In typical golf circles, I've heard the number of fellow golfers breaking 100 is at only 10% leaving an astonishing 90% that do not.  It's hard to give credence to hear-say but I heard the number so often, it eventually started to ring true as some sort of urban legend.  On my way to Florida this past weekend, for some much needed golf, I read the April, 2009 edition of Golf Digest.

The Golf Guru in the Q & A section debunked the popular statistic and threw some other numbers out there which do seemed to be more credible.

Of all golfers in America:
1)  Over 50% have broken 100
2)  5% shoot in the 70's
3)  20% shoot in the 80's
4)  27% shoot in the 90's

There's a part of me that feels mis-led all these years.  As in most things in life, I should have checked the facts before blindly following the blind.

Fairways, greens and everything in between.