AMATEUR HOUR

Amateur Hour Two Inches Short

Chronicles of a Six Handicap

Six handicaps don't win club championships. They don't shoot even par over three days. They don't answer every bogey with...
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Amateur Hour Two Inches Short

Longtime Player, First-Time Looper

I stood there in awe with a Callaway staff bag slung over one shoulder and a damp towel draped over...
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Personal Best

You throw your clubs back in your trunk and head into the clubhouse with some extra pop in your step....
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The Silent Cart Ride

You watch in horror as Mark’s ball sails right. It’s a miss he’s been fighting all day, and unquestionably losing...
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Going For It

You strut up to the tee box of the reachable par 5 like you’re hitting the last leg of Amen...
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Playing Through

The Offer You get up to the third green, fix your pitch mark, and throw some change on your ball....
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The Provisional Ball Conundrum

The Swing You take the club back quickly, transition even quicker, and jerk it down like you’re mining for diamonds...
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The Bad Warm Up

The Arrival You roll into the parking lot exactly an hour and four minutes before your tee time. Your arrival...
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The Seven Stages of Looking for a Lost Golf Ball

You follow through one-handed and lean listlessly to the left as you watch your ball sail wayward. If you were...
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Amateur Hour Instruction

An Amateur’s Guide To Marking Your Ball On The Green

After you stick your wedge to 60 feet and fix your pitch mark, the next thing you typically do is...
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