Looking for a Hero: Who Took The LONGEST To Break 100/90/80

[billchao]

12 minutes ago, sofingaw said:

Really, that’s exactly what this thread is about. 

The intent is to let everyone share stories of a long process and to know they aren’t alone.

And also to show that hard work can pay off in time.

And that even if final goals aren’t always reached, again, we are not alone. 

Sure, we ‘know’ this. We ‘know’ golf is hard. But it’s motovating to hear specific stories, IMO. 

Oh, a place to commiserate. We have a couple of good threads on stuff like that:

 

And this one here for a lot of people who struggle with the same mechanical issue in their swing:

 

[bones75]

A close friend of mine is a pretty big hero.  He got the bug pretty seriously about 7 years ago, i would say averages 75 rounds a year and 50 range sessions.  In his 7th year he broke 100 for the first time (so after 6 years and 400+ rounds), but has only managed to repeat the performance like 2 other times in the following 30 rounds.  He swings for the fences 90% of the time (not exaggerating here, and i'm really talking all out), and hits some great shots.  Because of this, he has a fair amount of birdies and pars, but he always has numerous quads and higher.

Edited August 3, 2018 by bones75

[DrMJG]

Since illness and injury just under  20 years for 100! 

 

[RussUK]

Took me about 4 years and even then I only just broke 100 (got a 98). I'm still around that now due to lack of playing opportunities, illness and now surgery on a "delicate" part of the body . Cant see myself getting any lower for a while till i have recovered physically (and mentally!) from the op.