Scott Fawcett | Stop Chasing Birdies – Lower Your Scores the Smart Way (Part 1)

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Scott Fawcett discusses the importance of bogey avoidance over chasing birdies in golf scoring.

You don’t shoot lower scores by making more birdies. Scott Fawcett — founder of DECADE, the course strategy system used by PGA Tour winners, Ryder Cup players and major champions — explains why your scoring average doesn’t drop by chasing birdies… it drops by eliminating stupid mistakes. In Part One, we dive into: Why bogey avoidance matters more than birdie huntingThe strategy shift that changed Tiger Woods & Scottie SchefflerWhy your driver probably isn’t the problemThe maths behind sma...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Donaldson, Dave Alexander

Guest: Scott Fawcett

Topics covered

• scoring strategy
• bogey avoidance
• golf performance
• course management
• PGA Tour
• mistake elimination

Keywords

• golf
• birdies
• bogeys
• scoring average
• course strategy
• DECADE
• Tiger Woods
• Scottie Scheffler

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DECADE

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