It's been just over three months since my last update on my pursuit to break 80. March 28, to be exact, was my last progress report. Since then, I've posted an additional nine rounds of golf. The good news, there's been no scores above 90. The bad news, there's been no scores below 80. I've gotten close, but I haven't reached that milestone yet. Here's how my scores have fared over my last nine rounds of golf: 86, 84, 81, 87, 84, 81, 80, 86, 84 So let's get into the breakdown of my … [Read more...]
Progress Report on My Pursuit to Break 80
It's been about a month now since I last provided an update on my pursuit to break 80 on the golf course. It's been a goal of mine for sometime now and I am really focusing on three key points of my golf game for 2016. Since I wrote that last article, a Twitter friend @PracticalGolf, sent me a direct message saying my article had inspired him to write about what a lot of golfers face when they are setting out in pursuit of a golf goal. Simply put, you have to believe you can do it. What … [Read more...]
My Pursuit to Break 80 on the Golf Course: #ProjectBreak80
It's a milestone I aim for every time I play a round of golf. While some golfers might be able to break 80 every time they go out, I find it a very difficult obstacle to overcome. In 2016, I set a goal again of trying to break 80 for the first time in 16 years. I've done it once before, at The Golf Club of Texas when I worked in the cart barn and pro shop back in 2000. This was the time in my life when I was playing golf just about everyday. I decided to start this series again on … [Read more...]