Objectives
The objective of stroke play in golf is to make your way through 18 holes in the fewest strokes possible. This requires avoiding mistakes as each mis-hit adds one or more strokes to your score.
Too many amateurs ignore this and choose the risky, hero shot. This shot is typically an attempt to salvage a chance to make birdie or par. Like when you try to hit a 30-yard fade with a 7 iron through an 18 inch opening in the woods. You choose the low probability, high reward shot instead of the high probability, damage mitigation shot that keeps your round on track.
This is a mistake.