Is it possible for Mr Average to become a scratch golfer in just 12 months?

[DaveM]

Yes you can do it with no problem. I've shot 4 under rounds when my handicap was 14. Many years ago now mind you. Happy to be in the 80tys now.

 

[Agent Pies]

I watched a program with Alice Cooper the other day. He went from having never played golf to a 9 handicap in 12 months.

He played 36 holes a day with 2 different sets of golf pro's.

 

[guest100718]

I wonder how close to his goal he has got so far? Or if he is even till trying.

 

[Val]

I'd suggest he's still trying or has given up, for many of us a level par or sub par comp round is a holy grail of golf and less likely than a hole in one

 

[CMAC]

seems to have stopped week 7! https://docs.google.com/a/brokenhz....R3BGWV-MMr4PsWlhUHA3-MWFU6Fs/edit?pli=1#gid=0


oh well, at least he tried....a bit.

 

[guest100718]

seems to have stopped week 7! https://docs.google.com/a/brokenhz....R3BGWV-MMr4PsWlhUHA3-MWFU6Fs/edit?pli=1#gid=0


oh well, at least he tried....a bit.

7 weeks! lol, There's a contact address on the OP, we should ask him how he's doing.

 

[turkish]

On twitter said he's really struggling- best he's had is 17

 

[guest100718]

On twitter said he's really struggling- best he's had is 17

Well, with about 5 months to go, i'll take a punt and say he's not going to make it..

 

[turkish]

Tough challenge though. Glad I seen this thread definitely going to read john richardsons book. Even if in doing so brings down his handicap a worthwhile exercise

 

[Oddsocks]

On twitter said he's really struggling- best he's had is 17

Isn't that the level people generally get stuck at

 

[chrisd]

Hate to say ........... We told him so!

 

[sawtooth]

If you practice extremely hard and are coached well then yes you could do it.

Good luck

 

[Oddsocks]

I think you would honestly need a pro friend to coach you daily, but a lot would come down to your understanding of the game in areas such as course management .

I don't think its that hard to get to high single figures quickly, I think looking below 6 is when a lot of skill is involved....

 

[MadAdey]

I think you would honestly need a pro friend to coach you daily, but a lot would come down to your understanding of the game in areas such as course management .

I don't think its that hard to get to high single figures quickly, I think looking below 6 is when a lot of skill is involved....

This will always be my take too. Playing to 9 you can still have bad shots and mess up the odd hole or 2 as long as you have enough good ones or drop a couple of birdies in.

Playing to scratch, if you have a triple bogey then your round is more or less over, unless you have it in you to make 14 pars and 3 birdies for the rest of the round. To play to scratch I still believe that there are things in golf that you learn over time like how to put a score together, because at some point your are going to need to scramble to make a score on a hole.

 

[Ethan]

After 24 pages of posts, have we finally concluded that the answer to the original post is "No".

 

[MadAdey]

After 24 pages of posts, have we finally concluded that the answer to the original post is "No".

Exactly, yet again another that has proven that doing this is almost impossible.

Can it be done? Of course it is possible.

Is it going to be done? Not very likely.

 

[Simbo]

This will always be my take too. Playing to 9 you can still have bad shots and mess up the odd hole or 2 as long as you have enough good ones or drop a couple of birdies in.

Playing to scratch, if you have a triple bogey then your round is more or less over, unless you have it in you to make 14 pars and 3 birdies for the rest of the round. To play to scratch I still believe that there are things in golf that you learn over time like how to put a score together, because at some point your are going to need to scramble to make a score on a hole.

9 and scratch are millions of miles apart.

Whilst I agree that most guys in cat 1 have a triple bogey their game is pretty much done but I played with our club record holder when he shot it and he had 2 double bogeys on his card and shot 8 under.

 

[robert.redmile]

I'm trying to get from 25 to single figures in a year. I'll do it. I'm certain of it.

 

[MadAdey]

9 and scratch are millions of miles apart.

Whilst I agree that most guys in cat 1 have a triple bogey their game is pretty much done but I played with our club record holder when he shot it and he had 2 double bogeys on his card and shot 8 under.

But I bet he was an experienced golfer that has the knowledge of how to recover from the slip ups.

9 and scratch are not even in the same ball park. You do not need birdies to play to 9 just lots of pars. To play level par your going to drop a shot somewhere so birdies will be needed.

 

[MadAdey]

I'm trying to get from 25 to single figures in a year. I'll do it. I'm certain of it.

That is easily possible. My mate Pete got from 26 to 12 in a season and that was with having a month out due to a bad back. Without the lay off he would have got to single figures.