Years ago when my son was part of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tour, I tried not to miss one of those tournaments when it was anywhere near the Dallas / Fort Worth area. I even saw a few when it was out of state, like California, Illinois and Oklahoma. Ever since I started my son in competitive golf when he was 8 years old, I was vigilant in teaching him the importance of keeping score. Not just the per hole score, but recording the shot results that made up that score, i.e. location of missed and made fairway drives, greens hit / missed and location, sand play and of course the number of putts.
Golfers have a remarkable memory of everything that took place during a round, but typically don’t write it down or create a record that can be used for a lesson from the coach. Remember the old adage: ‘the numbers don’t lie?’ Continue reading