Golfer Drops 33 shots in a year!

[Golf Dreamer]

I'm wondering if anyone else but me saw this headline from the UK magazine called "Today's Golfer"

Drop 33 shots in a year!

Meet the man who went from a round of 103 to a round of 70... in one year! TG tracked down John Richardson and discovered his secrets. He was up against the odds from the start and even Sam Torrance said he had no hope. But Richardson was determined and set about his seemingly impossible task. Find out all about his trials and tribulations in the next issue of Today's Golfer magazine. The new-look issue goes on sale next week - Thursday June 19.

I can't find it online unfortunately, and I'm in Canada so I haven't been able to find the magazine on the local stands.

If it is true it certainly gives me hope :) Apparently it is not a gimmick, he just practiced like a fiend, hitting hundreds of thousands of balls and read a lot of golf theory.

[twomey7]

thats good, but i dropped 50 in a year. 150 to 100

[Golf Dreamer]

well, just think if you can drop another 30 in the next year, you'll get a big magazine article written about you too.

Apparently Golf Digest is going to write about this guy soon.

[Ballin]

thats good, but i dropped 50 in a year. 150 to 100

LOL good job

[CosmosMpower]

Wow and I thought I was doing good going from a consistent 110-115 to a 90 within two months.

[JaY_B]

If you want to find out more about this guy search "scratch to scratch" in Google.

This guy made it a public goal to start the game and achieve a scratch handicap within a year, did it for charity as far as I know.

[AmenCorner]

thats good, but i dropped 50 in a year. 150 to 100

His improvement percentage wise is 1 better than yours, 67 to 66. And going from 103 to 70 is MUCH harder than 150 to 100. Anyways, good job but this is more story worthy to me.

[wrx_junki]

Did he shoot ONE round of 70 or is he really a scratch golfer? Shooting a 70 on a easy course doesn't sound so crazy.

[Lefty39]

Practice is the key. In April of 2007 I played my first real nine holes, I shot a solid 120. My neighbor gave me a golf net, and I would practice every day, and by the end of the summer I would consistently 47, 48, 49. That is 73 shoots over nine holes. So its all about practice. I still practice everyday, and I shot my best round ever yesterday 80, 41 on front, and 39 on back.

[kafka01]

Did he shoot ONE round of 70 or is he really a scratch golfer? Shooting a 70 on a easy course doesn't sound so crazy.

I think he shot a couple of low 70scores and 70 obv. the low number but he isnt a scratch golfer handicap wise as i remeber correctly. And somehow this story is pretty old - like last year or even older...

Unfortunately i cant find any scorecards or handicap charts like Tom Coyne on this guy....