It is not clear what his best course would have been.
My best course was to let him think about it all.
By far the best course is to use your car less.
Perhaps the best course of action was to do nothing at all.
"And that is probably the best course for us right now."
And just past it to the north, that's the best course toward deep water.
No, the best course was for him to turn back and avoid them.
Or how long it took both of them to see their best course.
The best course seemed to be to find a hotel.
That might not be the best course of action at this point.