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July 05, 2005
Getting A Little Better Every Year
I'd never seen these statistics before.
In 2000, the average male handicap was 15.7 and in 2004 it was 15.2. Among women, it improved from 15.7 to 15.2 over the same period. The statistics are not being trumpeted by the big sporting manufacturers, who spend millions of pounds convincing golfers that their dream of hitting balls like Tiger Woods still lies in buying the newest equipment.
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Posted on July 5, 2005 04:57 PM by tiger 330.
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The drop in average handicap may be for two reasons:
1. The huge number of people attracted to the sport when Tiger Woods hit the tour, most of whom have either quit playing golf or improved their game. Remember when golf was hip? Most of the people I knew who took it up -- young, beer-dependent males -- are no longer playing.
2. Improved equipment. I just bought a new set of woods and the slice I've had since I waas nine years old is miraculously diminished. I'm playing golf within sight of the fairway for the first time in my life.
Posted by: Tom at July 8, 2005 03:45 PM
