Had an English professor in college who shot his age a couple of times. That was impressive.
Had an English professor in college who shot his age a couple of times. That was impressive.
If they posted scores and figured handicaps for Tour guys, they would all have a "plus" handicap, better than scratch. If you put a Tour player on some of the types of courses we tend to play, they would shoot silly scores. A couple of friends of mine played behind a Tour pro, Chris Smith, at their local muni course a couple of summers ago, and he wasn't even playing seriously (as in he was drinking a ton of beer) and still shot a 63. My brother is friends with a guy who plays regularly on the Hooters Tour, and says he can pretty much shoot 67 at their club with his eyes closed. Still not good enough to move up to the Nationwide Tour, let alone the PGA.
I think you can take an average non-golfer, teach them the game, and eventually, with tons of lessons and practice and instructions, surely get them sub-80.
If you take an average non-runner, teach them how to run, give them lessons and lactic tests and train them, you could probably get them to qualify for Boston.
Good golfers start when they are 2 years old and have dedication and training. Good runners are genetically pre-disposed and have dedication and training.
Go to another, less "elitist", forum and ask the same question - naturally the marathon times they say will be much higher!
many golf books advertise that they'll have you breaking 100 in a matter of weeks - guaranteed. ever seen a running book guaranteeing a sub-3 hr marathon? in a few weeks?
I've seen plenty, and they're all written by Jeff Galloway.