A goal among many amateur golfers is to break 80 and shoot in the 70s. I am starting a weekly (perhaps daily) column on how to do just that with the golfing tools that you already have in your possession. I recommend some practice but I’m going to go about this by not focusing on changes to your golf swing. Ben Hogan already did that in his book Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons. Instead, I want to focus on the other components of golf that come into play that you might not be marshalling in your quest to break 80. If you are reading this then you must feel that you have a realistic chance of breaking 80. Whether that means you have currently shot an 80 or even a 96 as your best score, I’ll leave it up to you to determine whether you have a realistic chance of breaking 80.
With that, let’s get started on breaking 80.
Looking for more tips on how to break 80 – see my publication, 79 tips to break 80 in golf.
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Tiger’s shot on 13 ultimately did him in
Woods pulled off a miraculous shot at 13 which gave him the confidence to try what would have been an even more miraculous shot at 15, a slice 5 iron from 228 yards. The shot on 15 turn out to be ill advised. He did save par but in reality a par on 15 is a bogey especially when you are 3 behind at the time.
2007 Masters: A complete bore
Besides the lousy announcers (Faldo excluded), the 2007 Masters was a complete bore. Sure there was a little intrigue with Tiger trying to fight his troubled swing and come from three behind, but Masters tournament organizers had made the course so tough that the back nine on Sunday (typically the most exciting 9 holes of golf) was devoid of excitement. Where were the slew of birdies and eagles that allowed competitors to make a final 9 charge?
Granted Woods did have a back nine eagle and then completely blew it on 15 going for another, there were no other notable fireworks. Perhaps Masters tournament geniuses will figure it out next year and bring back the opportunity for the most exciting nine holes in golf.