Hi All,
I’m from Batavia, OH. That’s about 20 miles east of downtown Cincinnati. It’s a great area for golfers — lots of courses per golfer around here, so it’s easy to get onto a decent course for $30-35 greens fees.
My league plays Hickory Woods GC as its home course. But we play away on alternate weeks, so we get to play a lot of courses in the Cincinnati area.
I started playing when I was about 13 y.o. My then-50-y.o. step father had a scratch handicap and a swing like BenHogan’s. I learned my swing from him. Most who see it wish theirs looked like mine. But, I have to be honest here, it has never worked for me like it did for him. Typically, I score in the low 90s. My best-ever score was 82, which I shot at Hickory woods about five years ago.
I’d sure like to break 80. I’m a retired mechanical engineer. Since retiring I’ve spent a lot of time studying the golf swing and improving mine. My game has improved quite a bit. Also, I can still consistently drive the ball 220 yds, so I think my chances of breaking 80 are pretty good. But I recently passed my 83 birthday, so it is going to have to happen soon.
Oh, about "VanTrago," my pseudonym: I chose that for two reasons: first, I wanted a name that would be unique and easily remembered, and second, I liked the sound of it. Well, Google is now telling me that it is not as unique as I had expected. Perhaps, "O'Fallahan" (which I've used on other sites) would have been better.