16/02/2026
Let me help you break 80
1. Keep Drives In Play (sounds obvious I know)
You do not shoot in the 70s if the driver puts you in trouble.
Penalties, punch-outs, and blocked approaches immediately take you out of scoring position.
The priority is keeping the ball in play, not chasing distance. Tee it lower, trust your stock shape, and use the club that guarantees a playable second shot.
When you’re consistently hitting approaches from the fairway or first cut, pars become routine and doubles start disappearing.
2. Powering Through The Rough
You cannot treat the rough like the fairway and expect low scores.
Trying to finesse shots from thick lies leads to chunks, flyers, and missed greens.
The correct approach is decisive and simple: steeper strike, committed speed, and advance the ball back into position. The goal is control and predictability, not perfection.
Managing the rough properly keeps big numbers off the card and maintains the consistency required to post scores in the 70s.
3. Two Putting A Lot
Three putts will keep you out of the 70s, every time.
They quietly add multiple strokes and erase the value of good ball striking.
The standard has to be elite distance control and routine two putts from long range. Lag putting is a scoring skill and must be treated like one.
When you consistently leave tap-ins and eliminate wasted strokes on the greens, you stabilize the round and give yourself a real path to finishing in the 70s.
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