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t's the start of a new year and if you
have yet to firm up your resolutions
when it comes to lowering your
scores, don't fret. We've enlisted Indian
Wells' PGA Head Golf Professional
Tom Burley to suggest a few ways to
jump-start your efforts…
1
if you want to consistently shave
strokes from your score, course
management is a key area to focus on.
Most golfers tend to step up to the
tee and swing for the fences. By manag-
ing the course, you can effectively play
away from trouble areas during your
round and hopefully avoid any poten-
tial disasters.
From tee to green, play to more open
areas of the fairway, or play to the safe
side of the green. If you put yourself in
difficult short-sided situations around
the greens, it makes it tough to consis-
tently score well. Always try to give
yourself the best chance for success on
any given hole.
2
improving your short game can
knock some shots off your score-
card. While all aspects of the game are
important, there are none more signifi-
cant than the short game.
Getting the ball up and down from
off the green is a major key for those
who consistently shoot low numbers.
Spend more time practicing on and
around the green than you would with
the full swing on the driving range.
Hitting the long ball will only go so
far if you cannot get the ball in the hole.
Traditionally, the best players on any
professional tour have the best statistics
on or around the greens.
3
taking golf lessons to address weak
areas of your game can make a big
difference. Understanding the cause
and effect in golf shots will really help
you understand what is going wrong
with a certain part of your game you
might be struggling with. I have taught
a lot of golf lessons over the past 10
years, and it is amazing how such eas-
ily correctable things go so long with-
out any attention or correction.
I cannot tell you how many times I
have heard from my students that they
wished they had taken lessons sooner,
as it would have saved them so much
agony on the course.
You don't need to struggle this year –
locate your PGA professional, get some
help, and lower your scores.
rESolvE to iMProvE
3 ways to shave strokes from your scorecard in the new year
SCHOOL IS IN SESSION
T
here's no better time than the
start of a new year to rededicate
yourself to working on your golf
game. To that end, Indian Wells Golf
Resort offers clinics five days a week
to help you meet your goals. Held
Tuesdays-Saturdays at 10 a.m., the
45-minute clinics are $29 per ses-
sion. Clinics are usually conducted in
small groups of up to eight students,
and participants are encouraged to
use the practice facilities at no
charge following the sessions.
> CLICK HERE to learn more.
DAILY GOLF CLINICS
Resolve to hole more putts in 2018.
