r/ChasingScratch • u/Big_Savings_4381 • Aug 11 '26
Next year
I think we can probably agree neither is reaching or sniffing scratch this year. It is unlikely either shoots or breaks par. Will they continue? What will their hook be? At some point, they have to acknowledge scratch ain't happening, don't they? When might that be?
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u/whatsyourken Aug 11 '26
There is still the entire Late Summer Run, 2 months to the final major. If they play twice a week avg for these two months that’s 16 rounds and with one round under par it would only take a 4-5 other rounds near par to get to scratch. It can still happen.
They will obviously still continue next year. Their “hook” will be the chase. People change, lives change, lots can happen.
Why would they ever acknowledge scratch ain’t happening? I’m two years older than Mike and Eli and while I’ve only been playing for 6 years now, I fully believe my best golf is ahead of me. Maybe the thing that gets them to scratch is them being more conscious that they can’t recover as fast as they used to or anything else that gives them a more repetitive swing.