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Barry Plummer

I Just Beat My Best Golf Score By 7 Shots... Here's How I Did It

Barry Plummer hitting a bunker shot at Mellor Golf Club and an inset image of his scorecard where he beat his best round by seven shots.

The pursuit of progress in golf is one the most rewarding, but also frustrating, journeys that I have experienced in any sport. For so many golfers, the addictive feeling of finally hitting a major milestone is something that cannot be replicated, and is the reason we keep coming back for more.

Finding the game in my late twenties, as a relatively good all-round sportsman, I naively assumed I would quickly pick it up and start to see my handicap come down. However, like many, I found the process to be much more arduous and at times, after not getting any better, I felt like tucking the clubs away in a dusty corner of the garage.

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