The Artful Golfer

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Artful Progress

It appears I'm nearing the end of 2007 pretty much where I started the year. My index still hovers around 4.0 and only half my rounds continue to come in under 80. I made great progress during my first year in 2005, getting my index down to 10 and breaking 80, then again last year, knocking my index all the way down to 4 and shooting par. This year, I set a goal to get down to 2 and break 70, but so far have failed to do either.

12-Month Handicap Index

Although I've reached a short-term plateau, probably due to spending much less time practicing this year, I shot 2 even-par rounds at Monarch Dunes (70.7/135) and shot rounds at or near par three times at Cypress Ridge in tournament play. I've made a lot of progress playing completively. I played in 3 men's leagues this year and finished in the top three in overall standings in each league.

12-Month #Rounds Per Score

I'm flirting with lower scores and indexes and have had several rounds lately where breaking 70 was within easy reach. I'm starting to hit more than 10 fairways and 10 greens in regulation per round much more frequently. Even my putting is starting to show signs of improvement and my putts per round is trending downwards.

I've learned to finish off good rounds, I rarely have blow-up holes anymore and am finishing many more rounds with no double bogies. I'm also making critical putts to save par and bogie more often. I'm giving myself more quality birdie opportunities too, and hope to start taking more advantage of those close approach shots.

There's a little more time before the year end. I'm still hoping for a little miracle!

Labels: Progress, Statistics