How a Professional Golfer Uses Course Management and a Yardage Book

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[@davidjouvrot4236]

Thank you so much Gen ! It's the 1st time that I actually see a real yardage book and it's really interesting . I really enjoyed the video.

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thanks David glad you enjoyed it! 😄

[@lamarporter9976]

A Pro’s Pro Good information always positive and giving great care to be sure that not every Golfer has this knowledge as they play there weekend rounds❤❤❤❤❤

[@edwardzellner6869]

For future content, you may want to talk about pin sheets as well.

[@jeremyrhodes473]

That was really interesting. As a golf fan I feel that we are often ignored when it comes to how professionals actually play the game. It would be good if you could also publish your schedule for the year so we can follow your progress.

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thanks Jeremy! I did a little while back :) as it’s my first year on the LET I’m also having to figure out a lot on the go so I really can’t plan for more than 4 events at a time so it’s hard to share an entire year calendar atm 😅

[@mail4onno]

her shedule is at the LET, there is an app for your phone incl. score and earnings.

[@jeremyrhodes473]

@@mail4onno OK thanks I'll take a look.

[@goutfromfriedokra3936]

@@GenevieveLingGolf I'm running low on cash. can I borrow 70k?

[@jimmydee4621]

@@GenevieveLingGolf I was actually gonna ask about this and if you used them because I have seen high school golfers on the course that had them and was wondering if it would help my golf game doing the same thing they were doing. glad I found this video=)

[@garymclaughin]

I think it's great a professional golfer has to be precise where I can go out just whack it around for fun. Good job well done. Sawadee Khap.🤠

[@TheBatugan77]

You do know she's Malaysian, not Thai, right?

[@TheBatugan77]

I used to aim for the 150 yard marker. Then again, in a golf classroom, I'm a student, listening to Genevieve Ling, PhD. And taking notes!

[@terrywelch8418]

Yes, that was interesting. I always thought they were hand notes from practice rounds 👍

[@jcee6886]

A birdie book? Sounds exactly like what I need. 😔 . Nice nails

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Hahah, thanks, time for new ones they’re pretty rough and I didn’t realize until I filmed this video 😂😂

[@nshon7]

7:25 It's not guessing anymore when the greenbook is measured using an inclinometer. Reading a green visually however will *always* be guessing. Get 10 golfers to visually read a green and you *may* get 10 reads, get 10 AP and you will get 5 with 2, 4 with 3 and 1 outlier freak (always one guy). On straight putts AP will beat visual reads everytime, flat is flat is flat. On many occasions the horizon, the edge of green or the green will look like there's drop but doing a quick AP step shows a straight putt and that is reassuring for me, personally.

[@frede3921]

Wow that’s nice and completely complicated at the same time, my eyeball been working good enough for me haha thanks great video

[@sunworksphoto]

I love this video!!! I think it’s so interesting to see/hear what professional golfers think about every week!!! 😊

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it 😄

[@at1108]

Never seen a video explaining usage of yardage books before. This is awesome for a junior golfer

[@earlblevins1284]

This is one of my favorite videos, you have ever done for us.

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Ah, thanks Earl, glad you liked it! 😄

[@urojoe]

for practice, we use digital leveler to confirm the number :)

[@doctorshoot]

very interesting thank you Gen - now I know what they are looking at - in the end feel and intuition have to be added to the mix

[@jeffr9631]

My first time seeing a yardage book. OMG, thank you Genevieve.

[@daveyfour99]

Hey Gen... the most amazing thing about the Green Book is that they somehow turned that into an Oscar winning film. 😁☠🐑✌

[@rufussthoo4083]

It's interesting that you thought things you thought may not be interesting might be things we though might be interesting and that you are interested in hearing what we are interested in. Hmm, interesting. 😝 Thanks Gen. That WAS interesting 😊

[@martyflannigan5052]

great video,some courses actually sell yardage books but they are different than the ones that they would give to the pros. Players that play the same tournament every year they keep there books and put some of their own yardages in it so it will work better for them

[@StarflightVirtual]

Hey Gen, really nice Video and i am very happy i found it. Greetings from Germany Matthias 🙂

[@davidc5553]

I'm a Civil/Transportation engineer and all of those numbers blew my mind. Especially the green book. It's too complex to mix number AND colors. The yardage book was a little bit easier to comprehend but what threw me was the number near the bunkers. Is that the number of players/balls expected to land in said bunker during that tournament? On another note, a bridge in Indiana that I am the chief design engineer on is opening to public traffic this weekend. I want to invite any number of your subscribers to celebrate en masse with a free drive across my bridge. Let's meet at the Walmart and then we'll convoy over. You in?

[@jlr43100]

I was just thinking about you. Thanks for the upload. Not a stacker. Just like your videos I need to take a nap I am brain hurts.

[@mohammadshamsirbinmohammad279]

Thank you for sharing the information Gen...really nice and interesting !!

[@ooichengchong6721]

Great sharing! Now I know what they Pros look at when they stare at the white little books every time before they hit a shot!

[@wolfeson1]

Great video Gen,as always. I ave always been curious about the yardage books, I think the greens book would just confuse me more than help though. Would love to see how you and a caddie prepare and work together on the course.

[@prutichaijoonkiat8443]

Thanks for sharing these information to us.

[@Michael_MJ]

I liked the book I got when I played Bonville NSW. The recommendations on how to plat each hole, warnings and bunkers were really helpful.

[@johnsaundersorsam]

Wow, combination of mind blown and real revelation ! Great video and information, well done

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thanks John! Glad you enjoyed it😄

[@danpamintuan8868]

Great video. Keep fighting.

[@bruceford9413]

Terrific video . Originally yardage books were prepared by caddies and were proprietary but a uniform format emerged. Now garmins and shotscope have largely tendered them unnecessary for amateurs but of course these devices are not allowed for pro tournaments. Lasers also give you even easier knowledge. The nightmarish but informative green mapping was banned i believe because the governing bodies felt it took green reading skill out of the game. I may be a little off on this as i have made extensive use of yardage books but the green mapping was a little too complicated for my small brain.

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Many caddies still produce the yardage books, especially in Asia maybe not overseas because I know they have a company (no-1 is the name I believe) that does most of it :)

[@spaakfan]

Thanks for the peek behind the tour curtain. My brain hurts from looking at that green book! 😯🙂

[@bhatcherpg]

Great content. A glimpse into a part of the game the average golfer doesn’t have knowledge of. Thanks.

[@everlynecl6338]

Sick stuff. Mind blown. I wanna start a collection.

[@filipinosupersayan]

Just found your channel about a week ago, been binging all your videos and they’ve helped so much! Keep up the good work!

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Ah, welcome! 😄😄

[@markusfarmer1686]

Thank you I learned something I didn’t know. I also agree that information is good but the feel based element is key. Definitely interesting appreciate you sharing.

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thanks Markus! 😊

[@ronyaw77]

Great video! I've always wondered how pro golfers and their caddies figure out their distances without the aid of rangefinders.

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Yeap we need as much info as we can get without rangefinders cause 1/2 yards can make a big difference 😅

[@marnew1000]

Very interesting Gen, thanks x

[@harrykorver9690]

Very nice meeting you in the netherlands #biggreeneggopen where i volunteered at the driving range.. you put in a lot of work before the start of the tournement. And before a competetive round. What a player you are!

[@RK831]

The pro yardage book is meant to be used with the daily pin sheet, which tells how many paces on the green the hole is cut, and often it says how many paces laterally to the nearest edge so the pro can assess if it is worth the risk to aim at the flag to risk being short-sided. I know this because I am a professional caddie.

[@bobschweitzer4313]

Very interesting, Gen, now I know what you all look at before every shot. Sometime, in another vlog, I would like to see/hear how you, as a pro player, work with a caddy to get ready for a tournament. What do you both do to prepare once you get to the course and you are ready to play a practice round? What / how does the caddy assist you to get ready to play your best and to continue to assist you as you are playing?

[@rufussthoo4083]

I agree Bob. That would be interesting.

[@ritzwanabdullah7608]

Wish u well Gen..

[@ShepMike3934]

Thank you so much Gen. I have always wondered what was so interesting in the books in players back pockets. MikeE

[@vpf5295]

Really interesting to see the detail pros have at their disposal. Of course, they have the skill to use it better than we mere amateurs. I agree with you the simple book is enough. In fact, to make the game more interesting at the pro level, why not limit the information in the book for tournaments? I don't know when such detail came into the game, but my guess is the old players back in the early/mid (maybe even later) 20th century had to judge with their eyes and had limited info. Much more skill needed in those days for sure. Very cool to see all this.Thanks.

[@jonasohlen5802]

In the old days caddies had to work harder in advance to "pace the course" or later walk with a measuring wheel to basically create a more detailed "yardage book" by them selves.

[@arnoldchen1230]

Fantastic video Gen. I would love to see more videos where you talk about course management during a hole. For example, as a follow-up to this video, can you talk us through how you play and specific hold and then play it? I really love hearing the thought process on club selection. xxx yards out to the green. I need to carry yyy, but my lie affects my ball this way and the wind factor etc.

[@michaelmalarkey2943]

Gen, a really great video about the green books. Knowledge that would take years to accumulate playing the same course for years. Thank you for sharing this information. I've complained Ed for years for yardage books

[@michaelmalarkey2943]

To be based off front of greens

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thanks Michael. Yeah the technology is there but it is expensive to reproduce it for every club I guess. I think they need to hire them to come and use their device to scan over the greens to be able to produce the green books. I’ve heard about it somewhere before (how they do it) but I’m not 100% sure

[@nealfreeman01]

This is great! Thanks!

[@ttmmfast]

Think now range finders can be used. Guess there is an official Voice Caddie ones that even can read the green which not sure if allowed during play.

[@kevochanner8859]

Excellent video. I guess the closes to a yardage book is my Garmin hand held gps. It shows the hole with all the hazards ( I think 40,000 courses around the world). You can move the distance to the hazard to know the carry or to lay up. It doesn’t have the green reading but it really helps to plan around any course, even when you are on another fairway and don’t have line of sight.

[@GOBGOLF]

Keep up the great work!!! I think if you ever do a tip video, focus on grip, balance or posture. ways to stay stress free on the course. GOB!!! Game on.....:)

[@StephaneDroletGolf]

This is really good video. I was always curious about the yardage book. What are your additional notes you would put in? I can see club used, temperature, wind, and stuff like that, but at the end of the tournament, that doesn't leave a lot of space to write on. You are the best!

[@tonyteh2897]

Thank you very much.

[@CrazyGolfers3]

Excellent info!!!

[@StephaneDroletGolf]

One of the subject that I would love to see is the preparation of a caddy. Do they walk the course each morning prior the round? What notes are they taking? What is expected from a caddy?

[@Heyko1986]

Wow, this was very interesting. Compared to this as an amateur who’s not even using a rangefinder and judge distances based on general distance markers next to the fairways I am basically playing blindfolded versus a pro! 😄😂

[@mclane5472]

Great video Gen! I gotta say i'm jealous, the detailed pro yardage books are so cool. Would love to have such too hahaha. With amateur yardage books i feel like it's often a matter of luck, some literally just have the hole layouts and 3 or 4 distances from the tee per hole. Keep it up and greetings from Austria 😊

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Agreed but y’all also can use distance measuring devices so technically you could get all the information a yardage book provides! (Although maybe not as accurately)

[@mclane5472]

@@GenevieveLingGolf yeah exactly, i got a device anyways, which i use almost always (i like to play without it sometimes to not lose the feel for distances with the eye haha). But still, those yardage books are just really cool 😅

[@anthonyrobinson2292]

Bryson D. Ha! You took the words right out of my mouth. And are they making green books for practice rounds. I don’t know. Maybe Bryson for one wouldn’t get overloaded.

[@denniswade5522]

Pretty cool! Good information. Thank you for sharing.

[@paulburgess6379]

Very informative video thanks Gen giving this incite into pro golf

[@ezanimahazan160]

This is really interesting Gen! Not only good at shot, but quick math as well... Hahaha...

[@monkeymouse1974]

Loved this, thankyou!

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@jeffcella9019]

#200 KZbin video! Congratulations 👏👏

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

I don’t think it’s my #200 🫣 but thanks in advance! Haha

[@jeffcella9019]

@@GenevieveLingGolf your channel says 200! Was stuck on 199 for a month 😂 check it out lol

[@jbuburuz]

Thank you. Very interesting. Love the insight.

[@anthonygarton3083]

Thanks for sharing your yardage books with us Gen. Always wondered what they looked like and how much information was included. I am wondering what you are focusing on now with your own game after playing some events in Europe? What have you learned about your game since engaging in completely different courses in another part of the world? It must have been a mixture of challenges, excitement, learning and opportunities for growth?

[@davidbarnett9095]

Wow I always thought you are very pretty but I love your nails

[@music-lover8915]

Great video , thanks

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Thank you! 😄

[@snjstr]

No doubt those green books would give me a serious case of analysis paralysis.

[@NoahFroio]

This was great Gen!! I was at the US Women's Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco last year and have a really great picture of Brooke Henderson and her sister Brittany, reviewing their yardage book on the Par 4 (263 yard) 7th, where Brittany has a book like you are showing, but Brooke also has what looks like a course setup dated (this one being June 4, 2021) greens layout, with what looks likes 3 holes per page (my picture is holes 7 - 9) with distance from front of green to pin with off-set from side of green from pin high. Do you also have those for the Q-school or LET for day of play??

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Ah awesome! I’m actually not sure what you mean though.. maybe you could share it with me and then I’ll get a better idea 😅😅

[@NoahFroio]

@@GenevieveLingGolf Hi Gen, just sent it to you!! Thanks!!

[@nickpellatt]

Hi Gen ... is there any element of you not looking at the course, but just playing the yardage book and focusing on your ball? Almost taking out what you can 'see' (or be fooled by) and just playing by numbers?

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

I think it’s hard to because as much as the book shows, we still have to see what’s in front of us. Other factors such as wind and ground conditions can also affect the game plan on a given day so I think the yardage book is a good guide but not something we can also just follow blindly (in a sense) although I do get what you’re saying!

[@wowstudio7932]

Do you take a look of Decade system by Scott Fawcett ? it's a open mind on golf strategy and management that more and more pro used and most of them get results very quickly.

[@scottyjames400]

That was great how you explained that. I was wondering the distance that you can hit each club do you have that written down or do you just remember each club distance?

[@blackvikingprice7607]

very cool

[@colutuber]

So, in reality us amateurs are golfing a bit blind unless you know the course well!! 😜.. great content, how are you getting on on tour by the way?

[@bh5606]

How have you been playing on tour from your point of view?

[@TheBradleyp63]

Can you give us an update on how your year is going?

[@georgewang6952]

Thank you, Gen. Great info. Quick question, we see pro golfer always writing down something on the book. What are some important notes they usually take?

[@gingercat777]

Add in the white paint in the holes, pro's have a huge advantage over regular golfers.........BTW did you paint your nails with model paint 😁

[@theliftexpert]

Gen, With regards to aimpoint and the green reading books . The green books give percent of slope . Aimpoint uses degrees of slope . 1.75%=1 degrees, so if your viewers want to try to utilize aimpoint, they’ll need to do the math accordingly. Your example of 2.9 % and using 3 fingers to read the break is inaccurate …..it would actually be inside of two fingers on the read for the break . Great content, just thought I’d share this with your viewers. Cheers 🍻

[@GenevieveLingGolf]

Oops, well i guess doesn’t matter cause no one is able to use it anymore anyway 😅 but thanks for sharing!

[@martinosmond1732]

Hi Gen, best of luck as ever, is the German guy still your coach, you had a good relationship ?

[@markroper1956]

I thought they were going to ban the putting green pages for Pro’s? I dont know why Golf courses dont have these printed for purchase if people who hadnt played there before, they could improve there game there! Especially for the greens!

[@HereForFun98]

Some courses actually sell them to anyone. I think it probably depends on the course and how much they’re willing to invest in creating them. I think pros can use them during practice rounds but not during tournaments rounds. That’s my guess. I’m not sure

[@michaelm.1807]

Do you have a Caddie that you use on a regular basis in the U.S.? How much do Caddies get paid?

[@HereForFun98]

She’s playing LET in Europe but played in the USA last year (2021h.

[@peterschaldemose7861]

If I would have one for the courses I play, I would score a lot better. Why don't all clubs have them ??? And good that greenbooks are banned. What's the sport with one? It's part of your golfing skill to read greens, and something that should be part of winning.

[@TheBatugan77]

What's the difference? Reading greens... reading fairways. Only difference is the proximity to the hole and the length of grass.

[@davidbarnett9095]

Jen are the books in meters or yards or both

[@davidbarnett9095]

I am a x caddy I understand that diagram

[@patrickmeyers4246]

the Yardage book and Green books provide as much, if not "more" information than a laser rangefinder or a GPS device, I cannot see why professional golfers can use this collated information and not use a laser range device or a GPS device. Eventually these devices will be allowed. they are certainly allowed at club level golf by virtue of a local rule. They do not diminish the skill required to play golf, players still have to contact the sweet spot of the club onto the ball and play the ball as it lies.

[@Hackedbyebye1234]

👍❤️

[@ramixpAPEX]

You're so innocent

[@mikechar17]

I would like to see them ban all books and caddies from golf.

[@kevinwortz8301]

It is a stupid introduction to the game. Professionals? I think professional golfers are becoming less and less reliant on talent, ability and knowledge to the extent that caddies have become a necessary aid than should be the case. I would like to see caddies banned from reading lines on the Greens and a time limit further imposes on time play shots. Come on players. Play golf.

[@tootalazaaz]

This is some fine information. 🏌🏽‍♂️⛳️