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What I Learned From a Tour Pro - The Cold Truth

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What I Learned From a Tour Pro - The Cold Truth

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What I Learned From a Tour Pro - The Cold Truth

Mark Crossfield›
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GolfMark CrossfieldDp World Tour9-hole Match Play

How far off is a scratch golfer or content creator from a current DP World Tour professional? Today, I’m exposing every single weakness in my golf game by going head-to-head with a Tour Pro in a brutal 9-hole match play test to see exactly where I lose strokes.

Using the brand new updates in the Arccos app, we are looking at our performance "shots gained per shot" to get an exact data overview of how my game stacks up to elite tour standards. From wayward drives off the tee to crucial putting stats, this was a massive wake-up call for my ego, but an incredible lesson in what it actually takes to play professional golf. If you want to know how to improve your golf game and understand the real difference between a regular golfer and a pro, the stats at the end of this video tell the whole story.

What You Will Learn in This Video:

1. The exact strokes gained differences between an amateur/creator and a Tour Pro.
2. Why avoiding penalty shots is the fastest way to drop your handicap.
3. How professional golfers manage their short game and putting under pressure to avoid mistakes.
4. How to use data tracking to pinpoint your personal golf weaknesses.

0:00 - How Good is a Tour Pro? (The Ultimate Wake-Up Call)
0:46 - Hole 1: The Slaying Begins (Rough Start)
2:10 - Hole 2: Professional Eye-Balling vs. Clowns
3:18 - Hole 3: Mind Games & Miraculous Pars
4:44 - Hole 4: Overpowering the Course vs. Old Man Strategy
6:25 - Hole 5: The Wheels Start Coming Off
7:37 - Hole 6: The Great Cart Path Disaster
9:15 - Hole 7: Pointless Tapping & Finishing Up
10:28 - The Cold Truth: Strokes Gained Data Breakdown

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