Lynn, what's your handicap?

[Yoda]

What kind of numbers do you post with that sweet swing of yours?

Handicap? All-time low handicap? All-time low round?

birdie,

My lowest-ever handicap was 1, and my lowest-ever round was 68 (not in competition). My only claims to competitive fame are that I was runner-up medalist (71) in the 1967 Idaho Amateur -- I blew that one with a triple-bogey eight on the Par Five 16th when I hit into a pile of leaves -- and that I represented Mtn. Home AFB (ID) and, also, Shaw AFB (SC) on the Tactical Air Command Championship team. Oh, and I won a set of MaxFli irons in the 1965 Georgia State Open with a final round 70 that beat everybody in the field except the professional winner. I've played twice this year, and my current handicap is 3. Not terribly impressive, I'll admit, and I plan on playing more -- and better -- this season. But then again, I said that last year.

Now for my excuses :


I will say that when I do play, I play a true championship Course with no parallel fairways, undulating greens, and plenty of trees and water. Further, I play the Ball down, I putt everything out (well, almost everything out) and I count every stroke. There are handicaps...and there are handicaps.

Once I decided to commit my time to my financial career (in the mid-'80s) I thought very little about golf and played even less. Since my 'comeback' in January of last year, I've obviously been totally engrossed in making this 'new day' happen. What personal time I've had -- and there hasn't been much -- has been spent largely on the Practice Tee, pursuing the 'Golf Nut's' approach to TGM. It's fun knowing you can produce the Master's Application: Maintain the essential Geometry using any Hinge Action on any of the nine different Plane Line-Stance Line Combinations, from any Ball Location, with or without the #2 or #3 Accumulators, with any Release Type or Delivery Path, any Loading Action and Pressure Point Combination, with a Right Forearm Takeaway and a Frozen Right Wrist, Hitting and Swinging. In addition to enjoying the challenge, I've made terrific progress and am a far better striker than I've ever been.

Frankly, I'd really like to put all the work I've done in the past year to the test. With a few rounds in a row, I sincerely think I might surprise myself! If I come up with anything notable, you can be sure you'll read about it in the Hole-ies and Pole-ies Forum.

Stay tuned.