THE LONG GAME
Three Golfers Compete to See Who Can Make The Biggest Stride in Lowering Their Handicap Index Over Time
EXPERTS
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 UPDATE
SAM WEINMAN
LUKE KERR-DINEEN
NOTES:
I’ve officially reached the “Why aren’t I better by now?” portion of the season, and almost all of it is tied to one club—the driver. While certainly better than it was a year ago, I am still susceptible to days when I spend too much time recovering from poor tee shots. I feel like I’m onto something now, however. Seriously, I mean it. Stop laughing.
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GREG GOTTFRIED
NOTES:
I've been working at Golf Digest for five years, and I finally won my first match in the company match-play event, so I can't lie: I'm pretty pleased with my golf game right now. Of course, that could all change in a second, but my ball striking is almost “good” and my putting has improved drastically. To be honest, it’s probably the reason I got a win. The inconsistency and terrible shots here and there are still infuriating … obviously. I’ll take what I can get though.
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NOTES:
Not going to lie, I really wasn't expecting my season to go this way. My ball-striking is atrocious. Worse than it has been in a long time. Ball is going short and crooked, which generally isn't a great combination. Confidence is low, and I'm in the process of blowing it all up, because it can't go on like this. But my short game is ... somehow awesome. I lost in the club championship to the eventual winner, who told me after my round that I could "get up and down from a trash can." I guess being a magician scrambler is my identity now.
HANDICAP INDEX:
.7
BALL-STRIKING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
PUTTING:
HANDICAP INDEX:
11.4
D-
A
A-
B
B-
B+
A-
B
BALL-STRIKING:
PUTTING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
HANDICAP INDEX:
32.7
B-
C+
D
B
BALL-STRIKING:
PUTTING:
SHORT GAME
MENTAL GAME
