THE LONG GAME
Four Golfers Compete to See Who Can Make The Biggest Stride in Lowering Their Handicap Index Over Time
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AUGUST 22, 2024 UPDATE
SAM WEINMAN
MADDI MacCLURG
LUKE KERR-DINEEN
NOTES:
How can someone grade himself so high and still be … merely OK? It’s because my improvement can mostly be found in my consistency, and consistency by definition is kind of boring.
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GREG GOTTFRIED
NOTES:
Handicap is the same because I haven’t played much recently, but I finally figured out my mental game, and it feels like the floodgates have opened. I’m finally playing the way I know I can.
NOTES:
I don’t want to jinx anything, but I think I’ve figured out a thing or two with my driver. My Index dropped two. Hopefully, this can last, but if not, it was fun while it lasted. Don’t ask me about my short game. Let me be positive for a second.
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NOTES:
This golf season has been weird. Not bad, just strange. My ball striking, ordinarily my strength, has been sketchy. My weaker short game and putting has been nails. Overall scores about the same. I’ll take what I can get.
HANDICAP INDEX:
.6
BALL STRIKING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
PUTTING:
HANDICAP INDEX:
10.7
C
A-
A
B
B+
A-
A-
B+
BALL STRIKING:
PUTTING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
HANDICAP INDEX:
6.2
A
A-
B+
A-
BALL STRIKING:
PUTTING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
HANDICAP INDEX:
31.7
B-
C-
D
B
BALL STRIKING:
PUTTING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
