Share Your 2025 Golf Goal

Continue to play regularly whether it's 9 holes at the local muni on a weekday morning before work or the occasional weekend round when the schedule permits. My wife and I are expecting our first child in early February and the thing you always hear is "say goodbye to the golf game." Hoping to still find that balance of getting out on a semi-regular basis while enjoying our new normal with our baby girl.

Play 1000 holes, and play at least 20 new courses!

Super non-specific goal, but just playing as much as I can. My wife and I are expecting our first child in June, and we've both gotten really into golf the last couple years. We're thrilled to finally be starting our family, but the thought of losing such a great activity together is starting to hit. I hope we'll be able to play as much as we can leading up (weather in KCMO is another hurdle). Goal is to keep playing together as she transitions through the trimesters and into postpartum life.

Commit to playing at least once a month! When I do play, not take it so serious. Enjoy my time be it by myself, friends, or strangers and just enjoy *trying* to hit some golf shots.

I'd like to break 80, increase my driving distance, but mainly get through the season without injury. It's a shorter season in the Calgary area so there's not a lot of time to get my game in order.

- Play more golf with my dad - Break par twice - Master the 50-yard bunker shot (à la Bryson)

Last year I started getting some gnarly back pain playing golf as a reasonably healthy 30 year old. Recently put in a lot of work in the off season with a TPI professional (highly recommended btw) to understand why it was happening and get on a mobility/strength training regimen. Although I'm already almost there, a healthy and pain free swing in 2025 is all I can ask for. All my other golf goals (more rounds, lower scores, etc.) flow out of that.

Walk more! Golfing in central Ohio is a joke, and you can't get out on a course for under $50 with a cart (I was told prices would go down, but apparently only in Greenland? Am I reading this right?) even at most of the munis. You can save $20 and get a good workout by eschewing the cart.