How long to break 100/90/80...?

[Grndslmhttr3]

Took me a while to get my bearings in golf, so breaking 100 took a bit of time. Breaking 90 took a good amount of practice, too. The closest I've ever come to breaking 80 was with an 82, but I don't play 18 holes nearly as much as I play 9.
In terms of numbers, well I've been playing golf seriously for about four years. First year was tough and I only broke 100 once or twice. Second year, broke 100 regularly but only broke 90 once (so I didn't really break 90 till last year on a regular basis). I generally shoot low-mid 80s. Have never broken 80... yet. ;)

[thebignasty]

well i never really played golf seriously until high school. and i broke 100 as a freshman. 90 as sophomore. and 80 as a senior. i currently shoot in the high 70's to low 80's consistantly..

[senorchipotle]

started playing about 13. broke 100 during that same year and 90 as well. broke 80 at 16 two years later, and broke 70 at 17. i haven't broken 70 in 8 years since i was 19, but i hope to do it by next spring, unless i get lucky before then.

[brgolf]

100 and 90 in the first 6 months. It depends how often you play.

80 took me 3 years but I could have done it quicker if I had played more often.

75 is my next target, I think I have had a 76 once before but thats a long time ago.

i'd love to break 70 within the year. Although that would be quite an improvement I intend to play a lot more if my circumstances work out well and I'm going to try to optimize my equipment and approach too.

[JetFan1983]

I first broke 100 in about 4 months, at age 25.

Then I broke 90 for my one only time in March of this year, at 10 months.

I haven't played golf since May due to three bulging discs in my back, but I got an MRI two weeks ago and they have finally healed ! I've been doing some physical therapy to get back to normal and hope to hit a few balls at the range this weekend....

Oh what a lost summer this has been....I wonder what the hell I'm going to shoot in my first round back? I'm setting the line at 107. Take your bets, guys.

[Replay]

i feel kind of bad posting this. I started on a par three course. The course had a long par 3 of 210 yards and i had a five wood that i would choke up on. I played 6-10 hours a day for 7 months. Then i got invited to a little course in little rock called hindman. I didn't have a driver so i used that 5 wood off the tee and shot 76. Your proabably thinking to yourself, oh impossible! But i did it. On the way back to hot springs a drive of about an hour, all my friends would talk about was my score. The kept saying "you broke 80, you broke 80!" i was like, "huh? Is that good?" i soon learned after i joined belvedere cc what all the hype was about.

wow!!!!!!!!

[brgolf]

That is impressive but really in the sense that I could not imagine playing golf 10 hours a day for 7 months. That is equal to about 400 four hour rounds. I'd say I've played 250-300 in my golf lifetime.

[Dr_Fu_Manchu]

I am 33 and have been playing for 3 years.
I broke 100 in my first year
90 in my second
I am still trying to break 80. Had an 83 earlier this year, but I just don't get to play as much as I would like.

[Leftygolfer]

I feel kind of bad posting this. I started on a par three course. The course had a long par 3 of 210 yards and I had a five wood that I would choke up on. I played 6-10 hours a day for 7 months. Then I got invited to a little course in little rock called Hindman. I didn't have a driver so i used that 5 wood off the tee and shot 76. your proabably thinking to yourself, oh impossible! But I did it. On the way back to Hot Springs a drive of about an hour, all my friends would talk about was my score. The kept saying "you broke 80, you broke 80!" I was like, "Huh? is that good?" I soon learned after I joined Belvedere CC what all the hype was about.

That is allot of time to be able to devote to golf. I played 100+ rounds one year and had a night job, belonged to a public course. That was allot of golf and my index dropped 4 points during the summer. This year I only have 27 or so rounds in.

[bananas]

just wanted to bring this thread back as I enjoy it =]

[wedge player]

How long did it take you guys to break 100/90/80...? (where applicable)

100-3 monthes

90-7-8 months 80-2 years 70-3 1/2 years

[billysandy]

been playing since July 08. Shot 87 within 2 rounds. Still, 86 is my best round now. Have had glimmers of breaking 80 - 3 over at the turn but shot 86 <--- that's why i am an 18 hcp.

[James_Black]

100 - 9 months

90 - 4 months later

80 - Havn't gotten there. Lowest I've shot is a 82

[DaSportsGuy]

Been playing for just under six months...



100-Six days

90-Shot a 90 in 18 days. Didn't break 90 until 5 months, 10 days.

[PingGolfer95]

I started last year. Im 13, First 5 rounds were 109,108,106,103,101. (That was from June 2008-December 08) On December 30th I was playing in Florida with dad, I shot a 97! So thats when I broke 100, It took 6 Months but 3 were off months considering its cold in Michigan. I first broke 90 on 7/6/09, I shot an 89. That took about 3 months of playing. And I still havent broken 80 but got close, (83).

[DocWu1948]

Under 100: 41 years
Under 90: 44 years

LOL. I'm counting from 1963.
Round 1 was when I rode my bike to the local 9 holer with four clubs over the handlebars. Quickly lost all my balls to water and a gang of little thieves that would steal them off the fairway. The water, by the way, was a sewage canal. Even us kids knew better than to put our hands in it.

Round #2 was in modern times in 2001 when my office went to the local pitch and putt. First first tee shot landed on green! I proceeded to three putt, not knowing that would become my curse.

So if we take out that wasted 38 year hiatus, it took this 61 year old duffer 3 years to shoot a 99 and 6 years to shoot 89. Sigh, best was an 88 this year and just shot a 108 and lost 8 balls two days ago. Ugggh.

[Chilli Dipper]

I broke 100 within two months of playing regularly. Six months later, I still haven't broken 90.

[2bGood]

Broke 100 in less than a year, but took 7 years to break 90 as I didn't golf much (maybe 20 rounds per year on average. I started playing weekly this year and it took 2 months to get to playing in the 90's all the time and about 2 more months to break 90, still haven't broken 80 but I have shot a 83 4 times so it is close.