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Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer

Isaak Ramsey & Hayden Zimmerer | Smarter Golf Practice in Less Time

Golf improvement for people with a 9 to 5. We use strokes gained data and motor learning science to help you practice smarter, save time, and shoot lower scores with the clubs, schedule, and life you already have. Most golf advice is built for people with unlimited range time and a coach on speed dial. This show is built for the rest of us. The weekend warrior. The dad who gets 90 minutes on a Saturday. The mid-handicapper who has been stuck at the same score for three years. Every episode gives you

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36:55

He Just Made a PGA Tour Cut. ft. Connor Doyal

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/05/15

Connor Doyal is a 26 year old caddy at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. He almost never goes to the range. 3 weeks ago he won the Terra Cotta Invitational against a stacked junior field. Last week he Monday qualified into the PGA Tour's Myrtle Beach Classic and made the cut on the number after hitting his approach into 18 from 137 yards in a divot. This week he's at Desert Mountain playing the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. In this one we get into the 14 for 12 playoff that put him in the U.S

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40:22

The Approach Shot Lie Costing Amateurs 3 Strokes A Round

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2026/05/08

App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6752723937 Most amateurs think they know how far they hit their irons. The Arccos data says they don't. The average 20 handicap thinks their 5 iron flies 187 yards. The actual median carry is 152. That 35 yard gap doesn't just cost one shot. It cascades. Short approach, harder chip, missed up and down, lag putt from 90 feet, three-putt 27% of the time. Two to three strokes per round, every single round, and it had nothing to do with your swing. This episode breaks

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51:55

He Hits Balls 5 Times a Year and Still Wins...

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2026/05/01

Scott Turner owns the Minor League Golf Tour, runs over 100 events a year, raises a daughter, and somehow still wins elite mid-am tournaments against fields full of guys who hit it 310 yards.He hits balls 4 to 5 times a year. His best tournament prep is 9 holes with his buddies for 20 bucks. In this conversation he explains exactly how he competes without practicing, why 90% of professional golfers lose money every year, what Eric Cole was like for a full decade before breaking through to the PGA

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44:25

74 Million Shots Prove You're Not a Bad Putter

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2026/04/24

You watched four days of the Masters and decided your putting is broken. It's not.74 million shots say amateur golfers miss more than 60% of putts from 8 feet. Tour pros miss 3 out of 4 from 15 feet. A scratch golfer misses 2 out of every 3 from 10 feet. Your putting isn't the problem. Your expectations are. And those broken expectations are quietly making your putting worse round after round.In this episode, Isaak and Hayden break down what the data actually says about putting performance at every

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50:22

He Made the USGA Semis With Two Toddlers at Home ft....

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/04/17

Mike Smith is the founder of ForeCollegeGolf, a recruiting consultancy that has helped over 200 families in 40+ countries place junior golfers at college programs. He's a two-time Florida Foursomes champion, a 2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalist, and according to his Four-Ball partner Will Davenport, the most clutch golfer he's ever played with. He also has two boys under four and runs his business full time. In this conversation, Mike walks through what golf parents get wrong about recruiting,

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32:36

The Range Hasn't Changed Since 1913. That's the...

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/04/14

The driving range business model hasn't meaningfully changed since the first one opened in Pinehurst in 1913. Lights, mats, and automatic ball dispensers. That's it.But the science of how people learn motor skills has changed dramatically. And none of it says "hit the same club to the same target until it feels good."In this episode, we break down exactly how to structure your limited practice time using strokes gained data, random practice principles, and pressure finishes. Three complete sessions:

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48:41

He Practices Less Than You and Plays Better ft. Will...

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/04/10

He works 60+ hours a week at Boston Consulting Group. He's ranked #16 among mid-amateur golfers in the entire country. Will Davenport is proof that structured, intentional practice beats volume every time. In this episode, Will walks through exactly how he structures his limited practice time into three buckets, why he switched to a broomstick putter (and the one missed putt that forced the decision), the story of how he went from losing his match at the U.S. Mid-Amateur to caddying at the Masters,

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50:39

7 Mental Traps That Ruin Your Tournament Score

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2026/04/03

Most golfers walk into their club championship, member-guest, or first tournament expecting to play their normal game. The data says you should expect to play worse. Not because you choke. Because the conditions are fundamentally different in ways nobody warns you about.In this episode, we break down exactly how to prepare for tournament golf when you have a 9-to-5. From the week before to the warm-up to the mental traps that silently eat your score mid-round. Hayden just came off a professional

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51:25

The Best Mid-Ams Would Rather Play Than Practice ft....

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/27

Jonathan Keane carries a +2.8 handicap and plays tournaments at Pine Valley, Garden City, and Oakmont. Instead of chasing his own game, he built Mid-Am Golf HQ to cover the most competitive amateur circuit in the country. In this episode, Jonathan breaks down how elite mid-amateurs actually practice, what the reinstatement debate gets wrong, how to break into the invitational circuit, and why NIL money is about to change competitive amateur golf. Follow Mid-Am Golf HQ: @midamgolfhq on Instagram

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39:17

5 Free Fixes That Drop More Strokes Than a New Swing...

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2026/03/20

Most golfers leave the course convinced their swing cost them strokes. But the 5 biggest mistakes amateur golfers make have nothing to do with their swing. They're decision-based. And they're free to fix. In this episode, we break down the 5 lowest-hanging-fruit mistakes that are silently inflating your scores, from how your range sessions are secretly working against you, to the one shot per hole that's costing you more than any other. If you're a golfer with a 9 to 5 who wants to actually play

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42:00

Playing in 3 USGA Events While Working an 8 to 5 (Ep....

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2026/03/13

Domenic Maricocchi works 8 to 5 in commercial lending and just landed 3 straight top 3 finishes at the Ohio Mid-Am, including a win by 5. He holds the University of Dayton 54-hole scoring record and almost made the cut at the US Amateur playing golf once a week. This is how he does it! Follow Domenic: https://www.instagram.com/dmaricocchi/?hl=en Download the free Simple Stats Tracker: playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/simplestatstracker Join the Play Ready Golf founding member waitlist (launches March 29):

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30:28

The Real Reason You Can't Break 90 (Ep. 10)

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2026/03/12

A 20 handicap makes 6.6 doubles per round. A scratch golfer? 0.25. That's 12 shots of difference in big numbers alone. In this episode, we break down what actually separates each handicap level using real scoring data. No swing tips. No equipment talk. Just the numbers and the mental shifts that move you forward. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 The biggest misconception about lowering your handicap 0:37 Why "more birdies" is the wrong goal 1:02 Birdies vs doubles by handicap (the data) 2:44 What a 20 handicap

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35:28

He Won the State Am by 21 Shots (Ep. 9 ft Christian...

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2026/03/12

He won the West Virginia Amateur by 21 shots at 22-under par. He's also a State Farm insurance agent, a husband, and a dad who practices 30 minutes a day in his garage simulator. Christian Brand is proof that you don't need 8 hours on the range to play elite golf. In this episode, Christian breaks down exactly how he structures practice around a full-time job. Why 10 minutes of putting drills six days in a row beats one long session. How to build a repeatable process you can fall back on when

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47:36

The Golf Stats Everyone Tracks That Don't Actually...

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

Most golf stats are lying to you. We break down every major stat category in golf, which ones actually help you score better, which ones are just noise, and the 4 simple stats you can track on your scorecard starting this weekend. Plus, we made a free stat tracker so you never have to guess what to work on again. Download the free Simple Stat Tracker: playreadygolf.beehiiv.com/simplestatstracker Get on the Play Ready Golf waitlist (launches March 29): https://playready.golf/the-app Timestamps 0:00

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47:11

A PGA Pro Says Your Swing Isn't the Problem...Your...

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

Most golfers think their biggest problem is their swing. Brad Smith, PGA, has spent 38 years proving them wrong. In this episode, we unpack why the mental game matters even if you're a 20 handicap — and what you can actually do about it beyond reading a Bob Rotella book. What you'll learn: What the mental game actually is (and why most golfers completely misunderstand it) Whether a 20 handicap really needs a pre-shot routine The course management mistake almost every amateur makes How to train your

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36:53

The Range Series Part 4: Why Putting is Simple (Ep.6)

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

I had 11 three-putts and a four-putt across 4 rounds at the Ohio Am. I hit the ball great. My putting destroyed me. This is the finale of the Range Series. Hayden and I break down the 3 skills that actually matter on the green: reading, speed control, and face control. I spent years grinding face control drills because they felt productive. Turns out that wasn't my problem! We cover Aimpoint, why speed drills beat gate drills, and a simple pullback drill you can do anywhere that tests all 3 skills

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29:25

The Range Series Part 3: Make Chipping Easy (Ep.5)

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

Phil Mickelson. Jordan Spieth. Seve Ballesteros. These are the guys we watch pulling off miraculous up and downs from impossible spots. So we try to replicate them. The problem? We blade the ball into someone's backyard and lose it forever. In this episode, we continue their four part range series by tackling the short game. You will learn why most golfers overcomplicate chipping and how the best players in the world keep it stupidly simple. In this episode, we cover: Birdies and Bogeys: We debate

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24:01

The 20 Handicapper Building Your Next Golf App (Ep. 4)

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

Luke is a 15-20 handicapper who works a 9 to 5. He's not a pro. He's not a coach. He's the guy building the Play Ready Golf app. In this episode, Luke explains why being the worst golfer on the team makes him the perfect person to build a practice tool. He thought his driver was the problem. The data said otherwise. We talk strokes gained, why most range sessions are wasted time, and what 6 months of intentional practice actually looks like. The Play Ready Golf app launches March 29th. Join the

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28:50

The Range Series Part 2: How to Approach Iron...

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

You hit great shots on the range for an hour. You think you finally have it figured out. Then you get to the course, chunk your first iron, and watch the dirt fly farther than the ball. Your practice lied to you. In this episode, we continue the Range Series by tackling approach shots. You will learn why "grooving your swing" is actually making you worse and how switching to random practice builds skills that transfer to the course. In this episode, we cover: Birdies and Bogeys: We debate common

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28:28

The Range Series Part 1: How to Fix Your Driver (Ep. 2)

Play Ready Golf | Strokes Gained for the 9 to 5 Golfer ·

2026/03/12

The driver is often the most expensive club in the bag, but it is also the most daunting. It is the longest club, has the least loft, and offers no ground assistance, making it incredibly difficult to square up consistently. In this episode, Hayden and Isaac kick off a four-part series covering every club in the bag. They start with the big stick. You will learn why most golfers practice driver incorrectly and how to change your routine to see real results on the course. In this episode, we cover:

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