
A dogleg hole starts out straight and then bends to the right or left midway down the fairway. Doglegs are usually par-5 holes but can also be par 4s. Dogleg holes are usually a great opportunity for big hitters to take advantage of their power and cut distance off holes. However, what happens when it's a windy day? Should the golfer maintain an aggressive attitude or get conservative?
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Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.