Share Your 2025 Golf Goal

We want to hear from you, Normal Sport reader, about what your golf goal is in 2025. Maybe it's as simple as finishing 18 for the first time or as advanced as shooting your first round in the 60s. There are no wrong answers, but we would love to see what you're personally trying to accomplish this year.
My goal is to get from a 5 HCP to a 2. I'll be able to get there with better strategy around not pin seeking, while practicing/improving on my 30-70 yard pitches.
Adam
S.
Jan 30, 2025 3:11 PM
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I've fully bought into the Jon Sherman mantra of avoiding doubles. This year I'm trying to have 50%+ rounds without a double and 75%+ rounds without a dreaded DWOP (double without penalties).
Trent
B.
Jan 25, 2025 3:13 PM
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I played the most golf last year than in any previous years (75+ rounds) and lowered my handicap from a 20 to 11. My goals for 2025 are: 1. SINGLE DIGIT Handicap. 2. Play at least 90 rounds. 3. Practice/train at least 4 times a week (sim/range/gym). 4. Enjoy the journey!
Jeff
S.
Jan 25, 2025 8:55 AM
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Play at least 5 competitive events. Play more than 50 total rounds of golf. Get my handicap into the single digits.
Zachariah
C.
Jan 24, 2025 9:08 AM
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It was to get my handicap to 18 but I think it should probably just to be to enjoy the process of trying to improve. Easy to say, harder to do!
Remi
M.-Tonks
Jan 17, 2025 2:47 PM
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Take each of my kids individually (Ages 11, 8, 3) to ride along for 9 holes and finish with postround hangout in clubhouse, on Paddy Harrington's advice via Kyle Porter (Did this last year and it was great) https://x.com/KylePorterNS/status/1736759815546827080?t=6a3wv3dIm-PcHdFoysU7Hw&s=19 24 full rounds (21 last year) of golf 11 handicap (currently 12.5) 15 birdies (8 last year. Went on buddies golf trip and played 7 rounds of golf in 4 days with 0 birdies 😬) 1 round no doubles or worse Break 80 again (did it for the first time in 2024) Take a lesson (never had a lesson, and you can easily tell)
Ben
C.
Jan 16, 2025 9:59 AM
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Get the kids to the golf course more and more. Be mellow about it, so they ask me to take them more and more.
Justin
O.
Jan 15, 2025 11:19 PM
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My golf goal for 2025 is to shoot in the 60's. I've been close before but puked all over myself on the back 9. Another goal is to hit 170 ball speed. I'm low 160's when I'm blacking out. So, I've got some work to do. My son, 15, his goal is to shoot par. I couldn't even comprehend that when I was his age. My daughter, 17, her goal is to break 90. She has all the tools just unfortunately has the hands of a blacksmith.
Ashley
H.
Jan 15, 2025 11:31 AM
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