Low Handicap Battle: Can I Beat a 2 Handicap?

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Low Handicap Battle: Can I Beat a 2 Handicap?
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Holes 1-3
5:06 New Channel Partner + Discounts at @PGAWEST
5:43 Hole 4
6:49 Swingtweaks giveaway winner!
7:07 Holes 5-9
13:55 Recap

All right we are here at PGA West the Pete die Dunes course kind of the Hidden Gem of the PGA West courses very challenging elevated greens a lot of tricky looking t-shots including this one I’m playing a grudge match with my friend Walker you’ll see more about that

Shortly and first a preview of the front nine that’s as well as I can hit it that should be good definitely hit it well feels good I was hitting the ball well and PGA West recently completed major upgrades to the greens on this course and it paid dividends for me I was

Draining every short putt on the front and some of the long ones too and the back nine match starts with strategic planning off the te my range fighter saying that bunker is 240 to 260 like if I hit a 22 shot I’m fine right okay even if execution is

Off how about a Healy cut this one’s not great should be fine as for Walker he’s a long hitter and he’ll try to draw one onto the green here but like me I didn’t draw he’s not a scratch golfer and now we’ll each go to

Work so I have 135 I’m going to hit a hard n iron which is a 130 Club there is a false front there but if I hit this well it should be fine on many courses this would have caught a piece of the green but P die corses are no joke that

Took like the worst kick and on to Walker all right 53 the thing about die hses is the greens are elevated and they’re very firm so like everything has to be like this High soft like flop shots and I love hearing my opponent get in his own head like this but Walker

Does manage to hit a decent one here pretty good right idea wrong direction and now it’s my turn I’m in a really weird swail so what do I have to do here I’ve got to get it bouncing up here then it’ll feed down I’ve said it already but

Missing green here is penal that was what I was trying to do but it just hit and stopped all right big right to left all about Pace Walker for birdie now and this is a good putt on these slick greens good read thanks yeah the right line that’s good obviously and he makes

An easy four so at the hole it’s diving I need this putt to have the hole now and I know it’s snapping right at the hole but it still misses low boy I had that red that at the hole it was snapping but I still didn’t quite play

Enough and Walker goes one up I don’t mind you missing that one given that you have two strokes on to stroke hole one and Walker on Deck we have no idea where we’re going actually so we’re just going to go up the left side avoid those bunkers with a fivewood again I love

When my opponent’s plans are non-committal but Walker fivewood is actually on a good line here and it works out I’m just contemplating whether I can take that line I’m going to try I’m going for the same line with a driver and it’s fine yeah Dove out the

Sky a bit but it was on a good line I think okay so 153 I’m aiming right of it cuz it looks like that could could be an okay place to bring it in from this is probably the hardest green to hit on the course and mine’s a bit off that might

Work hop up there all right we got 151 for once let’s hit a well executed go shot allall slightly above my feet got the nine iron and more indecision from Walker Oh what a terrible swing you know what I didn’t commit very hard on that

Uh last go shot I have let’s do it worse swing dumber and with all respect to Walker I’m feeling confident about my odds in this match with him in this mindset oh my gosh he has some work for par and I have a stroke here oh no but

This one’s not going to do it but I do reset over the par putut here and bingo got one it brings the match back to S this hole may only play 335 but with water in play everywhere it plays a stroke hole 5 so I’ll take one more

Stroke from Walker here yeah that’s what I wanted to do with that one I opt for the three-wood and hit it far better than last time Walker opts for a four iron and puts one safely in play thanks so we got 126 with my 126 Club this is

The first time all day I’ve had like a full swing wedge this should be straightforward but keeping Pace filming golf does lead to uncharacteristic misses like this oh God hit that and spit right okay I’d love to hit a good one here 102 but I play on camera almost

Every day that’s all over it be good and this is my favorite number almost J it yeah yeah that looks good Walker’s found yet another tough spot here he’ll get creative keep going oh dang it but it doesn’t quite Crest this Ridge that was hard I tried to putt it out of there

He’s just outside my ball but with a stroke here I can tput to Victory the birdie doesn’t quite drop but that’s a win to feel good about the up and down moral victories this is just for Pride but it’s a good stroke and a good four wow great four what a great

For onto a signature hole and a word about our host venue okay beautiful little hole there are five courses open to the public at PGA West and I’m thrilled to say they’re now officially a channel partner we’ll be doing our first annual Meetup here in 2024 and in the

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Book using the promo code Adam not only will you get to play World Class golf you’ll also be supporting the channel so I can create more videos like this going to hit a smooth eight iron this is an intimidating t-shot and even though I flushed it I have to hold my breath

That’s on a dangerous line it lands dry oh stay and it stays up stayed 141 we got a pitching wedge aim out to the right for sure Walker learns from mine and picks a safe Target it’s a good strike and it will find the putting surface Right Where I Was aiming I’m

Away from just off the green and I have to say the combination of my green reading skills and these fresh greens rolling true leads to just an easy tap in part Walker now with his own look at birdie it gets close and then the gamesmanship begins oh man are you sure

Okay oh oh I would have missed it too old for that trick so I actually use that trick on guys I know that like would buy into it because then they stop giving you putts and then you get to stop giving them putts when I’m like

Dude I can’t give this guy any more putts I’ll do that and it works every time that’s a whole lot of words for I miss the par putt at least in my opinion and before we get to five it’s time for the swing tweaks giveaway that was promised

295 of you signed up to be eligible for the giveaway 10 free lessons or a full season of instruction with swing tweaks and congratulations to Nick Smitty you’ll be hearing from swing tweaks to claim your prize all right so there is a baranka that cuts off the Fairway from

This tea box I have a fivewood so a picture perfect fivewood should cover yeah so I mean it’s kind of grip it and rip it at the middle of the Fairway and if it goes left this should cover Walker starting to lay better plans down and

Indeed this does Miss a bit left should be good yeah as long as that thing carries 220 but those words prove to be prophetic aim basically at that tree and hope it cuts in a hair I also miss a little bit on this one well that was a

Miss but it’s going to be fine but it does find the Fairway so 138 playing 141 I’m just between whether I’m going to take extra Club I still think I can get it there with an eight iron yeah just thump an eight iron more prophetic words

This one’s off oh I didn’t hit it very well go but Pete D finally gives me a break it stays up stay there stay Walker meanwhile in a world of hurt 122 flag gap wedge this is about belt high and despite finishing this swing way off balance he does manage to muscle this

One green high where he’ll have a putter in hand it’s a long long look and the role is so good that even I’m rooting for It Go in theall it doesn’t quite drop Though and Walker will tap in for par I’m left with this look at getting up and down to tie the hole and instead I almost jar it and Walker will give me this one okay if you get one in play here you get to go for it so let’s do

That that’s the plan oh but instead it’s my worst of the day is that just in the waste area yeah well we’re not going for it from there my driver’s falling apart you got a chance once again the door is a har so the story here is that when I

Was a kid I thought the door a jar warning was the English word door followed by the Spanish word for door AAR forgive me they don’t teach us Spanish in Canada that was such a weak swing walkers in play and on to me okay

So 270 at the flag which is on this line just deciding between a six iron and a four hybrid it’s in a pretty bad lie actually there’s a mound right in front of it we’re going to hit the four hybrid it’s okay if it comes out kind of thin

That’s actually the goal cuz if I can just knuckle it up there that’s okay and we’ll call this a good miss you know what I’m not dissatisfied not the best lie we’re just going to punch it up there and Walker’s hoping to finally Flex his distance Advantage this is a

Good strike from this lie and it gets Green High all right what do you got I have 161 playing 165 my six iron carries about 160 downhill Lil like I’m afraid it’s going to go low although it doesn’t look like Short’s the worst Miss uphill chip okay we’ll go with that and it’s

Time for our best strike of the day that’s as well as I can hit it oh it sure is stay up there yeah dude this guy dude what a great shot I hate that when the money comes out Adam just becomes like the greatest golfer of all I

Actually I don’t hate it because I want a match yeah what we want is us both playing well yeah all right not the best lie but we’re going Arial folks and Walker now with a very relatable moment it’s short Mother God damn I suck at golf and my Approach actually got some

Bad luck so we call this a green visited regulation my ball came up here and then came right on back nonetheless I’ll have a putter in hand for this one I get it reasonably close and I do knock it in for par Walker meanwhile made Bogey and I’m two up

Heading to 16 where I’ll take you behind the scenes at filming on course the camera may make it seem like we have lots of daylight but here’s what we’re actually up against and as a result I take more Club well that’s going to need

To sit but I catch all of the 190 Club sit and it’s long that was way too much I could have hit a six iron we missed the recording on my shot which is probably good cuz it was dog indeed I’m 30 Y past the pin here and the goal is

To get one rolling quickly with the gap wedge but it’s a little Pacey hit it but fortunately for me Walker has found another tough lie and here’s the result what the now he needs a good one but he’s pretty deflated what are you doing and now I have two putts not just

To win the hole but the match today I get it done and good match Walker and for my money this is the hardest par 4 in the Coachella Valley it’s over 400 on the card but the way this hole is shaped I’ve made my plan

I’m playing this as a part five and with that in the back of my mind I’m able to swing easy over this one and I hit my best Drive of the day whoa that’s way over the Fairway Walker also Pi his and it’s a full 30 yard pass mine so the stick is

217 all carry over water the front right corner of the green is 181 we’re going to hit a three hybrid at the front right corner of the green and Miss Right a conservative plan so even this miss that was so far right is just fine okay so

Side Hill lie the objective here is to get it on the green and not go in the water 186 yd and got seven iron cuz to clear the water on the flag line is 161 we have another Beck going on this hole so this is a high press shot for Walker

And this time he hits a good one God damn that is perfect there we go am I going to the air or am I going bump and run we’ll go to the air uh oh chunked it big time it’s double or nothing on the

Bet so well that was not the time to do that good news is maybe a little right to left but ultimately it’s pretty straight and this is a long long birdie effort and for the first time you can appreciate even on video that we’re playing in almost complete darkness here

Not a good putt my camera does a better job making it appear bright out and it’s a pretty similar putt to Walkers fortunately for me the distance control is good thank you and Walker gave me that one he misses the par effort and this was my

Final stroke hole of the day so I’ll win with the bogey on to 18 and another good drive that’s a little aggressive hugging the waterline but it’s fine good kick Walker meanwhile well he got a proper ass kicking today and we’ll forgive him for swinging out of his shoes on this one

He’ll have a blind shot in now and the golf Gods work in funny ways because this is easy easily his best approach of the day and this might be mine it’s a nervy shot over the water but a pure strike right at the pin a putt to get

The sunshine on a dog’s ass the last lag of the day oh blasted it isn’t his best well I’ll take par from over there and this is my putt to move to two over on the back and car a 79 for the day but it’s not quite meant to be and I’ll tap

In for p today I got the better end of the match with Walker and before the naysayers turn up in the comments I’ll say that Walker’s beaten me while breaking par in the past it’s a tough game and we don’t always play to our index stay tuned because we have more

Matches with Walker in the future