2026 Goals

Golf goals for 2026

Welcome to 2026, each year I like to set out a few goals in golf and see if I can make it happen. The golf word of the year: Stack.

Play 20 New Courses

I am hopeful I can get out and try to play new courses as much as possible this year. I currently have 9 new courses planned for 2026.

• Cabot Cliffs

• Cabot Links

• The Glen

• Kilspindie

• Gullane 1,2,3

• Dunbar

• North Berwick

I obviously am open to invites and/or member guests

Others that are close that I think I can get to this year

• PGA Frisco East/West

Play > 100 rounds

I played about 80 rounds last year which didn’t count the 9 hole evening rounds. This should be do-able counting every hole in 26.

+3 Handicap

Pretty simple here - I want to get to a consistent +3 handicap. The formula here is to get rid of the mental mistakes and become a better putter. My current weakness in my golf game is not making enough putts for birdie when I have good looks.

Positive strokes gained putting

This goes hand in hand with the +3 goal. I would like to be positive strokes gained putting after all official 18 hole rounds in 2026. I keep a strokes gained google sheet that measures myself against the decade golf system.

No Triple Bogeys or Worse

This one will be the most challenging. I will make nothing worse than a double all year. There is really no reason to make a triple or worse, and is normally just a mental mistake.

Hogan Round at Old American

18 fairways, 18 greens, and 2 putts or less on every hole in one round.

The Stack 🤝 180 Ball Speed

As I have now bought the stack my goal is to get to 180 ball speed just once. Here is where I am currently at:

I plan on revisiting these multiple times throughout the year. Can’t wait to get Stacking.

-MZ