Golf IQ Measure your golf season using the CART system
Dec 12, 2025
Will Irwin, a Golf Digest social media contributor, shares his on-course wisdom and highlights from the season. They dive into the innovative CART system for evaluating a golf year, emphasizing the importance of clubhead speed, short-game creativity, and confidence with irons. Will recounts memorable moments, including a thrilling club championship and golfing adventures in Ireland. The duo also reflects on the balance between work, life, and making meaningful golf moments, leaving listeners inspired to assess their own season with the CART framework.
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CART Gives A Holistic Season Score
- The CART evaluates golf across competence, achievement, and rewards to measure a season holistically.
- Sam created it as a tongue-in-cheek but useful framework to reflect on strengths and weaknesses.
Treat Power As A Diagnostic Metric
- Assess power and speed as a baseline for competence; losing clubhead speed often signals broader swing issues.
- If you need distance for your level, work on speed in the off-season but balance it with accuracy.
Club Confidence Reveals Swing Health
- Confidence with specific clubs (e.g., seven-iron) reveals swing reliability and sets a practical competence benchmark.
- Knowing at what club your confidence drops helps target practice and course strategy.