In my practice rounds at Monifieth and Carnoustie, the notes in my yardage book also had information on the approaches to some greens.
For instance, on number two at Monifieth, the approach to the green had a low area front/left, which would kick a shot hard left. Landing an approach on the right half of the approach would kick the ball only a little. The pin was middle right in the qualifier.
In the round, my tee shot left me a distance that I had to land a bit short, and knowing to keep my approach a bit further right than my instincts would lead me, left me with a very good birdie opportunity.
In the playoff, my drive went much further, and on a perfect angle in the left side of the fairway. I had a yardage that allowed me to land the approach on the green with some spin, allowing me to avoid the big left kicker in the front, and another birdie putt with two separate approaches set up by preparing in the practice round.
The practice round observations at Carnoustie all included taking in the approaches. Wind, club selection, and the lie in the fairway could all mean having to use the approach to bring the ball to our targets. Even with the wet weather leading in to the tournament, Carnoustie still demanded preparing to use the approaches for shots in to the greens.