The Bogey Plan blog
Course management for weekend golfers: smarter targets, fewer doubles, fewer penalties.
- Scoring
How to break 90 without changing your swing
An 89 is par plus 17. That’s seventeen bogeys and one par, with no birdies needed. Here’s the scoring math, and where the extra strokes in a round of 95 really come from.
- Approach
Stop aiming at the flag: where to aim on approach shots
For golfers in the 90s, the flag is often the worst target on the green. Here’s how to pick a safer aim point, which club to hit, and what “short-siding” costs you.
- Putting
How to stop three-putting: lag to a 3-foot circle
Most 3-putts start with the first putt, not the last. Here’s a simple speed-first way to lag long putts close, and when to putt, chip or pitch from off the green.