Share Your 2025 Golf Goal

My only golf goal this year is to enjoy it more. Enjoy reading about it. Enjoy it when I find time to practice. Enjoy working with my coach (and, sidenote – actually find time to work with my coach). Enjoy every shot I get to hit in every round or partial round I get to play. But mostly, enjoy the friends I have because of golf. I lost a great one last year, a guy who really knew how to appreciate the game. For him, I'm going to enjoy my golf in 2025.

I just turned 50 last year and my kids are going to college now, so we're in a transition time. Due to parenting responsibilities and college costs I never get to play as much as I want to. Now with a couple of my boys gone for most of the year, I'm eager to maximize my time with them. When you're a younger parent, more experienced people will tell you it goes by too fast and you'll wish you had more time. So you take note and put your head down and try to enjoy the moments and then, at my age, you realize it went by too fast and you wish you had more time. My goal, then, is to find some more time with them. Playing golf with them forces us to be present with each other with no distractions. It's perfect. I don't even care how well I play.

I played a lot of golf in 2024 (70+ rounds) and my game improved (from a 10.5 to 8.5 index), broke 80 for the first time (4 times). I am practicing on a Sim this winter, using the Stack System and taking a lesson to keep improving. My goals for 2025 are: 1. Play 52+ rounds a year 2. Practice twice for every one round 3. Play in more tournaments to challenge myself under pressure 4. Stay committed to my process 5. Have fun!

Break par twice, by improving my focus in the “play box”.

Play 10 new courses Play 40+ rounds of golf (inc 9 holes) 10 rounds with no doubles (18 holes only) Break Par 3 times Half handicap from 2.2 - 1.1 Birdie every hole at my course Win a competition Have 3 x birdies in a row But the most important goal... keep going to golf with my daughter (age 5). Putting green, followed by juice and crisps :)

In 2025 I am beginning my quest to become a golf rules official. I just finished reading the rule cover-to-cover for the second time. I am taking a two-day seminar in February with my regional golf association and then enrolling in the USGA's three-day seminar afterwards. Will be curious to what some of the first events I will get to work once qualified.

I want to have the balls to replace my putter and driver which I've had since 2004. They've served me well but it was time many years ago to make some changes. I also hope to play 1000 holes in 2025 (thanks Celia K) which should include at least 360 with my 9 year old.

My goal for 2025 is the same as the last 3 years, to play more golf. This year I’ve decided to challenge myself to go to the course once a week to either practice or play. So, if it goes as planned, I will have at least 52 golf interactions in 2025 vs less than 10 each year for the last 3. So far I’m on track, 2 for 2 🤣😂