I did it maybe 8 or so years after starting, I’d have been 19/20 at the time. I didn’t do it again until mid to late 20s then again not until 40s and now still in my 40s I’ve broken it twice in the last week and a handful of times this year and last.
For me it’s all about my tee ball (I’m aware others this isn’t the case) the rest of my game is generally solid and mostly dependable, though we all have days where any one part of our game can fall apart! If I’m in play and in a decent position off the tee that’s when I tend to score well.
2 days ago I played and hit 16 tee shots that were good enough, not brilliant but in play and not in the long stuff. I hit a 79 (on a par 70 course), the 2 holes where I hit errant tee shots, I made treble on both. Had to finish with 6 pars to break 80. Being in a position after the 12th where in my mind I had little or no opportunity to break 80 made it easier as I wasn’t score focused, hit 4 of the last 6 greens in reg and got up and down on the other 2.
So for me keep it in play off the tee as long as you have a tidy game overall. Though I broke 80 with 2 big scores on the card I would agree that doubles or worse have cost me countless times for breaking 80, so avoid them, if you’re in a tough spot play the shot that gets you back in play 90% of the time, not the one in a million shot where you bend it round trees with a draw when your usual shot shape is a fade, take the bog and move on. If you play that way you’ll break 80 with a lot more regularity
Breaking 80 (@people who have done it)
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