Sometimes you need a subtle reminder for why you fell in love with golf in the first place.
Father's day is always a bit special once you get to that age where you have kids of your own. Life certainly changes after you have kids. Golf changes. It becomes more of a luxury and harder to fit into busy schedules.
So this year, when I had the opportunity to take my dad to Bandon Dunes to celebrate Father’s Day together… I couldn’t pass it up. The old man is still fit enough to walk 36 holes in a day, but who knows how much longer that will be true. So we hopped on a plane and headed to Bandon for a special week.
Golf is about experiences. Spending time in nature with people you love. The ecstasy of a great shot and the agony of an unlucky bounce. It is all better when you’re with people you care about. And this time I was logging memories of more than just the TANGENT app. Though I did log some pretty awesome memories with the app.
Two of the four days we had perfect weather. A windless Bandon is pretty defenseless and playing from the one-ups, I got hot. An epic finish at Pac Dunes is one I’ll never forget, which included a pretty epic disagreement between my real caddie and Tangent’s AI Caddie.
On the 16th hole, AI Caddie wanted me to pound driver and drive the green, but Matt really wanted me to layup with hybrid. He mentioned that he rarely sees success on 16 as it falls off pretty hard to the right if you miss the green. But I was hot that day, and it’s a hole that fits my eye. Needless to say, I went with AI Caddie, hit it to 20 feet and made eagle for a 2 I’ll never forget and glad my dad was there to see it.
AI Caddie’s recommendation for me on the 16th at Pacific Dunes
That back 9 was special, but unfortunately, I didn’t catch it on camera. Running a golf business is awesome, but sometimes the golf turns into work. After recording myself play golf for just about every shot I’ve hit recently, I turned the cameras off at the turn at Pacific Dunes.
Maybe thats why I got hot. The thing I love about golf and about Bandon Dunes is that it kind of forces you to be present. No golf carts, just walking and talking with whoever you’re playing with. Occasionally catching some wildlife… But don’t worry I still captured a lot of it and all the beautiful video will be on The Good Miss before too long.
It’s another reason why we’ve built Tangent the way we have. The goal is to be there when you need us and in the background when you don’t. The last thing we want is for you to be out there fiddling with your phone or watch and distracted from the golf. It’s an escape for most of us. We want you to be able to quickly get the info you need to hit a confident shot whether you’ve played the course 100 times or for the first time. We capture the data in the background and do our best to be unobtrusive.
The next update (3.1.0) is a big one. We’re continuing to update our auto shot detection and logic to minimize editing. Your feedback helps us expedite that. If you have a tough hole to edit or the app isn’t living up to the billing. Let us know. Give us a chance to fix it (support@tangent.golf). Your feedback helps us improve faster. And that’s always the goal. Let’s improve together.
Rocky of The GolfFathers joins team TANGENT with the rest of the guys not far behind. Whether its breaking par or starting his journey to tournament golf, Tangent is dedicated to helping him play his best. So follow him on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok to see how he uses the app.
As always, open the app → Community → Find and follow Rocky to see his journey with Tangent.
Recently I had the privilege to play a bunch of golf on the Myrtle Beach Golf Trail. We had a fantastic time and some fantastic matches including this one against Trey at Glen Dornoch. The course had some spectacular views and this one came down to the end.
Rematch between Trey and I on the MBGT
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