Greetings from Chicagoland,
My name is Nick, and I've been playing golf poorly for close to 30 years now. I haven't been playing much the last couple of years, and the combination of that, aging (I'm 42), and general physical ineptness has messed up my game. I realized last year that golf had stopped being fun because I had hit a downward spiral:don't play enough, shoot a 107 on a course where I'd usually shoot 98, get depressed about my game, don't play for three weeks, shoot a 108.
I'm committed this year to reinvesting in golf and seeing if I can get my handicap back down to the 24-25 level it was when I was telecommuting for work and able to play 35-40 rounds each summer by sneaking out at 4pm. While I love playing the high end courses, and am fortunate enough to be able to afford an occasional splurge, my passion is affordable golf. Living in a big Northern city, that's tough. But I've
started a blog
to push that mantra as a challenge to myself.
A few more random characteristics:
- I detest slow play. My game goes into the trash if the round takes more than 4:45;
- I travel 70-80 days/year for work, so I don't think twice about going away for the weekend and playing a few rounds in another city;
- I love to play at 6am. I feel I play better for some reason;
- My favorite club is my 4-iron, even though I can only hit it about 160 yards; and
- I drink Red Gatorade