There are still weeks remaining of the peak golf season (for some, it never really ends), but we’ve passed through enough months of summer now to have an impression on how the campaign has gone thus far.
Have you had a successful time on the course, have you accomplished your goals, improved your game, or played more regularly?
We asked golfers on the Golfshake Facebook Page to describe how their season has gone, and the results were typically varied and colourful.
Have You Made Progress This Season?
Everyone wants to get better at this game – some are more determined in that pursuit than others – but it’s something that only some of us manage each year.
Valda Wicks was among those with a positive report, commenting: “I’m 75 next month and playing my best golf since 1995.”
Greg Crowder is another senior golfer who has taken a philosophical approach to things and is starting to reap the desired rewards. “I can see light at the end of the tunnel. Chipping and putting are showing signs of improvement. I’ve avoided the whole search for more yards and accepted that I’m 70.”
Tim Marler is also pleased with how he’s been doing, saying: “Intermittent but improving! Back to what I was at the end of last summer after not playing much this year.”
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Has Your Handicap Improved This Year?
For many golfers, tracking their handicap, including on Golfshake, is the measure from which they judge a season; did they finish with a lower number than what they started with, a sure sign that they are playing and scoring better.
And we’re pleased to see that a lot of you were trending in that direction.
Mimi Falconar has spent this year “watching my handicap come down.” Lucky for some!
The same can be said for Andy Moore, who is having a great time. “Better than I imagined, handicap down 2.4 and won a board comp pairs and a District trophy.”
If you’re looking for progress, Martin Welham has achieved one of those milestones that so many of us dream of. “Best year, hit my driver 30 yards further and broke single figures.”
Kim Evans isn’t quite at that standard just yet, but for a new golfer, she is embracing this game. “Been playing since October, got my world handicap index down from 48 to 35, so pretty happy.”
Alison Anderson is another contented golfer, writing: “Great! Have come down four shots since January.”
Some have work ahead to reach their targets, but Andy Morgan has already had quite a season, writing: “Wanted to get to a six handicap this year from 17 – currently 7.8.”
That’s hugely impressive, but while it’s been a little more unpredictable for Steve Lawrence, he has one memorable moment to reflect upon. “Started at 14, went to 19, back to 15, hopefully back to 14 before the end of summer. So not great. But did get my first hole in one, so there is that!”
We reckon that alone makes this year a success!
The Struggles Continue For Some Golfers
However, you don’t need us to tell you that this game can be a struggle; that battle is what makes it enduringly fascinating and addictive as you look for improvement.
Peter Hardy says that his season has been “army golf, left right, left right,” a feeling that many of us will be familiar with. Likewise, for Phil Clements, his year has been like “Forest Gump’s box of chocolates” – you never know what you’re going to get, but that’s always the way with golf.
Paul Grist has been watching his handicap go up and Alison Craig is struggling on the greens, commenting: “If only I could putt. Apart from that it’s ok.”
Christopher Spencer is “consistently inconsistent,” while Brian Fairbrother is working hard, saying that his season has been “very disappointing but I will trust in my lessons and practice.”
We’re all searching for our best, but for Richard Grieve, it’s been like “Man Utd struggling to find form” – and it doesn’t get worse than that, surely.
That said, even though it can be frustrating, golf should always be fun, a pleasant and rewarding experience, no matter what you shoot.
As Robin Maguire says, his season has been a “good walk around a golf course.”
There’s nothing wrong with that.
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