How does wind affect your golf score?

When talking about the Whirly Bird to people, one of the common things people say is, "I am not a good enough golfer for it to matter" to which we say "poppycock".  Anything you can do to improve your outcome, regardless of your playing level can help you be a better golfer and lower your score.  

When people talk about course management they are referring to decisions and actions you can take that don't require swinging the club at all.  For example, knowing that there is water left might encourage you to favor the right side of the fairway.  This is just smart course management.  Your swing might still be poor, but at least you gave yourself a fighting chance.

Whirly Bird is a course management game improvement device.  Armed with wind direction, you can adjust your alignment, club selection and perhaps shot type to adjust to the wind conditions.  From pro to beginner, knowing what the wind is doing can help lower your score.

Here's an article from GolfWRX on how wind affects your golf ball.

GolfWRX - How Wind Affects Your Golf Ball

If you want to get really scientific, check out this site with lots of details on shot dispersion.  Interesting stuff indeed:

What wind does to a drive by Dave Tutleman