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Last year I played Mid South and the National the end of February and both were recently punched. Late February - Early March seems to be a popular time to aerify in the area but they would be nicely healed by Masters weekend. All of April is a great time to be in Pinehurst, I'll be teeing it up at Pine Needles on April 6th. Lots of great courses there which aren't affiliated with the resort.

I put drinks on their account.

Any single digit capper hits some darn good shots throughout a round. If a pro and I are 150 yards away and in the fairway his good shot wont be much better than mine, but his bad shots aren't nearly as bad as my bad shots. I might be OB and he is still on the green or has an easy bunker shot.

Not sure there is an answer, but i'd rather have a straight mis-hit than catch all of it and hook or slice the ball.

I think playable drives is a better stat than FIR. My index is currently 7.9 and i'm only hitting 38% of the fairways but 85% of my drives are playable. I guess you can interpret playable to be about anything that you can hit but i consider it a drive that is not OB, in the hazard, sand or trees and has a clean path to the green or landing area on Par 5's. I hit my drives about 280 so hitting 50-60% of fairways is a challenge. Last 20 scores Fairways 38% GIR is 44% Scramble 14% Putts/hole 1.97

The caddy race is good, clean fun. Who cares if someone gets hurt, it isn't mandatory. People get hurt playing sports all the time but it doesn't mean they are inherently dangerous.

And that's why I don't want Tiger to get to 19. I don't want it to be undebatable who the greatest golfer of all time is.

Players are just longer now than 13 years ago, but courses have stayed the same, some slightly longer. Personally I like the extra penal rough. If they want to hit a wedge into a green they better be confident with the driver. They can't just hit driver to within 150 and know they'll be fine if theyfind the rough.

I'm in the same boat as the OP. This is the first year I have really began working on my game and have never had a lesson. I started the year around a 12 hdcp and am now a 8.6. I figured I will get a lesson when I stop improving. My last 7 of 9 scores have counted, so I know i'm getting better. I would suggest getting a lesson when you think you've hit a wall.

Tiger Woods -6 Matt Kuchar -5

So, whats the word?

471 yard Par 4. Hit a good drive and had 196 left to a back pin. Hit a 6 Iron to about 8 ft, but missed the put.

Honestly the best thing to do is hold your 1 iron in the air. Even God can't hit a 1 iron.

My confidence is about the same. I think he will definately win a few more majors but im not sure how many. In a perfect world I want Jack and Tiger to tie.

I'm trending down. I've played my whole life but I haven't ever "played". Until this year I would play anywhere from 0-5 times per year. Always had a good swing and could break 90 even if I didn't play in 2 years. For the first time I've committed myself to improving and the first place to start was my putting and second was to put my drive in play. Also I use to aim at every single flag and end up left of the hole. Now I play my draw. I began the year at about a 13 and my index is currently 9.2. There is still plenty of room for improvement. I still have 2-3 doubles per round but have pretty much eliminated the triples. My putting has improved to where I usually make 2-3 birdies per round. If i can eliminate the doubles I should be able to break 80 pretty often. FYI my GIR % is 43 and Fairways are 33

I've never ground any wedges but you will probably want an angle grinder. You can find a cheap one at Harbor Freight, Northern Tools or a Pawn Shop. One can be had for less than $20.

- Break 80 - Become a single digit handicapper - Have a double-bogey free round