Hi Zac -
my only thought is: don't be afraid to teach.
You'll likely have played more redans, and know more about them, than the vast majority of your readers.
But that's a good thing, or at least it should be.
Don't fall into the trap of the modern magazine writer/article: the trap being "well, our studies show that on-line readers are good for only 300 words/2 and a half minutes - so keep it short and basic".
Maybe readers are stopping in for only 2 and a half minutes precisely because the articles are too short and two basic.
In other words, don't be afraid -- especially in your first draft -- to tell us every thought and insight you've ever had about redans, every experience playing them, your own personal favorites etc.
*That's* what you bring to the table.
If you sell yourself and the article short, you lose that advantage, i.e. you don't differentiate yourself from the dozens of other writers and bloggers who could write such an article.
Just from hanging around here and reading a few books, even someone like *me* could cobble together 300 words on "redans", sticking to the history and the basics and the theory etc.
What *you* bring to the table that none of the other writers do is the perspective of a tour level golfer who has played a variety of redans.
That's a rare combination. I think you should take advantage of it, IMHO.
Peter