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My 12 yr old nephew is about to play his first golf tournament. Advice for him?
Posted on 3/27/23 at 11:17 am
Posted on 3/27/23 at 11:17 am
He’s very average so not really looking to win the thing just learn the game and have fun. Here’s what I got so far
-count every stroke
-if you think it went OB hit a provisional so you don’t have to walk back
-don’t take a drop closer to the hole
-don’t talk while someone is hitting or walk into someone’s putting line
- remember what golf ball you are playing
- play at your pace but make sure you keep up with the group ahead
- be honest
What am I missing?
-count every stroke
-if you think it went OB hit a provisional so you don’t have to walk back
-don’t take a drop closer to the hole
-don’t talk while someone is hitting or walk into someone’s putting line
- remember what golf ball you are playing
- play at your pace but make sure you keep up with the group ahead
- be honest
What am I missing?
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Posted on 3/27/23 at 11:41 am to Tiger1242
The most important shot is the next one.
If you hit a bad one, forget it and move on. Make the most of every shot. Full focus on the present. You can only control the next swing.
If you hit a bad one, forget it and move on. Make the most of every shot. Full focus on the present. You can only control the next swing.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 11:53 am to Tiger1242
I started playing tournaments when I was 14, those all are some pretty good pointers. Especially the provisional if he's very average.
Id add:
- Play smart. Don't try and cut corners and take chances on high risk shots. That really gets a kid in trouble.
- He doesn't have to rush his putts. If he's going to take a little time on anything, let it be his putting.
- There are going to be kids better than you and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Don't feel bad.
- Have fun. Become friends with the guys you're playing with. It'll eventually take the nerves out of it.
Hope he does good and sticks with it!
Id add:
- Play smart. Don't try and cut corners and take chances on high risk shots. That really gets a kid in trouble.
- He doesn't have to rush his putts. If he's going to take a little time on anything, let it be his putting.
- There are going to be kids better than you and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Don't feel bad.
- Have fun. Become friends with the guys you're playing with. It'll eventually take the nerves out of it.
Hope he does good and sticks with it!
Posted on 3/27/23 at 11:54 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
quote:
The most important shot is the next one.
If you hit a bad one, forget it and move on. Make the most of every shot. Full focus on the present. You can only control the next swing.
100% this. Most important lesson on course management I ever learned. Regardless of how you got there, hit the best shot from where you are and give it 100% commitment.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 12:19 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Have fun. Become friends with the guys you're playing with. It'll eventually take the nerves out of it.
The junior golfers mostly get along with one another and they make friends that they end up seeing routinely if you play in a few of these over the course of a year. High level golfers, mid level and lower golfers. They help each other out and many times talk to one another as they walk the fairways or wait on a tee box.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 12:28 pm to Tiger1242
quote:
What am I missing?
Have fun
Posted on 3/27/23 at 12:42 pm to Tiger1242
Tell him to have fun.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 1:25 pm to Tiger1242
If the tournament will allow it, try to pair him the first round with kids that he knows. That will help him relax immensely. The City Junior championship in my town allowed that and the first round was always fun. The second and final round, it got serious.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 3:00 pm to Tiger1242
Course management. If he has a club he can confidently hit 100 yards, he should use it as often as possible. If he's playing a 275 yard par 3 (EDIT: THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PAR 4), he can hit that club 3 times and have a putt for par.
And work on speed of putts around the green, as well as taking time to line up the short ones.
And work on speed of putts around the green, as well as taking time to line up the short ones.
This post was edited on 3/27/23 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 3/27/23 at 3:08 pm to BMoney
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If he's playing a 275 yard par 3,
Holy smokes I hope this 12 year Jr tournament doesn't have a 275 yard par 3
quote:
he can hit that club 3 times and have a putt for par.
fwiw, his putt would be for bogey if he hit that 3 times. Which I think I'd probably be ok with on a 275 yard par 3.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 3:37 pm to BMoney
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Course management. If he has a club he can confidently hit 100 yards, he should use it as often as possible. If he's playing a 275 yard par 3, he can hit that club 3 times and have a putt for par.
I don’t think we are at this level. More like don’t swing and miss and have fun
Posted on 3/27/23 at 3:43 pm to Tiger1242
Make sure he has plenty of golf balls. My son is a sophomore and is playing high school golf for the first time and there was a kid paired with him at the first tournament of the year who ran out of golf balls on the 4th hole of a nine hole tournament.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 4:06 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Holy smokes I hope this 12 year Jr tournament doesn't have a 275 yard par 3
Well, shite.
I edited, but left the original there to show I'm a dumbass.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 4:26 pm to Tiger1242
Is he an experienced golfer, or new to the game?
If he’s new, just concentrate on his own game and no one else’s! Nothing saves more strokes than putting. Work on speed control. Don’t let him beat himself up if he has a bad hole!
Download the usga golf rules ap.
If he’s an experienced player, I’d still make sure he stays focused on one shot at a time! Keep up with pace of play!
If he’s new, just concentrate on his own game and no one else’s! Nothing saves more strokes than putting. Work on speed control. Don’t let him beat himself up if he has a bad hole!
Download the usga golf rules ap.
If he’s an experienced player, I’d still make sure he stays focused on one shot at a time! Keep up with pace of play!
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:01 pm to Tiger1242
I played and coached high level junior thru college tennis, not golf, but think it relates for kids as it’s an individual sport
Here is the best advice for someone starting in their first tournament as a kid:
SLOW DOWN
Everything is going to be going 100 mph in his head. Tell him to count his steps between shots etc etc. It’s one thing we used to tell our kids to get their mind thinking about time between points/shots
Here is the best advice for someone starting in their first tournament as a kid:
SLOW DOWN
Everything is going to be going 100 mph in his head. Tell him to count his steps between shots etc etc. It’s one thing we used to tell our kids to get their mind thinking about time between points/shots
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:25 pm to Tiger1242
Play tennis too. Tennis was my primary sport for decades. Golf was something I liked to do when not playing tennis. My peak tennis years were also my peak golf years. I played mid 70s to low 80s golf. It had to be that my flexibility and athleticism were also the best of my life too.
This post was edited on 3/27/23 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:49 pm to Tiger1242
If you’re gonna miss, miss fast. That has stuck with me since I was a kid.
If he is shooting 100+, don’t take all damn day getting set up and taking 8 practice swings. Know your distances and hit the ball.
If he is shooting 100+, don’t take all damn day getting set up and taking 8 practice swings. Know your distances and hit the ball.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:58 pm to Tiger1242
Do not throw clubs toward water hazards.
Use grammatically correct profanity. This is golf, not a pick basketball game.
Swing hard in case you hit it.
Plumbob every putt from all 4 sides, especially any third putt.
If ball is even one inch off the green, break out the 60 degree and hit a huge cut flop.
Actually, try your best. Keep up pace of play.
Use grammatically correct profanity. This is golf, not a pick basketball game.
Swing hard in case you hit it.
Plumbob every putt from all 4 sides, especially any third putt.
If ball is even one inch off the green, break out the 60 degree and hit a huge cut flop.
Actually, try your best. Keep up pace of play.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 9:10 pm to Tiger1242
When in doubt around the greens, flop shot is always the answer.
Posted on 3/29/23 at 2:55 pm to Tiger1242
Have fun / make friends / worry about the next shot not the last one / don’t cheat - I told my girls - the first time they played - if you cheat just one time - score or lie or anything- it’s your retirement round…
Good luck to him - such a great sport to be able to start when young - just to have friends with his buddies in 20 years… it’s like learning the piano - one day you will use it …
Good luck to him - such a great sport to be able to start when young - just to have friends with his buddies in 20 years… it’s like learning the piano - one day you will use it …
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