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I played in a tournament here the other day. I shot a 73 on 18 holes. Everyone was proud of me for breaking 80. I was not too excited because the tees were moved forward a lot on the par 4 and par 5 holes. I think if we played from the blue tees I would have scored high 80s or low 90s. For me, the 73 is not a real score.

Thanks. I am a G/T student. My mom always checks me on my writing and my grammar. She wants me to get good grades. Joel

Thanks for your replies. I think sometimes I compare myself to other players who have been playing since they were 5 or 6 like my friend and I feel frustrated but I have to remember I have a long way to go. I posted because everyone here at my club tells me I am good and sometimes I wonder if they are just being nice, especially when I go to big tournaments and other kids are shooting under par. I have had my swing analyzed and I've been told I have a great swing, just a bit flat on my backswing. I am working on it. Joel

My name is Joel. I am 13 and last time my handicap was calculated two months ago, it was 18. I have been playing for 3 years. I golf every day, even during the school year, and I feel I should be better than I am. I have made some birdies, an eagle and a hole-in-one on my course, (but those were lucky.) Most of the time, I get pars and bogeys (some double bogeys, too and occasionally triples or worse) I am not a long hitter- my best drive was 230 but it's usually about 200-215, and I have a friend my age who drives it 250-260. My mom and the golf pro at my club tell me not to worry about it right now since I am very small for my age (4'9" and 80 lbs.), but I just feel like my distance hasn't improved much in three years. I really, really want to become a pro golfer. I don't really get lessons, but my golf pro helps me a lot when he has a chance. He tells me I am too much of a perfectionist and that I am too hard on myself, but I think I should be better than I am to make it to the pros. Is there a chance if I work really hard and practice a lot? Joel

Awesome! I'm going to get both!!!! My parents could use the rule book. They caddie for me sometimes. Joel

Thanks. I've learned that I will ask from now on, to avoid situations like this. I have another friend who I play with and we always just attend the flag stick for each other unless one of states otherwise. I guess it is habit. Thanks. Joel

Hi. I am new here. I have been playing golf seriously for 3 years. Now that I am going to play competitions I am doing my best to learn the rules. I play every day, and I have a few friends who come out a lot, too. There is one friend who frequently calls penalties on me for things and most of the time he is wrong. At least I think he is. Today, for example, his brother was chipping to get his ball on the green. Since it was a close chip, I attended the flagstick out of courtesy. He didn't say anything. He chipped and the ball rolled past the hole. After he chipped he said "Why did you remove the flag?" That's when my friend said "He didn't ask you to attend the flag. That's a penalty on you!!" I said I don't get a penalty because if he didn't want me to attend, he should have said something before he made his stroke. Who is right?