Pro Tip: Ryan Young: How to set your golfing goals for 2021

2021 has the potential to be the best season for golf in history, and I want to help make it your best season as well! With golf being the safest sport to play this year, we are seeing record numbers returning to the course. If this surge includes you, now is the time to dream big and create a goal for your game. Whether it is to compete in the U.S. Amateur or break your career best, let me help map out a strategy to achieve your golfing goals.

First, define your long-term golfing goals. Don’t sell yourself short during this process. For the average golfer, this could mean going from breaking 90 to being a single digit handicap.                For an advanced golfer, this could mean breaking par in a tournament. Whatever your current status is, create a dream goal that you can work for beyond 2021. Make sure it is something you can keep track of easily, like a score, handicap, or top finish in a tournament.

Then, create a sub-goal for 2021 that will keep you on track to achieve your long-term goal. For that same average golfer, this could mean averaging 85 or lower this year. For the advance golfer, this could mean shooting par in a tournament or getting your handicap to a +2. If lined out correctly, this sub-goal should be a reach, but one that is achievable this season with the proper game plan.

Finally, create a game plan to achieve your 2021 sub-goal. For that average golfer hoping to average 85, that means lowering your score by one stroke each month for the next five months. In order to improve one stroke, you will need to determine what areas of your game to focus on (odds are its putting and short game). Get a lesson from a local PGA Professional to help determine what part of your game needs the most work. After the lesson, put in purposeful practice time, track your stats during future rounds, and repeat as necessary.

Creating goals for your game and a game plan to achieve them is a process. This process should be fun! When you break it down in this manner, you are more likely to schedule out time to practice and bring you back to the course more than ever. It’s a simple game plan when you think about it, but one that has proven results. Track your progress, have fun, and report back.

I would love to hear how it goes!

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