I started the year with a goal of 366 rounds for the year and finished with 367. I went from a 20hcp to a 14hcp having 1426 pars and 119 birdies with 19 of those coming in December. I holed 59 chips, 5 pitches and 2 bunker shots or once every 5.56 rounds. If I had had one more I would have matched last years average of once every 5.47 rounds. Last Wednesday I hit a perfect medium range chip that looked like it was going in and then lipped to 6inches. What could have been. My game went to crap in June with me hitting 5 or 6 shanks a round but I found a fix and bounced back in July. The course was only closed for 4 days due to covid restrictions. For a while we were restricted to 2 and 3 player groups making it hard to get a good tee time but luckily that didnāt last too long. I hit enough good shots to make me want to keep playing. I set some new records(11 pars in one round,a low round of 79(par 70) and I have set a new goal of 365 for next year.
Wow that is a lot of golf! What, may I ask, did you do to retire at 46 so you could play 6 days a week?
Iāve had my best golf year ever. Not in terms of progression (dropped from 21 to 19hcp) or development, but more in the step change in amount of golf played due to COVID. That plus I believe Iāve hit on a couple of gems to work on in 2021 largely due to @jonās PG forum. Tour Tempo and Decade for example.
All the best for 2021 people- letās hope itās the new best golf year ever!
No not a legend, just someone with too much time on their hands who has a lot of luck on the golf course. Last month I had a chip in in my 2nd round of the month, Then holed a bunker shot in my 9th round but then had to wait until my 28th round for my next chip in. Then again in rounds 29,32 and 33.
Not the best. Handicap went up from 12 to 15. Preoccupation with COVID safety rather than being outside having fun.
Missed playing in some annual outings that got cancelled.
At end of the year went from retiring my driver to putting a ton of tape on the toe and ended with the best driving round of the year.
Canāt wait until springtime to get out.
Solid year for me. We had a few weeks delayed start in MN until our Governor figured out how golf was one of the safest activities we couldāve doing 
.
Played around 70 times. Started out around 4.7, had a low of 2.0 and finished the year around 3.7.
My goals were:
- Break even par in an 18 hole round for my first time - Did not achieve (multiple 9 holes sub par but none as a full round)
- Play in 3 or more tournaments. - Achieved and really enjoyed the competition.
- Improve my handicap to 2 or better - Achieved, albeit only for a period of time.
Overall, this year was another great year for golf other than the courses around here were packed. But thatās good for golf in the long term I think so I can dig it.
This coming year Iāve got the same goals and a Pinehurst trip on the calendar so Iām looking forward to it.
It was a short season for me - July-Oct with the rest out due to COVID/course conditions.
But it was the first year of playing regularly since my teens. Handicap started at 18 (pre-WHS handicap) and ended up at 13.0 with the introduction of WHS (giving me 15 shots on my home course).
Really frustrating to end the season so early, as I felt I was picking up some good momentum. Course closure and work craziness mean Iāve not been able to think about golf much (or even visit this site - enjoying catching up!).
Only had 9 holes in 2021 so far, but thankfully picked up where I left off, and was striking the ball really well (aside from driver - something to focus on early this year). Iām just really excited to keep progressing in 2021, with hopefully less in the way of virus-related obstaclesā¦ main goal for this year is to improve to the point that Iām shooting low 80s regularly, by focusing on a shot at a time and sticking to back/middle of green as my target.
We are similar level players. I finished at a 2.5 Index.
Breaking par for 18 holes is so difficult. I do it occasionally at my home course, which has a 112 slope, so pretty easy. I had a goal to break par away from my home course, which I havenāt done in about 10 years.
I didnāt make it either. I shot Even twice. In one round I was -2 with 2 to play and I finished bogey-bogey. But I learned from that and will do better next time Iām in that position.