Charley Hoffman had it all locked up. Holding a two-shot lead with two holes to play at The Travelers, all the two-time PGA Tour winner needed was a couple of pars to lock up another victory. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.…
If you want to become a resilient golfer, you have to learn to accept yourself, your capabilities and your performance. Acceptance involves possessing realistic expectations and goals, recognizing and identifying your feelings on the course, managing your feelings constructively for…
Being present centered is characterized by an ability to focus with clear attention and vivid awareness - to fully experience the moment. PGA tour players know the importance of being in the present to ensure that they play one shot…
“We don’t so much conquer the golf course but ourselves.” ~ Margarit Brigham What does this statement mean to you? The meaning I’ve attached to it is, when we train our minds, we’ve conquered ourselves, because the mind begins to…
One of the many things I love about living in California is the possibility of playing golf year round. I grew up in Philadelphia where I’d sometimes don three sweatshirts to play on frozen ground in January (if it wasn’t…
We live in a fast-paced, impatient society where instant gratification is often the norm. When we want something we want it now. Taking this sense of urgency into our golf game can be disastrous. Developing a patient attitude full of acceptance is our…
What a start to the Masters for Martin Kaymer! Video courtesy of Golf Monthly Photo courtesy of Keith Allison
I recently read an article by respected equestrian psychology coach Charlie Unwin and noticed the similarities in his teachings for riders to my own for golfers, even though the two disciplines seem miles apart. But when you get down to…
In all of my mental game seminars the first question I ask, “Is the mental game important for golf?” Everyone raises their hands in agreement, yes it is important. Then I ask, “how do you improve your mental game?” and…