Scratch..................

[BuckeyeNut]

  TourSpoon said:

Originally Posted by TourSpoon

What do you feel was the biggest obstacle to overcome?

For me, the biggest obstacles to overcome were bogeys.  LOL

All kidding aside, it was an overall progression in the game.  Keeping the ball in play, hitting more greens, saving more pars, putting better.....etc, etc....it wasn't any 1 thing.  .......it was an overall progression of everything.

[BuckeyeNut]

  Beachcomber said:

Originally Posted by Beachcomber

Awesome acheivement!  Go Bucks!  I hope to one day start a thread like this...

A few other points...

(1.) It's interesting to see that you shot an 85 is in the last 20 rounds...  I guess I shouldn't feel like jumping off a cliff the next time I post an 80+?

(2.) You're home course looks legit; 72.5/137 and 75.1/141 is brutal.

thanks....I remember that 85 well.  LOL.......I just rolled out of the wrong side of the bed that morning.  I confess to letting that one get away by not caring anymore once things went in the wrong direction, I helped the bad mojo along by taking on some stupid unnecessary risks because I was playing golf mad.  LOL

[Zeph]

Congratulations! That is an achievement to be really proud of. I can only dream of getting somewhere close at one point.

[Chris Stewart]

Congrats, that's huge! I always notice your scores in the "What'd you shoot today?" thread and knew you were getting close. Keep it up and find the other side. :-)

[0ldblu3]

Great work, very inspiring!  What has been your favorite golf memory along the way?

[iacas]

  Valleygolfer said:

Originally Posted by Valleygolfer

Leave it to Iacas to split hairs...

I'm just trying to relieve the pressure if you go out and lose by a stroke to some guy!

Good job! Like I said, now get it down to 0.3 and you won't have to worry about it at all!

[TN94z]

Wow! Congrats man!  That is a huge achievement and one I hope to make in the future....I just hope it doesn't take me another 20 years....

[McObra]

Congratulations!  Awsome achievement!

[SamCreamer]

Wow, congrats - hope to be there myself someday! You are eligible to qualify for the US Open with that handicap

[David in FL]

Outstanding! Most golfers, even those on this forum simply can't begin to understand how difficult that is......even for relatively good golfers. I've played to the low/mid single digits for nearly 20 years and have never gotten below 3.2. Those last 3 strokes just don't leave ANY room for slop or indifference. Good on ya!

[GatorCallaway]

Helluva job and GO BUCKS!!!!!!!! Congrats man!

[BuckeyeNut]

  0ldblu3 said:

Originally Posted by 0ldblu3

Great work, very inspiring!  What has been your favorite golf memory along the way?

My favorite memories are the good times spent with friends and family on the course.   I have holed some pretty insane shots over the years that I will never forget, but the time spent with friends and family mean the most to me.

[BuckeyeNut]

  David in FL said:

Originally Posted by David in FL

Outstanding!

Most golfers, even those on this forum simply can't begin to understand how difficult that is......even for relatively good golfers. I've played to the low/mid single digits for nearly 20 years and have never gotten below 3.2. Those last 3 strokes just don't leave ANY room for slop or indifference.

Good on ya!

Thanks......

To be honest, I never really thought it would happen for me because my annual golf-goal is to not get worse!   .....and when you least expect it, it happens!

[TourSpoon]

  BuckeyeNut said:

My favorite memories are the good times spent with friends and family on the course.   I have holed some pretty insane shots over the years that I will never forget, but the time spent with friends and family mean the most to me.

You are a class act to boot! Great answer. You said that it took 20 years. Do you have a timeline of how you progressed to scratch? I think that this whole thread is giving the readers a real perspective on what a journey it has been.

[BuckeyeNut]

  TourSpoon said:

Originally Posted by TourSpoon

You are a class act to boot! Great answer.

You said that it took 20 years. Do you have a timeline of how you progressed to scratch? I think that this whole thread is giving the readers a real perspective on what a journey it has been.

Thanks!

1992 is when I officially got hooked, got serious about the game, and started playing more than once a week/every week.  By the end of that year, I broke 100 for the first time.  1996 was the first year I kept an official HC and I remember being a 12-13hc.  From 1997-1999, I gravitated to a 8-10HC.  I played to a 7-9HC from 2000-2005.  Improvement was so non-existent I gave up hope on improvement and accepted the fate of being a high single digit forever. I smashed through the brick wall and reached a 4hc in 2006.  2007-2009....I hovered in the 3-4 range and reached 2hc for the first time.  I hovered in the 1-3hc(mostly 2-3) range 2010-2011.    My lowest index in 2011 was 0.9 and it wasn't until this week that I beat it.

This is a very general description of my progression...... there were definitely many peaks and valleys along the way.  It only took 20yrs, but I finally got to 0. LOL

[BEAN]

Congrats Buckeye! I hope I will improve enough to have a similar story.  I do not care if it takes me 20 years.

[BallStriker]

Congrats....that is quite an accomplishment.

[Chris Stewart]

How did the update treat you?