The Part of Golf No One Taught You

Category: Score

  • The Number Your Scorecard Doesn’t Show

    The Number Your Scorecard Doesn’t Show

    Two rounds. Same score, 84 both times. In the first, you felt in control for the majority of the round. Present on every shot, quiet mind, no static. In the second, you fought yourself the entire way—tense over full swings, second-guessing putts, relieved every time a bad shot didn’t get worse. Looking at the two…

  • A Smart Way to Track Progress

    A Smart Way to Track Progress

    Some golfers watch their handicap index the way investors watch a stock price—refreshing it after every round, hoping for movement in the right direction. It’s a natural instinct, and serious golfers should register and enter scores into the system. The Handicap System The USGA’s World Handicap System calculates your index from the best 8 of…