Its basically a yardage book with exact yardages and pictures of the hole layouts and the greens. 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. 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. The majority of golf courses i ever played have yardage books with a drawing of each hole and the distances to various points of interest. When creating a yardage book we have one goal in mind. Pga tour, pga tour champions, korn ferry tour, and the swinging golfer design are registered trademarks. Strackaline get the same greens guide yardage books the. Tour quality yardage books in the same template as pga tour golfers. A look inside dustin johnsons pebble beach yardage book. Apr 17, 2014 by luke kerrdineen hilton head island, s. Retired caddie mark long produces them and sends them to each event.
Many of them are fairly detailed and have the yardages marked to specific sprinkler heads, carry distances on a certain line over hazards, major trees drawn in. Eyeline golf tour yardage book cover scorecard holder. Arguably the most important tool for players and caddies alike each week on the pga tour are yardage and green contour books. A glance at one of veteran pga tour caddie paul tesoris masters yardage books shows just how specialized the book can be. It might show the golfer that the distance from a certain tree to the putting green is 140. This tour style has a large grid for accurate green diagrams measured in 5 yard increments. Caddie mark long discusses the creation of his yardage books, which are used by many on the pga tour.
Eyeline golf tour yardage book coverscorecard holder. Ben hulka helps players and fellow caddies each week on the pga tour by selling yardage and green contour books for each course. How much do pga tour players use their yardage books. Jul 28, 2019 the confusion for me was that my 2014 greens book fit in my yardage book so i didnt think that it wouldnt comply with the scaling limit of 38 to 5 yard. Other golfers asked where we got the book and we happily shared our experience. Mark longs yardage books hold the secret key to success on the pga tour. It is an invaluable tool though only if it is accurate and has all the information that i need. It is made of white faux leather material and has places to hold 2 pens and all of your other notes and cards. Youll notice that a lot of numbers in this fairway are offered in groups of three.
Former pga tour caddie mark long is the man responsible for providing players and caddies with thoroughly detailed yardage and greens books each week. Players or caddies may use rangefinders on the course during practice to help create or modify a yardage book that they may consult during the actual tournament. Several good answers but i thought i would add illustrations. The data paul tesori collects in his masters tournament yardage book goes beyond the distance from tee to green. This book is made from heavy stock paper and measures 6.
Pro secrets golf yardage books yardage book course list. Obviously playing with a rangefinder will dramatically speed up pace of play and is a excellent golf distance finder but a yardage book can improve your game in many ways that a rangefinder device cannot. We have been able to use our combined 50 years of caddying on the pga, and lpga tours as our guide to making a professional, quality yardage book that has everything the competitive golfer needs. Gps distance to greens, bunkers and hazards aerial view of each hole with zoom and pan. Players and caddies often use internet apps to fill out their my caddie pro prior to their practice or tournament rounds. This is where players and caddies get their yardage books. If you want to understand michael collins analysis of why hole no. The yardage book app is gpsenabled, so distances to all course features greens, targets, bunkers, hazards, etc. Jun 26, 2019 why one caddie holds secret key to success on the pga tour. But its not just regular yardage books, its also yardage books. Keeping golf uppermost in mind, with over 20 years experience and expertise in the trade of producing graphics and illustrations for yardage books, golf trade show brochures, email designs, and marketing booklets. Retired caddie mark long produces them and sends them to.
A look inside dustin johnsons pebble beach yardage book golf. 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. How does a golf caddy know the exact yardage of everywhere. 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. Tpc sawgrass yardage book official pga tour issued the. Without the book the result would have bene significantly different. Our latest arnold palmer inspired product is a fine leather yardage book. He was able to use the book to shoot a combined 66 over 2 days on the harder 9 hole side. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books on. Players weigh in on how often they use their yardage book on a weekly basis. 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. Pga tour caddie paul tesori has detailed information in his augusta national yardage books that he accumulated in 10 years of caddying in. The threetime pga tour champion and european ryder cup stalwart posted a photo of his masters yardage book showing the old and new 5th holes sidebyside, along with some details on the changes made. Poulters masters yardage book shows dramatic changes to augustas 5th based on ian poulters masters yardage book, pga tour pros will have a mighty test to contend with at. A number of courses provide yardage books for their patrons.
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. A yardage book cover with classic style with a modern feel. How to calculate yardage with a yardage book golfweek. 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 long yardage books the most demanded yardage books. Poulters masters yardage book shows dramatic changes to augustas 5th based on ian poulters masters yardage book, pga tour pros will have a mighty test to contend with at augusta nationals 5th hole next week. This is the style most pro s and top amateurs use in their yardage books. This yardage book that pga tour pros use might be the most. 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. Every course on the pga tour has a yardage book for the caddies and players, but they arent standard. Yardage books are essential for tour caliber golfers and useful for ordinary players.
Golf pro tips for using a yardage book golf channel. They do really help, and ive got a fairly large collection because i buy one at every course before competition rounds. The book is a total of 40 pages to draw all 18 holes. The exterior is wrapped in woodland camo waxed canvas extra strength while the interior features durable sage waxed canvas. 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. Aug 14, 2018 arguably the most important tool for players and caddies alike each week on the pga tour are yardage and green contour books. Master architect pete dye designed the course, working in conjunction with pga tour players steve elkington and kelly gibson a new orleans native. Pga tour yardage books our yardage books are the professionals book of choice. The maker of pga tour and major professional and amateur championship yardage books. For many years mark long has made the yardage books the caddies and players use on the pga tour as well as at the united states open championship. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to success. 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. Players or caddies may use rangefinders on the course during practice to help create or modify a yardage book that they may consult. 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 something that i could write on so that i could jot down.
Use bluegolf yardage book to tour every hole at thousands of courses across the us and the world. 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. Pga tour caddie ben hulka explains how players and caddies. The professional golfers association of america doesnt permit golfers to use rangefinders during competition on any of its pro tours, including the pga, nationwide and champions tours. Pga tour certified yardage book cover scorecard size 4 x 7 14 designed to fit most professional tour yardage books with pencil holder. This is the style most pros and top amateurs use in their yardage books. Lower section has a fairway description area for yardages back to tee. Some of the responses they give are quite different than you. Open for the public to enjoy, tpc louisiana brings championship golf to new orleans. Pro secrets golf yardage books pga tour yardage books. Aside from his gutbusting stories, the pga tour caddie creates the yardage books that all the other pga tour caddies use. Jan 15, 2018 the primary purpose of the yardage book is, no surprise, to provide the golfer with yardages. Apr 22, 2016 players weigh in on how often they use their yardage book on a weekly basis. 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 something that i could write on so that i could jot down.
Some of the responses they give are quite different than you would think. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to. Oct 11, 2015 if you want to understand michael collins analysis of why hole no. Nov 06, 2018 yardage and green contour books are a staple at pga tour events. Yardage book photo by andrew redington getty images. Use bluegolf yardage book to tour every hole at thousands of courses across the us and the world while you play or while you watch the pros. We dont have as much information in the augusta national yardage book, tesori said.
The official pga tour issued yardage book part of history. Download yardage book and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. The threetime pga tour champion and european ryder cup stalwart posted a photo of his masters yardage book showing the old and new 5th holes sidebyside, along with some details on. Mark long is something of a legend on the pga tour. Golf yardage books and golf yardage book holders for professional, collegiate, amateur, and junior golfers. 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. Fred funks longtime caddie goes to amazing lengths to provide accuracy. This cover has been a favorite on the pga tour for over 10 years. Aside from his gutbusting stories, the pga tour caddie creates the yardage books that all.
This book has a club yardage chart on the inside front cover, a legend and a stat tracker for up to 4 rounds in the back. The use of golf laser range finders or gps devices are illegal on the pga tour and many other amateur and professional golf tournaments. Provide your email below and well send you a digital copy of our 2015 catalog. The usga might have a problem with pga tour yardage books. Eyeline golf tour yardage book cover scorecard holder white. The primary purpose of the yardage book is, no surprise, to provide the golfer with yardages. This is where players and caddies get their yardage. 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. This is a great feature that is not available in a traditional paper yardage book.
Yardage and green contour books are a staple at pga tour events. Thus, in a roundabout way, the greenmapping technology used to create the highly sophisticated and detailed pro yardage books is troubling to the guardians of the game. Tesori says the yardage book for the masters, which is cosanctioned by the tour but run by augusta national, is different from others. Ian poulter posts masters yardage book showing dramatic. Chris dimarco and amanda blumenherst explain how they use a yardage book for course management strategies. 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. Players and caddies alike depend on these tools as they do everything they can to contend in tournaments week in and week out. This tour yardage book cover is great for keeping yardage books, lesson notes or scorecards. 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. These are the bright orange and green yardage books that you see in the back pocket of nearly every tour player and caddie on the pga tour. The data paul tesori collects in his masters tournament yardage book goes beyond the distance from tee to.
Fred funks longtime caddie goes to amazing lengths to provide. Our team at precise yardage books offer our customers unparalleled experience in professional and amateur golf. Each yardage book is created using the same houston, tx strackaline announces that east lake golf course greens guide books are available for purchase online. Mark long is the mind behind the numbers on the pga tour. Those numbers, from top to bottom, represent yardage to the center of the green, yardage from the tee box, and yardage to the front of the green. This tour yardage book and scorecard cover is great for keeping yardage books, lesson notes or scorecards. 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. Both our my caddie tour and our my caddie pro yardage books conform with the rules of golf.
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