the pga european pga challenge champions webcom swingthought lpga legends symetra tour. The my caddie pro doityourself yardage book is used by professional. If you want to understand michael collins analysis of why hole no. Players and caddies often use internet apps to fill out their my caddie pro prior to their practice or tournament rounds.
Jan 15, 2018 a yardage book is a pamphlet or booklet, typically pocketsized, whose pages contain detailed illustrations of each hole on a golf course. Yardage books each caddie will be issued one 1 official yardage book by the caddie master in the caddie tent. The fine print the data paul tesori collects in his masters tournament yardage book goes beyond the distance from tee to green. Tesori says the yardage book for the masters, which is cosanctioned by the tour but run by augusta national, is different from others. The my caddie pro is currently being used on 12 professional tours including the pga, champions, lpga, legends, symetra, and european pro tour. He was able to use the book to shoot a combined 66 over 2 days on the harder 9 hole side. Pga tour caddie john wood loops for matt kuchar, and on friday he posted a sweet photo from his personal collection. What weve created is a tutorial series that teaches the everyday player, aspiring junior golfer, or a seasoned pga professional how to make a yardage book or greens book with our online series. Players and caddies carry them in their pockets and consult them before each shot. Mark long is something of a legend on the pga tour. Players and caddies alike depend on these tools as they do everything they can to contend in tournaments week in and week out.
Get the best deals on golf yardage books when you shop the largest online. Some of the prizes finnis has been able to raffle off include a tiger woods signed 2019 masters flag, a sergio garcia signed masters yardage book, a 2014 ryder cup official team sweater, tank top and polo, a masters player yardage book and caddie cap and a signed brooks koepka 100th pga championship flag, among plenty of others. Pga tour caddie posts mesmerizing photo of 24 years of. A successful pro golfers caddie will be rewarded with a salary plus a percentage of the golfers winnings.
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