Comments on: Book Review: The Scorecard Always Lies

By: The Stack & Tilt? » Life in the Rough

The Stack & Tilt? » Life in the Rough — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:43:32 +0000

[...] a rock). It was developed by Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer (you might recall reading about them in The Scorecard Always Lies) and is being used by around 20 tour pros, including Aaron Baddeley who has won twice since making [...]

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:52:10 +0000

I’m really looking forward to reading it. A review will definitely follow shortly after I finish it.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:26:42 +0000

Your plan sounds like a great one; aim high but keep your feet on the ground. Earning a tour card is a very lofty goal. But playing in a Monday qualifier for a Hooters Tour event? That’s totally reasonable. In fact, you could probably sign up to do it next week. In fact, if you get your handicap below 1.4, you can enter a US Open qualifying tournament (a la Michelle Wie).

I don’t want to give away anything in the book, but I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts after you’ve read it.

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:54:53 +0000

I think I vaguely recall hearing about that book a while back. I looks great, though. I ordered it from Amazon and it should be here Tuesday.

Thanks for the recommendation!

One thing I want to mention about my overall goal is that I’m not putting all my emphasis on just playing on tour. That would be great, but teaching and the like is appealing to me too. Playing on the mini-tours would even be great.

But I’m definitely not going to risk financial ruin if I don’t think I have the game. I’m going to continue to work as hard as I can, but I’m also not going to chase a goal where I won’t know whether it’s even attainable for me until I get much further along.

From reading the blurb about the book, it looks like getting on Tour was his whole purpose, and he gave himself a year to do it. For me, that would be icing on the cake not the only measure of success, and I also don’t have a time line. I feel like any other way, and I’m lining myself up for failure.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:36:02 +0000

Considering your quest to play on tour, have you read the book Paper Tiger by Tom Coyne? He is a former high school player who didn’t make his college team and then stepped away from the game and eventually became a writing instructor at St. Josephâ€™s University. The book chronicles his quest to play on tour, which consisted of taking a year off from work and going all out to earn his card, no expenses spared. It’s a good read. He obviously loves golf, and that comes out in the writing. From a practical point of view, the book also contains a lot of details regarding what is actually required to earn a tour card (e.g. you can’t just sign up for Q-school, you have to send in an application complete with references and tournament results from sanctioned events).