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My Nemesis
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines nemesis as a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent; a source of harm or ruin; a curse. And, of all the many rounds of golf; on countless courses, including innumerable holes, only one hole, without a doubt, in my 50 plus years of playing golf matches this description. It did not start out that way. Although, it has been over fifty years ago, I don’t think I gave much thought to what I was seeing the first time I stepped up to the tee. The scorecard listed it as a par four, 341 yards, number eight handicap hole, a sharp 90 degree dogleg left. And, yes,…
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WITB – What’s in the Bag
If you Google “WITB” you will find over 11,000,000 results detailing what golfers have in their bags. However, as anyone knows who has played this game for any period of time, what’s in the bag today may be gone tomorrow. Different courses sometimes requires a different setup to play your best against “Ole Man Par”, such as, hybrids instead of fairway woods (windy conditions), change in wedge setup depending on how tight the lies (bounce), one length irons, or perhaps, a set of irons from the 1990s’ as a benchmark of where my game really is. Therefore, I have two or three “go to” setups that will see time in…
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Keeping Score – One Shot at a Time
If you have played for any length of time, chances are, you have experienced “getting ahead of yourself” i.e. counting your score before you finished the round, then all of a sudden something happens to derail what could / should have been. You are not alone. Golf journals are full of stories of touring pros momentary lost of focus and losing the lead or worst the tournament. Conventional wisdom indicates that staying in the moment improves the chances of playing our best. But, how do you develop a ONE SHOT AT A TIME mindset? When I first started getting serious about beating “Old Man Par”, the way I was taught…
