How long did it take for you to become a single handicapper ?

[Screwback]

Got my first official handicap in April 2004 and got down to single figures in 2005 and played my first comp off scratch in june 2009.

 

[madandra]

It took me 4 years o get to 8.7 but I was only single digits for a season after joining a more difficult course ... thats my excuse and am sticking to it.

 

[Spinn77]

Got my first official handicap in the summer 2007, just got to singles in the last 6 or 7 weeks. 7.5 currently now

 

[Snelly]

I got my first handicap of 28 aged about 10 years old I think. In year 1 I won a medal and Junior Captains Day and got cut to 22. I then went down to 18 and stayed there for a while before having a major step change of improvement at the age of about 13. That summer, my handicap plummeted with a series of competition rounds that were close to par and I was down to 5 before I knew it really. Lowest I ever got to was 1.4 when I was about 16/17 and I have been in single figures ever since - approaching 40 now!

In essence then, about three years to get to single figures but with big drop in a single year.

 

[MartinHigg]

Started five years ago at 28 handicap, now down to 10 and looking to be in single figures by September

 

[percy_layer]

Got my first official handicap in April 2004 and got down to single figures in 2005 and played my first comp off scratch in june 2009.

Must be some good teaching pros at your course

one more good score and you're back to scratch

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Took me 5 years to get down to 9 (with one qualifying comp' per month).
I then gave up for 5 or 6 years.
It then took another year to get back down to 9.