2020 was of course strange for me as it was most people. I had high hopes and aspirations for playing lots of golf, improving my handicap and getting some more tournament experience. I was able to make all that happen without much of a problem.
My handicap started at 10.5 and the closing revision is at 7.8 I believe. I shot some of my best rounds of my life this year breaking 80 three times.
I worked - at work- through the shutdown so no extra time for me to work on things. NH closed golf down for the beginning of the shutdown but opened it up so we only missed about 3 weeks of time after the snow and ice was gone.
I played in as many tournaments as I could and I loved it, almost every one was pushed back into July or later. I am in the process of learning how to do better under pressure. The state mid am I shot 99, then 85 the next day. I finished well below the cut for the state am qualifier. I am hoping that I can improve on this in the future. I am seeing a coach consistently now and we have a lot to work on and talk about.
I have improved my mental game and I hope to continue with that over the winter and early spring next year. I want to play golf, not ‘golf swing’ which I am guilty of sometimes. @jon has some fantastic resources on here and I really appreciate the insights that come from practical golf.
I am lucky to have a wife that supports my golf habit. We have 4 kids and two girls under 2 1/2 it can be tough but we make it happen because golf is important to me.
Best moments:
Hole out from 126 for eagle
Shooting 78 on a course playing for the 1st time
Playing a scramble with some new friends- 4th place finish