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Shot 114 at Troon North Monument in Arizona. Hadn't played in years. Couldn't break 100 for months after.
Registered at 16.5. Started tracking rounds seriously. Began to understand what I didn't know.
Started working with Dave Theise at GolfTec Westport. Monday lessons became the anchor of my practice.
Broke through to a 9.x handicap. Path control became reliable. Started focusing on short game.
77 (+6). 38–39. 2 birdies — first par-3s of the season (H5, H12). Career-best short game. Bluebird Cup W5.
81. 74.5/133. Differential: 5.5.
77. 71.6/129. Differential: 4.7.
86. 73.1/137. Differential: 10.6. Darien, CT.
First round at Patterson. 75 from the blues. 3.0 differential. 3 birdies. Birdied the first hole — doesn't get better than that. Front 9: 37 (+2), back 9: 38.
First time playing Winged Foot East (A.W. Tillinghast). First Tee charity event. Team came in 3rd gross out of 72 teams. Shot 81, 3 birdies.
Front 9: 41 (+5), 1 birdie. Game rounding into form.
Monday lesson with Dave. Best iron striking session. Wrist bent, thumb toward elbow. 7-wood 246 yards carry. 5-7 irons from 186 onto green. This feel is the key to the next handicap drop.
9 holes at the course across from Valhalla. Shot 40 (+4) with old P790s and a childhood putter. Driver: +0.1 SG (270 avg, 322 longest). Family legacy course — great-grandfather was founding member.
Current: 5.5. Target: 2.3 to qualify for US Four-Ball Mid-Amateur. 200+ rounds tracked. 15+ lessons with Dave. 7 rounds in 2026 including multiple at the newly renovated Patterson Club. Season kicking into gear.
The Patterson Club — June 20
81 · 74.5/133 · 5.5 differential
The Patterson Club — June 19
77 · 71.6/129 · 4.7 differential · 3 birdies 🐦🐦🐦 (H7, H14, H16)
Woodway Country Club — June 18
86 · 73.1/137 · 10.6 differential
The Patterson Club — May 31
75 (37–38) · 3.0 differential · 3 birdies 🐦🐦🐦 · Birdied the first
Winged Foot East — May 18
81 · Team 3rd gross / 72 teams · 3 birdies 🐦🐦🐦
Sterling Farms — May 10
41 (+5) front 9 · 1 birdie 🐦
Midland Trail — April 21
40 (+4) · 9 holes · 270 yd avg drive, 322 longest
June 15, 2026 — 30-minute check-in with Dave Theise at GolfTec Westport. The focus: maintaining depth at the top by keeping the hand path lower and wider in the backswing. Right arm across the chest. When depth is missing, the path drifts too far right — causing the heel push fade or the pull draw overcorrection. This builds on the June 1 work (hand path lowering in the downswing).
Flight pattern: heel push fade or pull draw → Resolution: depth at the top. Hand path lower in backswing, right arm across chest.
US Four-Ball Mid-Amateur Championship.
Qualification requires a handicap index of 2.3 or lower. From 5.5, that's 3.2 strokes. At current trajectory, targeting 2028 for first attempt.