What Does Yardage Marker Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Course features
Golf term
Yardage marker
Yardage marker in practice
Fairway markers are often color-coded — red for 100 yards, white for 150, blue for 200 — a convention that varies by course. On tour, caddies pace off exact yardages from these markers rather than trusting them at face value.
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