How long you been playing, How much you been cut by?

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Another post, Sorry :p
But this is more of a serious one. I am really hoping for a future career in golf. I was looking at greenkeeping, but the main aim as management.
I had my hopes set on doing business at A-level, I might now be doing A diploma, then doing applied golf management studies at Birmingham.
I have been looking at requirements and now i am slightly worried
I need to achieve a maintained handicap of 4.4. :eek: I am not sure how achieveable this is. I have 2 years from september to achieve this. I really hope this is do-able.
So... How long have you guys been playing? and how much/how fast have you been cut?
Thanks very much, for advice, suggestions and question answers. Sorry if it is a bit jibberish :D
I am currently 16, 20hcp but i have played all rounds under handicap so far this year, and i hope to be able to easily get to around 16/15.
Jordan
 
Dont know much bout it but i thought the 4 handicap was to be a pga pro?

Depends how you define "management" of a golf club i suppose as there was a recent(ish) thread where a lot of clubs the pro does both.

If its strictly a business management qualification im surprised that a specific handicap is required.
 
Playing seriously for 11 months, cut by 2.5 from my first handicap of 17, but back up .4 as I have gone through a winter of swing changes, swing problems and lack of golf due to weather.

Not having played for more than 8 months before the winter came meant my game was not robust enough to survive a break period without collapsing. The last 3 months have been a struggle but now we have good weather and time to practice after work my game is coming back to me :D

My pro thinks I can come down from 15 to 12 this summer as he thinks I should aim for single figures within the next 2 years. Big ask for someone who has not yet finished their first year of having golf as their hobby but I guess he has good reasons for saying it to me.

If you are serious enough, get lessons and practice hard (I go 4 times a week to play on the course when there is enough light) you can drop quickly. I practice every night at home, putting and stance as well as weights and core stability/strenth exercises. I want to meet or exceed my expectations and targets. Personally I am aiming for 11 this year and single by end of next summer. Cat 1 is not something I expect to reach to be honest, I just want to get to Cat 2 and maybe get an honours board mention :)
 
There is a young lad at my club who, I think, started last year on 19? and finished it on 9 maybe 8. So it can be done but it will take a huge amount of effort.
 
There is a young lad at my club who, I think, started last year on 19? and finished it on 9 maybe 8. So it can be done but it will take a huge amount of effort.
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The younger ones tend to do that, they catch on so very quick. I wish I had taken it seriously when I was a kid rather than bashing around 100-120. I only did that for 3 years then hardly played for 7.

Still 25 wasnt too late to take the game up, I have learnt fast and anyone with youth on their side can shift 2-3 shots a year easily with dedication, I managed it with an iffy swing and a set of ancient GI irons :)

I am just glad now I have a more robust swing, it is all about getting something you can rely on in the long game then perfecting your touch in the scoring game.
 
I’m not going to say it’s impossible, but if you want to get down to that level then you’ll need to get your skates on. I joined Royal Musselburgh a few years back and there’s two or three young guys, younger than you right now and they’re playing off 3 or less. Lots of hard work got these guys to where they are, on the course nearly every day till last light.

That’s just the start.
 
Been playing on and off for nearly 35 years. Started off great and got down very qucikly from 24 to single figures but I was playing every day after school and getting regualr coaching. It can be done but it really depends to a huge degree on your own natural aptitude if you need to get to single figures for the course. Some guys are great at asorbing information and putting it into practice and others can have a lesson, improve and then stagnate.

I'm pretty sure there must be other sport related courses around which will incorporate golf to some degree. What about some sort of hospitality or management course as a way in. I hope you can get cut quickly and sufficiently to do what you want to do
 
Started at 13 years old went from 24 to 8 in 2 years so pretty swift. Then it slows down, 8 to 5 last year. Now 4 and 4 to 1 would be nice this year ;)
 
Been playing regularly for 5 years now, but never really practiced. I try and get out as often as possible in the summer, but I've only gone from 21 to 16 in 5 years.

I joined an indoor golf lab at Christmas, which has simulators and cameras to record the swing. I'm feeling much better about my game, and my swing is changing for the better, so practice is definitely IN this year!

I'm also recording my stats to see where the gaps in my game are.

Good luck!
 
I've played 5 years and have gone from never touching a club before and a 24 handicap to 8 ( up to 9 at the moment)our season is only 7 months up here so no handicap reduction in winter unlike some southerners on here.

But there is a guy in inverness that went from beginner to cat 1 in just over two years. he started with lessons straight away so you getting down to this too should be no problem. lots of hard work i would imag.
 
Been playing for 3 years, gone from 23 to 16 (as of next month), had a poor year last year with a few off course problems and shot my handicap or thereabouts 8 times in a row. This year just had my first cut of 0.6 (should have been 0.9 but for some bizarre reason in the bog of a course they deemed it SSS 64 when I shot net 62).

Target this season is 14 but really want to get to 12, going to put a lot more practice in on the short game and commit to it.
 
Quickest way.... scrap your h/cap... practice like hell for a year then put in 3 cards for a new h/cap.

I did this but missed out the 'practice like hell' part.... and ended up going UP to 5.5 LOL

If you haven't got the game then there's no point messing about with club medal comps or games with your mates etc... you should be on the practice ground.
 
my first handicap when i joined a club at 12 was 18 first year i got it to 15 the next year then to 13 then 10 then 9 then 7 (6.6)

i was a bit limited by being small 5ft 6.5stn til i was 16
(so not hitting it very far didnt leave much places to improve my game at the time)


id say your going to have to play as many rounds as you can
to get down to your target and practice practice practice
with some lessons at certain stages to help out

or maybe try asking your committee for a reduction if youre obviously playing way better than your handicap

good luck with it hope you make it
 
this is the start of my second year as a member of a golf club befor that i maybe played around 6-7 times a year when i put my 3 cards in i got a handicap of 18 went up to 19 then came down alot i currently play off 10.3 and there is talk of them cutting me again another 2 strokes off that so get out practice hard and it is quite doable with you been 16 im 29
 
I have been playing for 7 years and have went from 28 - 0. I have never really don too much practising since i started full time work and if anything my game has improved in that time. dont put to much emphasis on practising try and work more on course management on the course slapping about the range will give you no feel of what it is like to hit a fairway on a dog leg or hit an approach from a wide angle. At the end of the day if you are good enough you will get there if you are not you wont.
 
I think at 16 yr old and 20 h'cap you can get to a low enough handicap in the time you have.
Try and get a few lessons covering all aspects of the game, maybe one every month. Best to determine what is best between yourself and your coach. Practice your short game as much as you can. And, most importantly, try to play with low handicap golfers as much as possible. The more you play with better players, the more you will learn about the game and how to score.
Best of luck and feel free to ask for any advice.

David
 
Started playing seriously at 22, didn't have a h'cap but took a few months playing 3 times a week to break 100. I don't really remember breaking 90 but my 1st official h'cap was 9 in 2006 aged 30. If I'd have had lessons up front I wouldn't have got so many bad habits and if I was stronger mentally I might have stayed in single figures rather than trying to get back there.

Your target is an ambitious one but not impossible if you put your mind to it. Get yourself a decent coach would be my advice, explain to him what you want to achieve and put the work in.

Good luck and keep us posted.
 
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