In December 2025 I decided to take my progress on the golf course seriously, enlisting the help of two experts as part of an intensive golf rebuild that aimed to help me finally shake the high-handicapper tag that has stuck to me since starting in the sport.After weekly lessons with PGA Professional Alex James, and golf-specific training with fitness expert Mark Wilson, I started noticing green shoots of improvement like the ability to finally hit driver over 240 yards (as a 22-handicapper).These fitness exercises made me a better golfer in just 30 days, but after challenging myself to continue through the pain barrier I have noticed significant gains in my strength and mobility that have led to rapid improvements in my golf swing.With the days getting lighter and the weather improving as we approach the 2026 golf season, I decided to get out on the course and track my progress over nine-holes at Sand Moor Golf Club.The results were truly incredible, recording my best ever front-9 score and gaining more than four strokes on the average 20-handicapper according to the latest Shot Scope data.Below, I run through the numbers and share how the winter golf training plan has supercharged my progress in the hope that you can utilise a similar program to improve your game...
