Full 12 Week Practice Program for Matchplay 2026

Hit 50 putts from 3 ft using two alignment sticks and a ball gate.

Enter score in the app, out of 50 attempts.

Hit 50 putts from 3 ft over a chalk starting line.

Draw a straight line on the putting surface.

Enter score in the app, out of 50 attempts.

Hit 30 putts from 3 ft under a hanging string.

Enter score, out of 30 attempts.

Put 32 balls in 8 lines of 4 balls each, spaced about 2 feet apart, in the sand area 20–40 yards from the hole.

On the green, mark a circle with a 10-foot radius around the hole.

Divide the circle into 4 equal parts (quadrants) using two lines that cross at the hole.

For each line of 4 balls, choose one quadrant and try to hit all 4 balls so they stop inside that quadrant.

After finishing one line and quadrant, move to another line and aim at a new quadrant. Do this until all 8 lines and quadrants are done.

Count each ball that stops in the chosen quadrant.

Add up the number of successful shots out of 32 and enter score in the app, out of 32 attempts.

Put 18 balls in a straight line in the sand. Make a second line of 18 balls. Lines should be 5 to 10 yards apart, balls in each line 1 foot apart.

Pick two flags on the green, 20 to 40 yards away. Each line aims for its own flag.

From the first line, hit 18 balls trying to land each one within 10 feet of the first flag.

Move to the second line, hit 18 balls trying to land each one within 10 feet of the second flag.

Count how many balls from each line stay inside the 10-foot circle.

Add up total successful balls out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.

Divide 40 golf balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each in the sand between 5 and 60 yards/meters from the hole.

On the green, set up 3 flag targets in a straight line, each 6 feet (2 meters) apart. Label them Target A, Target B, and Target C.

Hit 36 sand shots in total, with 12 shots aimed at each target.

Start from any pile. Hit 12 shots at Target A.

Move to Target B, hit 12 shots, then hit the last 12 shots at Target C.

Switch between piles after every 2 to 5 shots.

Count a shot as a success if it stops within 10 feet (3 meters) of the target.

Add up successful shots and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Put 36 balls into 10 piles near the sand, each pile with 3 or 4 balls, about 2 yards apart, in two lines between 20 and 40 yards from the hole.

On the green, set up three landing zones with sticks or string, each zone 6 feet apart in a straight line.

Hit 36 sand shots total: 12 shots for Zone 1, 12 shots for Zone 2, 12 shots for Zone

Start hitting balls from any pile, aiming at Zone

Do 12 shots, then aim for Zone 2 for 12 shots, then Zone 3 for 12 shots.

You can pick balls from any pile, but keep aiming for the same zone until you finish its 12 shots.

Count a shot as successful if it lands and stays in the right zone.

After all 36 shots, record how many successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.

Set up a single target suitable for your 8 or 9 iron.

Hit 36 shots aiming exclusively at this target.

Focus on your takeaway, working on at most two takeaway thoughts or tasks to influence the ball flight.

Keep your setup and stance consistent throughout the drill.

After each shot, check if the ball lands near the target.

Count the shots that land near the target as successes.

After 36 shots, enter your number of successes in the app out of 36 attempts.

Pick a target straight ahead suitable for short irons (8 or 9 iron).

Hit 36 shots total, using short irons only. Focus on producing a straight shot with each attempt and aim all shots at the same target.

After all shots, count each shot that lands and stops near the target as a success and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Pick a target for your 9 or 8 iron.

Place two markers, one left and one right of the target, about 5% of the distance from your ball to the flag.

Hit 18 shots curving left to right around the left marker, and 18 shots curving right to left around the right marker.

Use the same setup for every shot.

Try to curve the ball around the marker and get close to the target.

A shot is successful if the ball curves around the marker and lands near the flag.

When finished, count your successful shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Pick one flag or target on the range suitable for short irons (9 or 8).

Hit 36 shots using only short irons (9 or 8), focusing solely on backswing.

Use at most two backswing thoughts or tasks to produce any ball flight pattern.

Set up the same for each shot, using the same swing thoughts.

After each shot, observe the ball flight relative to the target.

Finish all 36 shots, switching irons if desired. At the end, total the number of successful shots and enter your score in the app.

Pick a flag or target on the driving range suitable for short irons (9 or 8).

Take 36 shots using only the 9 or 8 iron.

Focus solely on your downswing, using at most two swing thoughts or tasks to control the ball flight.

Aim at the same single target for all 36 shots.

Count each ball that lands and stays near the target as a success.

Add up the number of successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Pick a flag for your 9 or 8 iron on the range.

Make a green zone around the flag with cones, buckets, or imagine a small circle (5% of the distance to the flag).

Split 36 shots into 3 groups of

Try to land each shot in the green zone.

Change between 9 and 8 iron, but keep ball setup the same.

Count how many balls landed in the green zone when all 36 are done. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Pick a flag or marker on the range suitable for your 8- or 9-iron shots.

Hit 36 shots, all aiming at the same target.

Focus on good contact and smooth swings with your 8- or 9-iron.

Set up the ball the same way every time.

After completing all 36 shots, count how many balls landed within a 5-foot area around the target.

Enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Pick one target suitable for short irons (9 or 8 iron).

Use the same ball setup and position for all shots.

Hit 36 shots in 3 groups of 12: 12 low shots, 12 mid shots, and 12 high shots, all aimed at the same target.

Try to make each shot fly at the correct height: low, mid, or high.

Count shots that land close and stop near the target as successes.

After all 36 shots, total your successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Place eight tees around the hole at 6 ft or 2 m.

After each putt is made, move to the next tee in front.

Hit 40 putts.

Enter the total number of putts made in the app, out of 40 attempts.

Hit 25 putts from 6 ft through the ball gate.

Count how many putts went through the gate without touching the tees. Enter the score in the app, out of 25 attempts.

Hit 30 putts from 6 ft through the ball gate using plane board.

Enter score in the app, total number of putts holed out of 30 attempts.

Place 18 balls on the uphill slope and 18 balls on the downhill slope between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

Set up 3 targets on the green, spaced evenly in a 10-foot wide area, labeled Target A, Target B, and Target C.

Hit 18 shots from the uphill slope and 18 shots from the downhill slope, for a total of 36 shots.

For each slope, hit 6 shots at Target A, then 6 shots at Target B, then 6 shots at Target C.

Keep the ball setup the same and do not move from your spot on the slope while hitting each group of shots.

Count each shot that lands and stops in the target zone as a success.

After all 36 shots, count and enter the number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Put 36 balls in 2 lines near the green. Each line has 18 balls about 1 foot apart.

Place the 2 lines so they cross each other like a plus sign, 5 to 10 yards apart.

Put 3 targets about 6 feet apart on the green.

Hit 12 shots at each target, for a total of 36 shots.

Start with one line and hit 12 shots trying to stop the ball within 10 feet of the first target.

Use the other line and hit 12 shots at the second target, same goal.

Hit 12 shots at the third target from either line, trying to keep within 10 feet.

Count each shot that stops within 10 feet of the target.

After 36 shots, write down your number of successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.

Place a bucket of balls next to the green with 2 straight lines of 20 balls arranged perpendicular to each other.

Space the lines 5 to 10 yards/meters apart, with each ball about 1 foot (30 cm) apart in each line.

Mark two circles on the green: an inner circle with a 6-foot (2 m) radius and an outer circle with a 15-foot (5 m) radius around the hole.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots in 2 sets of 18 shots, switching between the two lines.

Hit 3 to 5 shots from one line, then switch to the other line, until all 36 balls are played.

Try to land balls in the circles: inside the inner circle is best, inside the outer circle is okay.

Count how many balls stopped inside the outer circle (including the inner circle), and enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Place two lines of 18 balls each near the green. Balls are 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, make a circle around the hole (6 feet radius) and divide it into 4 equal quadrants with string or markers.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots total, 9 shots at each quadrant.

For each set of 9 shots, aim to stop the ball inside one chosen quadrant.

Hit 4 or 5 shots in a row from one line, then switch to the other line and finish the 9 shots for that quadrant.

After 9 shots to one quadrant, move to the next quadrant and repeat the routine until all 4 quadrants have been used.

Count each ball that stops in the right quadrant as a success.

After all 36 shots, add up successful shots in the intended quadrants and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Pick two spots between 5 and 30 yards from the hole to hit from.

Place three markers 3 feet apart in a line on the green to make target zones.

Hit 18 shots from the first spot, 6 to each target zone.

Hit 18 shots from the second spot, 6 to each target zone.

Aim for the correct zone each time.

Count shots that stop inside the correct zone as a success.

Add up your successful shots and enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Gather 36 balls and split them into 2 groups of

Stand on a slope where the ball is above your feet for the first 18 shots.

Choose one target on the green to aim at.

Hit 18 bump-and-run shots, trying to get close to the target from this lie.

Move to a slope where the ball is below your feet for the next 18 shots.

Hit 18 bump-and-run shots at the same target from this lie.

Count how many balls stop close to the pin. Record that number as your score out of 36 in the app.

Set up 10 piles of balls in 2 lines that cross each other, 5 piles in each line. Space the piles about 3 yards or meters apart.

Place the piles so they are 1 to 10 yards or meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards or meters from the hole, on any grass.

On the green, make 3 landing zones side by side, each about 6 feet or 2 meters apart, using sticks, clubs, or string.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots total. Aim 12 shots at each landing zone.

Pick a pile. Hit balls at the first landing zone until you do 12 shots.

Aim at the second landing zone for 12 shots from any piles.

Aim at the third landing zone for the last 12 shots.

Count how many shots land and stop in the right zone.

When all 36 shots are done, record the number of good shots out of 36 in the app.

Place two markers on the green, 15 yards apart.

Split 36 shots into two groups of

Hit 18 bump-and-run shots from the first rough spot at the first marker, aiming to stop the ball near it.

Move to a different nearby rough spot.

Hit 18 shots at the second marker from the new spot.

Count each shot as a success if the ball stops within 3 feet of the marker.

Use the same setup and stance for all shots.

Total the number of successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Pick one target suitable for long irons (4, 3, or 2 iron).

Divide 36 balls into 3 groups of

Hit 12 low shots aimed at the same target.

Hit 12 mid-height shots aimed at the same target.

Hit 12 high shots aimed at the same target.

Keep ball setup the same, only change swing to vary shot height.

Count how many balls land close to the target.

After 36 shots, count successes and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Choose a flag to aim at using a 4, 3, or 2 iron.

Mark a circle around the flag with radius 5% of the distance to the flag.

Split 36 shots into 3 groups of

Use one iron for all shots in each group.

Hit shots, trying to land inside the circle.

Count shots that land inside the circle.

Add up successful shots from

Enter the successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Pick one far flag or target suitable for long irons (2, 3, and 4 irons).

Get 36 balls to hit with your long irons (2, 3, and 4 irons).

Use a different long iron for each shot, switching clubs throughout the exercise.

Try to hit each ball straight at the target, not left or right.

Stand the same way for every shot.

Count how many balls went straight to the target, with no big curve or miss.

Write down how many straight shots out of 36 you made, and enter score in the app.

Choose a flag or target to aim at using a long iron (2, 3, or 4 iron).

Put an alignment stick on the ground in front of the target.

Place a cone on each side of the flag, each cone 5% of the total distance to the flag.

Hit 36 shots: 18 curve left-to-right around the stick, 18 curve right-to-left.

Divide shots into 3 groups of 12 shots: first 12 curve left-to-right past the left cone, next 12 curve right-to-left past the right cone, final 12 alternate between both directions.

Set up the ball the same for all shots.

A shot is successful if it passes outside the correct cone and lands within 3 yards of the flag.

Add up the number of successful shots and enter your total out of 36 attempts.

Put 36 balls in one group where you hit from.

Pick one target suitable for long irons (4, 3, 2) and keep your stance the same for every shot.

Use the 4-iron for the first 12 balls, focusing on takeaway and aiming at the target.

Use the 3-iron for the next 12 balls, keeping the same focus and aiming at the same target.

Use the 2-iron for the last 12 balls, maintaining the same focus and target.

Count the shots where the ball goes where you want with the right ball flight.

Add up your successful shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Hit 25 putts from 6 ft through the ball gate.

Count how many putts went through the gate without touching the tees. Enter the score in the app, out of 25 attempts.

Hit 30 putts from 6 ft (2 m).

Enter score in the app, out of 30 attempts.

Place eight tees around the hole at 6 ft or 2 m.

After each putt is made, move to the next tee in front.

Hit 40 putts.

Enter the total number of putts made in the app, out of 40 attempts.

Hit 30 putts from 6 ft using an alignment mirror.

Enter score in the app, out of 30 attempts.

Pick two different bunker spots, each 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Put Target A on the left and Target B on the right on the green, about 10 feet apart.

Hit 36 shots total: 18 from one spot, 18 from the other spot.

From each spot, hit 9 shots to Target A and 9 shots to Target B. Alternate every 3 shots.

Use the same setup and swing for all shots. Only change where you aim.

Count a shot as good if it stops within 3 feet of the target you aimed for.

Add up your good shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Place 40 balls in a sand bunker. Make 2 lines with 18 balls each, 1 foot apart, crossing each other.

Pick 4 targets 20-40 yards from the bunker.

Assign 9 shots to each target, switching between the 2 ball lines for each target.

For the first target, hit 9 balls from the first line. Try to get each ball within 10 feet of the target.

Switch to the second line. Hit 9 balls to the second target, aiming within 10 feet again.

Keep switching lines and targets until all 36 shots are done.

Count all successful shots that end up within 10 feet of the target.

Enter your total number of successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.

Set up 40 balls in 10 piles of 4 balls each. Arrange 5 piles in one line, spaced 5 yards apart. Arrange another 5 piles in a line crossing the first line, spaced 2 yards apart.

Place 3 flags on the green, 10 yards apart, as targets named Target 1, Target 2, and Target

Hit 36 sand shots in total, with 12 shots at each target.

Take 4 shots from each pile, moving to the next pile after 4 shots. Change which target you aim at for each pile in order (Target 1, then Target 2, then Target 3, then repeat).

Count shots that stop within 10 feet of the intended target as successful.

Add up your successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Place two lines of 18 balls each in the sand bunker. Lines are 1 foot apart per ball, perpendicular to each other, and 5-10 yards apart.

On the green, mark 9 stop zones in groups of 3 per row (front, middle, back) using buckets or tees or string.

Hit 36 sand shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots.

For each group, try to land the ball in the correct stop zone, starting with the front 3, then middle 3, then back

Switch between the two lines of balls each time.

Count a success when the ball stops in the correct zone.

Add up successful shots and enter your total out of 36 attempts.

Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross at a right angle, with 5 piles in each line. Each pile has 3 or 4 balls.

Place the piles 3 yards or meters apart, between 20 and 40 yards or meters from the hole, in sand bunkers and not on the green.

On the green, mark two target circles around the hole: an inner circle with a 6-foot or 2-meter radius (bullseye) and an outer circle with a 15-foot or 5-meter radius (outer bullseye).

Take 36 sand shots in total. Do 18 shots aiming for the inner bullseye, then 18 shots for the outer bullseye (including the inner).

Start at any pile and hit one sand shot at a time, trying to land the ball in the target area.

After 18 shots at the inner bullseye, switch to the outer bullseye for the next 18 shots.

Count each ball that stops inside the targeted circle as a success. Balls outside the outer circle are misses.

Add up the number of successes out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.

Arrange two lines of 18 balls each in the sand. Keep balls 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, make a 10-foot circle and divide into 4 parts. Number the parts 1 to

Hit 36 sand shots, in 4 groups of

Hit 9 balls from the first line aiming for part

Hit 9 balls from the second line aiming for part

Hit 9 balls from the first line aiming for part

Hit 9 balls from the second line aiming for part

Count a success if a ball stops in the right part.

Keep balls in place, only switch lines when told.

Count total successful shots in the correct parts, and enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Put 36 balls into 10 piles near the sand, each pile with 3 or 4 balls, about 2 yards apart, in two lines between 20 and 40 yards from the hole.

On the green, set up three landing zones with sticks or string, each zone 6 feet apart in a straight line.

Hit 36 sand shots total: 12 shots for Zone 1, 12 shots for Zone 2, 12 shots for Zone

Start hitting balls from any pile, aiming at Zone

Do 12 shots, then aim for Zone 2 for 12 shots, then Zone 3 for 12 shots.

You can pick balls from any pile, but keep aiming for the same zone until you finish its 12 shots.

Count a shot as successful if it lands and stays in the right zone.

After all 36 shots, record how many successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.

Set up 10 piles of balls in 2 lines, each line has 5 piles, spaced 3 yards/meters apart. The 2 lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.

Put the piles on grass, 20 to 40 yards/meters from the hole.

On the green, mark 4 equal circles (quadrants) around the hole with string or tees. Each circle is 6 feet (2 meters) from the hole.

Hit 36 sand shots total. Hit 9 balls into each circle.

Start at any pile. For each shot, try to land the ball inside the chosen circle.

After 9 shots at one circle, move to the next. Repeat until all 36 shots are done.

Count each ball that stops in the target circle as a success.

Add up your total successes out of 36 shots and enter your score in the app.

Pick one flag or target for long irons (4, 3, or 2 iron).

Mark three landing zones about 10 yards/meters apart around the flag using cones, buckets, or markers.

Hit 36 shots, split into three groups of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, aim for Landing Zone

For the next 12 shots, aim for Landing Zone

For the last 12 shots, aim for Landing Zone

Switch between 4, 3, and 2 irons if wanted, but set up the ball the same way each time.

Count shots that land and stop in the right landing zone as a success.

When finished, add up the successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up one flag target.

Place three landing zones in a line, each 8 yards/meters apart, going toward the flag.

Hit 36 long iron shots in 3 sets of

In each set, aim for the first, then second, then third landing zone in order.

The ball must stop within 8 yards/meters of the flag.

Use long irons only (4, 3, or 2). Switch clubs during the drill if wanted.

Count each shot that lands in the right zone and stops within 8 yards/meters of the flag as a success.

After 36 shots, enter the number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Pick one target suitable for long irons (4, 3, 2).

Hit 36 shots using your long irons (4, 3, and 2 irons).

Hit 18 shots curving left-to-right and 18 shots curving right-to-left, all towards the same target.

Keep the same stance and setup for every shot.

Try to make the ball land close to the target.

Count each shot that lands and stays near the target as a success.

Add up your total successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.