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0:00 Intro - Chambers Bay
0:18 Front 9 at Chambers Bay
6:24 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
7:06 Front 9 at Chambers Bay Continued
8:43 Back 9 at Chambers Bay
13:55 Bandon Dunes Introduction
14:37 Front 9 at Sheep Ranch
20:54 Back 9 at Sheep Ranch
26:34 Recap

[@stefanschumacher6208]

Thank you for not being afraid to show the bad with the good. That’s what makes this the best channel on KZbin golf.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks. The channel's always been about highlighting "real" golf, and I never shy away from showing the good and the bad!

[@jonathanstiemann3078]

I will agree that this channel shows the reality of golf and shows what discipline and course management can do to your game. Keep up the great work!

[@tmntfistbump]

Adam, you just gotta take advice from amateur golfers in a KZbin comment section and you’ll easily play better.

[@wess.9193]

You been on such a consistent role lately that this 92 feels human. So I watched it, soaked it in and will wait to watch the 71 for another time. Lol

[@dewey6912]

What a fun video! Thanks for sharing your rounds Adam!

[@kylevonruden9555]

Tremendous respect for you fighting through that tough round. That's a mental skill I need to work on. I've learned so much about the game and how to manage the course and manage expectations from watching your channel. Keep grinding and stay frosty my man!

[@cmacuf]

Needed this after a tough day on the course. Thanks brother 🙏

[@Mtnbike121]

I understand the frustration. I float around a 13-16 handicap. Shot a 50 on the front 9. Grabbed a hot dog and a breather and shot a 41 on the back 9 to shoot my handicap for the day. Golf is volatile.

[@sameerpurohit3385]

That was a wonderful video. I and my young daughter really enjoyed watching both rounds 😊. Well done

[@martinrutkowskimd3709]

Adam, I couldn’t be happier for you. I’ve loved watching you and the channel grow, your inspirational story and approach to golf make you truly one of a kind. I only hope one day I get to hit the course with you, that would be a dream come true!

[@Omnis2]

What a great setting for your first round under par. Congrats, Adam. You're an inspiration.

[@lindsaynewell6319]

What a rollercoaster Adam. Big congrats. 71 is the stuff of dreams. I remember my best rounds (76) and the last few holes were so stressful with managing expectations.

[@willsutton1739]

I’m a college golfer and still use you for help on course management and being smart on the golf course. Keep up the great work man

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man! Crazy to think that my videos are helpful for golfers at your level. Humbling!

[@TheDartion]

Never understand why people on here are ragging on Adams backswing. It works for him. Some of the best players DO NOT have a “traditional” swing. Guys like Rory or even Scottie. Leave the dude alone. Keep up the great work Adam, it’s inspiring.

[@ldj1631]

The funniest part is he would probably beat 99% of the guys that comment on his backswing. How people don't understand the golf swing is different for every man, woman is beyond me haha.

[@S.forbes]

It's because these same people complaining about Adam's backswing are a higher handicap than him and it infuriates them that he makes it work 😂😂😂 Keep the videos coming Adam, love the swing 😅😅👏🏾👏🏾

[@careywainikka8705]

While I agree there’s lots of unique swings, Rory is a poor example haha, his is one of the most pure orthodox golf swings of all time

[@freshtendrills5969]

You're absolutely right. In fact, when I talk to new golfers, I show them the proper grip, and tell them to keep their head down. That's it. Find your own swing.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks!

[@Tohrture]

Ive been a fan for about a year and you and Matt (golf sidekick) have greatly help me improve my course management skills. I started golf in my 30s with my dad but quit for the past 8 years after his passing. My wife got me to get back on the course last yeat and it reawakened my love of the sport and the memories i have with my dad. I started watching you when i came across your thumbnail about scoring with a bad swing. I have a ugly swing myself but managed to get under 90. Watching your videos enabled me to get under 80 and even go even par once. I finally got fitted for the first time and hope after the adjustment to my new clubs, switched shafts and adjusted them 2 degrees and added .5 inch because im over 6ft tall, that i can break 80 consistently. I want to thank you for your videos and the knowledge and advice you give in them. Not being a long hitter myself but having confidence inside 125 yrds and applying your tips i find myself scoring better and staying very positive even after bad shots. Thank you again for what you do and i look forward to seeing more. If you are ever in Las Vegas i would like to suggest Palm Valley, my dad's home course. I think you will enjoy the beauty of the course as well as the well rounded challenges. Thank you again Adam.

[@alecmacknight]

would love to watch Matt and Adam have a round vs some of the bigger youtube golfers - Grant Horvat, Micah Morris - even Peter Finch or Rick Shiels if they are ever back in the UK...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Glad your wife got you back into the game, and heartening to hear that my videos have been part of the process!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

@@alecmacknight Would love this. Most of these guys don't take my calls lol

[@rockamockafo]

Rick Shiels would benefit SO MUCH from adapting your mindset

[@jeffdavis3713]

What a terrific round Adam!!

[@juicemilton114]

I really enjoyed this video. Congrats on your round under par. 💪🏾

[@karendurrant983]

Congratulations on breaking par. Anytime you want to come to the Baja we are welcoming you and your crew. You are fantastic!!! Love your videos.

[@keitho6018]

Fun watch! Incredible bounce back round

[@ardara24]

Congratulations! Enjoyed witnessing commitment , playing to one's strengths and great course management reap its rewards. Thanks for being an inspiration to this 'non scratch golfer'.

[@thea-team6439]

What a beautiful course mate 🤩👏

[@Rich--J]

Loving that Waddaplaya shirt! I've got a few and all the shorts. Great video and enjoyed you on Matt's channel too.

[@lens7859]

Awesome round !

[@mrkipling3841]

Well done!

[@Golf_Links_Us]

Congrats Adam!

[@larkintommi3286]

I’m a local from Puyallup area!! Glad you got to see all of what chambers offers 😂 good work it’s a tuff course

[@TheOverlandGolfer]

Congrats Adam!!🎉🎉

[@Foreeddy]

Letsss go, I live by this course and need to try it this year

[@RaviWadan]

Welcome to Tacoma my man! Good to see you filming a round at Chambers - It's def a tough course!

[@mfpeden]

Fun seeing you play a course I know!

[@SamuelConovitz]

Love Chambers Bay. Glad you made it here. Definitely an annual hit for me during the season.

[@richardcreed3700]

Glad I'm not the only one who has a pretty low handicap, but scores vary by up to 20 strokes.... Beautiful courses!

[@sconfeesly5853]

Looks like we'll be playing Dunes on the same day! I booked a tee time for my birthday about a month ago!

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

Woohoo! Just finished the second half. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! +3 is my CB so far. -1 feels like miles from there.

[@alexholden8074]

Awesome to see some Western Washington golf on the channel! There are some great places around here - come back soon and check them out!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! The only other courses I've played in WA is The Home Course (not far from Chambers) and Sahalee, which was a blast. Hoping to make it to Gamble Sands in July.

[@alexjennings3165]

Your videos are helping me quite a bit with the mental side of my golf game. I used to play baseball so club head speed is not an issue but I am not consistent enough to control the speed. I was swinging at almost 100% power and spraying the ball everywhere. Watching you play has helped me slow down and play what is more consistent. You can score well without hitting 300+ drives. Maybe one day I’ll be able to incorporate more swing speed but golf is way more enjoyable when you aren’t searching in the trees.

[@sethbryan9953]

Your flat stick is amazing! I see you really cut your score down by making those ten foot putts. I need to improve my putting game but I always think I need to dial in the other aspect cause there would be no point but you show how important it is!

[@OffBrandGolf]

Great putt on 17!

[@MSG19772]

Golf season finally started here in Central Canada. I played my first 18 yesterday. I was rusty. I hit a lot of bad shots. Topped, chunked, you name it. But, I applied every lesson you have posted. I shot 11 over par. I am very satisfied with how I managed my game. But even more, I am happy to be just able to get out and survive winter and finally be under the sun and play golf.

[@witnac2k15]

hyped for the next 26 minutes of my life. double feature nicee!

[@ianwoollard2063]

I like how honest you are about your game. It’s the best sport ever invented but it just happens to be one of the hardest too😂

[@shaunchopra9763]

Adam! Congrats my friend, what a round. Come to Alberta and play some mountain courses in Kananaskis, Bannf, and Canmore. The Rocky mountains are stunning!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! I was lucky enough to play Banff (a couple of videos of it on the channel!) last year. A few more AB courses played/on the channel, as well: Broadmoor & Belvedere in Edmonton + Mickelson National in Calgary (video still pending). Would love to get out there more. I'd add Jasper Park Lodge to the list, too!

[@LEV1ATHYN]

Beauty of a round.

[@chasman67]

Congratulations!

[@ELKORA2388]

Congrats

[@adamcampbell899]

Congrats, shooting under par is a special feeling 🎉

[@nicksilva3833]

Hey Adam! Long time fan. We are around the same handicap and without sounding arrogant or cringe. I’m deemed a long hitter. I got a decent short game and ya know what, I guarantee we split 10 matches 5-5 cuz you got game. Fuck anyone who trashes your swing. You got game. Thanks for the vids, realest KZbin golfer out there.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks man

[@atxrich]

So glad you use your platform to show “real” golf (ie. bad rounds) in addition to your BP rounds. I think most people don’t understand all golfers, regardless of HDCP are capable of bad rounds. I had the pleasure of playing Bandon Dunes/Pacific Dunes/Bandon Trails over 15 years ago, but I was just starting to play golf so the scores were non-existent. I’d love to go back now that I’ve got many more rounds under my belt.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Hope you make it back! The new tracks are great and the new 19-hole Par 3 should be great, too!

[@ParawayGolf]

Proof why people need to focus more on improving their putting than on their driver. Smashing far looks cool online, but scoring low is much cooler in reality. Nice flat stick!

[@mattcourtney6002]

Love the idea of the trip. Can't make this one due to prior commitment.

[@Dweebus84]

Good to see Chambers on your channel! It’s a freaking TOUGH course!

[@jamesbellar]

🙂 I grew up a few blocks from there. Graduated high school before they put the course together, I remember running around out there and making my way down to the train tracks and old pier for fishing

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Such a cool spot. Must have been cool to watch it come together.

[@russgotfat]

Adam, if you come out to Denver I would love to show you around! We have links courses on the plains and awesome mountain courses within a couple hours of each other. Love the channel man, keep it up!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! I've been hoping to make my way out there for some time. Maybe this season!

[@starks1974]

Chambers Bay!!!! And I always hit it left of the green on that first hole, like the Bermuda triangle. Hopefully you get to Gamble Sands this year. I'm playing Royal Colwood next week!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Enjoy Colwood! I still haven't played it. Have a trip in the works to Gamble Sands in July!

[@darienchin3273]

Awesome to see you break par, very inspirational. It seems like you always play your game the same way, I’m curious what you changed if anything to drop 20 strokes. Was it just the day, the course, or did you change your mindset in some way?

[@joel_hunter]

the fact that you hit +20 followed by -1 gives me hope!

[@chasepodmore]

First time being able to watch your videos in 2024...been a busy couple of months and have NOT been golfing as much as I want to, but love this video! Chambers 2015 was one of my favourite majors to watch, love this course! Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the first golf course in WA state you've released to the channel???

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good stuff! Yes, this is my first WA course on the channel. Hoping to add Gamble Sands to the itinerary in July!

[@OffBrandGolf]

Annnnnd a sick par on 17!!! Haha.

[@gjlichten]

When I saw your Bandon video, I was curious if you were planning on coming up to Washington as well. If you don't have them on your list already, I definitely recomend you play "The Home Course", and the Gold Mountain courses as well if you have time to.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I've been trying to get to Gold Mountain for a bit. Was lucky to play a 3-day tournament at the Home Course a few years back. Really liked it.

[@jcgolf159]

Que the music intro 🎶 This is how we do it. It's Friday night, and I feel alright. The party is here on the fairways, so I grab my driver and snap it hard left. Golf Gods watching me, take my driver away. Hit the 'shaw and I'll fade it ... ⛳

[@steveschwab922]

Great road trip Adam. Did you play Bandon Crossings while you were there? Is Sylvies Ranch in your plans?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! Haven't gotten to Crossings, would like to some day. Same goes for Sylvies.

[@lens7859]

Did the same thing last week, 50 and a 41. Grinds my gears

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Golf is hard!

[@Golfadddict]

I flattened my hybrid lie to prevent the missed pulls and it straightened out my starting line. The adjustable adapters are made for these equipment tweaks. Try it Adam.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good call. I flattened the lie angles on my old hybrids. Might try it again.

[@gregoryedwards8781]

Chambers looks epic

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Beautiful spot.

[@jackblackbourn]

I would absolutely love to join you for a few days my friend.

[@haydenredl2919]

Great round, so cool to have a career round. Ties memories directly to the course. Shot my records last year at my home course and bear mountain valley within weeks of each other. When was this trip?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Congrats on the PB! This round was in mid-March.

[@haydenredl2919]

Thanks! Seems like pretty good March weather then! Always curious what places look like in Canada’s traditional off season months. Lucky US folks can play so much more golf

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

Oh Adam! You're in my town!!! And you caught a nice weather day...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah apparently it was the best day they'd had this season so far. Where else do you play in the area? I played a tournament at The Home Course that I really enjoyed!

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Gold Mountain and Trophy Lake on the Peninsula.

[@Jordan03__]

Definitely gold mountain!

[@lens7859]

Looked like hard greens on the first round, tough putting

[@ultralance12]

Damn. That golf weekend is my yearly canoe trip. I’d like to do one of these sometimes.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Hopefully more to come!

[@tjm5492]

Bandon, Hole 12: "sit...go I mean!". That is the crux of golf in a nutshell.

[@thehallsofvalhalla7212]

You’ve officially become a Bandonista. Pew pew those under par rounds.

[@whaleshark2625]

Time for you to get a LAB putter? :) Great video as always! I will say - on the first round you were verbalizing things you wanted NOT to happen, vs the thing you wanted to happen "not fat please". The brain maybe did the old trick of not understanding the NOT portion. Great round at Bandon. I'll be in Palm Desert about a week before your trip, hope you have a blast!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Good call! My rule of thumb with putters is that if I'm putting well, I don't tinker with equipment!

[@whaleshark2625]

@@NotAScratchGolfer shot par on my front nine today (first time ever) including a chip in birdie, but sadly four doubles on the back nine to card an 83. Golf is an amazing and a cruel game haha.

[@aleksei8884]

At this point, the swing is the selling point of the channel😂 Makes us with a less than perfect swing feel better

[@TheCheech2280]

If people only knew how good of a guy this fucking kid is/what he has overcome they would love him even more

[@alec.fullery4958]

Hey Adam, love your videos and the great courses you play. Just had a genuine question, are these youtube videos your primary source of income or do you have another job? Just curious keep up the great content!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! Yes, KZbin is my day job :)

[@TheChrisJaynes]

I recognize your game at Chambers Bay. The spraying of the ball left and right is the bane of my game, and for me, the problem is entirely alignment. I aim too far right, which causes me to swing the club too far from the inside. The result is either the clubface being open, which slices the ball right, or I flip the clubface closed and hook it left. I've been doing this so long that even when someone aligns me correctly, out of habit, I swing too far inside out, still. It looked to me as if nearly every shot you took was aligned right, causing the same results I experience. I haven't watched the Bandon Dunes portion yet, so maybe you fixed this. 🙂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Cheers. And your issue sounds eerily similar to mine.

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

Chambers is absolutely BRUTAL. Gary Player railed against it for good reason. I was lucky enough to go see the Women's Amateur there and it was something to behold. Those ladies hit shot after shot after shot that were just phenomenal in THAT environment. I've played it twice and I don't see me going back on purpose.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Interesting. I actually quite liked it (although I still have all of the Bandon courses ahead of it). And similarly, I was lucky to watch an LPGA event (Canadian Open) at my home course in Vancouver. I was a walking scorer throughout the tournament, and man, it's like they're not even human. Watching them demolish par from 6,700 with distances comparable to mine was eye-opening.

[@clevelandthomsen7042]

@@NotAScratchGolfer Just mind boggling! The AM event there wasn't well attended, so I got to just walk right behind the groups. 20-30 feet away from the golfers, RIGHT ON THE FAIRWAY! It was so cool. I also saw a girl hit the green from the pot bunker on 18. Just mind bogglingly awesome. The Home Course is worth a stop, and Trophy Lake is pretty great when they have it in good shape (haven't been in a few years). Gold Mountain is a must as well. Love the channel, man. Keep up the good work.

[@pattewad]

Played chambers last year and it is a tough course

[@thomasgoode7322]

I did this last year, to a lesser extent because I didn't break par - but at the Okanagan Club I went 99 (carded 2 triples, a 10, and a 9... yay OB) to a 77 (with 3 DOUBLES!). Its wild how narrow the margins are sometimes. Golf is hard.

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

So hard.

[@ikigai47]

Look at it like this. If you don't want to fix your swing for you, then do it to make Swing Tweaks look good

[@lawbinson]

Guy in green seems like fun 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

He organized this trip and crushed it.

[@barrettwhitaker7371]

Love the video Adam! Have you got below a 70 before? Also, I have watched a few videos from someone who tries and scores low from the front tees. He says it is very hard mentally and forces you to work on the short game. You should try it! Get some confidence in those shorter chips. Good watching you as always!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Thanks! And funny you say that, that's exactly what I do by playing O'Donnell in Palm Springs. It's 5,300 yards. My low score there is a 4-under 66. And indeed, that exercise (trying to break par there) really alerted me to how mentally demanding it is to go deep.

[@barrettwhitaker7371]

@@NotAScratchGolfer I just watched the video! Great one! You should try it again too. Thanks for being such a consistent and amazing golf youtuber!

[@johnmay9598]

Should do a local putting clinic in the PNW / Van area for those who aren't able to travel down to the fancy locale...

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I'm game to do this in the Summer!

[@NamDNguyen]

Welcome to Chambers Bay

[@chasman67]

*HOW HE DID IT* 1. Great lag putt from off the green. Par. Even. 2. Textbook bird. Bird. -1 3. Bogey on a Par3. Even. 4. Amazing lag putt. Par. Even. 5. Bogey on a Par3. +1 6. Textbook Par. +1 7. Birdie on a Par 3 after a great approach. Even. 8. Nice 2 putt. Even. 9. Great bird with nice putt. -1 10. Routine par. -1 11. Routine par. -1 12. Routine par. -1 13. Got to a Par 5 in 2. Bird. -2 14. Amazing up and down. Par. -2 15. Routine par. -2 16. Amazing 7 footer to save par. -2 17. Unbelievable up and down from 135 to save par somehow! -2 18. Messy bogey on a short - 436 yard - Par 5. -1 FINAL (71/72)

[@DannyBoy-jy1kq]

Superb second round. You’ll be boring your grandchildren about that for years 🤣. First round is why we play golf. We are never gonna be pros and sometimes we aren’t there.

[@jesseortegon3264]

“This feels like too much club…fuck it” 😂

[@JonnyPlaysGolf]

Really jealous I can't do the PGA West trip, will be legendary... Putting on a putting clinic is a ballsy call though 😂

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol I'll have some professional assistance.

[@JonnyPlaysGolf]

@@NotAScratchGolfer sounds like it will be an amazing few days either way!

[@Bimmerfan_e36]

I paused the video at the break to Brandon Dunes. Dude don’t fret this is golf. You have the game but it feels like you may have lost some concentration. Either way you did good keeping the mood light and acknowledging that golf is a volatile sport!

[@Bimmerfan_e36]

Congrats on the under par round at Bandon. Swing looked the same but course might have been a bit more forgiving. Either way, well done and it is a well deserved under par round. Congrats!

[@alexfromm44]

CHAMBERS! Playing tomorrow and can’t wait. The best in Washington

[@6fangeredman]

Next time you’re in the area you gotta make it out to the kitsap peninsula to play the Olympic course at gold mountain

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

I keep hearing about Gold Mountain. Wanted to play it on the way back up from Bandon but couldn't make it.

[@2009zachman]

I just got new irons and went and shot a 99 for my first 18 holes in a few months. Hopefully my next round is in the 70s 😆

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Keep us posted!

[@jordygrangarian2212]

What time is the round at for June 2nd on the trip adam?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Tee times on that day are between 10-11am.

[@brandonmoini7009]

"111 sound right?" as you enter your backswing LOL

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Lol I think that audio clip was from a few seconds earlier, I just moved it up.

[@bubbajones1035]

Adam, boring golf. Went out and played boring golf (Hit driver only on Par 5's and 3 Wood on Par 4's), hit my best round of 87. Very boring golf, didn't chase distance, just went for accuracy.

[@highimphilip]

Is Chambers a really tough course for mid handicappers? The greens look hard. I’ve played the Sheep Ranch but only walked Chambers at the US Open.

[@Kylez1212]

Chambers in this type of weather?? Lucky guy lol if you're ever back you let me know!

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Will do! Indeed we were lucky. It was the best weather we got all week.

[@Kylez1212]

@@NotAScratchGolfer ya that course has some teeth in it for sure. But once you kinda figure it out, it's not so terrible and gets easier!

[@FloridaNativeFishingChannel]

A fade is def better than a duck hook. I have been struggling at times with the duck hook. It’s very frustrating. I’d rather fade a ball in bounds any day than a duck hook OB.

[@OffBrandGolf]

13:35 Someone pissed in that fucking bunker!!! haha.

[@clarkebb]

Fucking Gary. It’s always Gary.

[@jonnyunitus7166]

I'm currently playing a fade Driver and draw hybrid as well. Idk what I'm doing so I should prob download swingtweaks lol #notanad

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

lolllll

[@NiceDrive_Good5]

Was your guy wearing Toronto maple leafs socks?

[@NotAScratchGolfer]

Yeah. I made sure to beat him.