I have a nasty tendency to "Swing" late meaning I almost always Hook the shot.
Feel free to change the club to something with a little more range when available as the recommended club is based off the assumption you will make a perfect swing. Back spin for a more controlled landing, forward for more distance. Unless you must or have good timing, don't use the fast swing, use a bigger club. Having a slower swing allows for more precise swings.
All the basics of a golf game are there, but the presentation isn't. It means judging the lay of the land is much, much harder especially if you have played any 3D golf game. Most 3D golf games give you a lot more tools to place a shot, like ballistic arc projection, terrain grid overlays, more precise wind, ground roll prediction. NES golf gives you some spartan range data, flat terrain outside of the green and hard abstract gradients.
It was the premier golf game back in the day, but technology left it behind a long time ago. It's still a good game, but there are bigger and better out there. I definitely agree with Crimm on a soft recommend for fans. But I can't give it a Not Recommended since it plays pretty well and is near infinitely better than the god awful Yoshi game.