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Nick Bonfield

I’m Stuck In Mid-Handicap Purgatory. Can My 7-Point Checklist Help Me Reach The Single-Figure Promised Land (And Stay There)?

Nick Bonfield on the golf course visualising a drive with an inset of a scorecard.

In many ways, I’m the archetypal amateur golfer – capable of good rounds and occasional spells of great golf, but prone to wild slices, tops, thinned iron shots and infuriating three-putts.

I’m also very good at crumbling when I’m playing well. Wherever I am on the course, I know exactly how many Stableford points I have or how many shots over par I am. My brain works it out subconsciously and I haven’t found a way to stop it.

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