This how you have to play to get into single digits, based on my experience having been there.

1. Get the ball on the green or green-high in 38 strokes or less.

2. Get your first short game shot* on the green. Two short shots in a row is a big no-no.

3. Hit greenside chips to one-putt distance.

4. Hit approach putts over 20 feet to one-putt distance.

5. Be very good putting from four feet and in. I mean VERY good.

* Pitches, chips, sand.