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The thin line between winning and losing on the Tour.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:20 pm
I'm watching JT Poston play. How does this guy not win more ?
Beautiful repeating swing and one of the best putters on tour. Plenty of length off the tee and a solid short game.
Same with Patrick Rogers.
Guys like Novak and Burns just crush the ball.
So much talent on Tour and more coming up every year.
Beautiful repeating swing and one of the best putters on tour. Plenty of length off the tee and a solid short game.
Same with Patrick Rogers.
Guys like Novak and Burns just crush the ball.
So much talent on Tour and more coming up every year.
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Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:30 pm to bopper50
Lots of reasons really.
I used to play at a high level, but my downfall was believing i could make every shot. I could go out and make 5 birdies, but I’d throw in the occasional bogie or double because i didn’t play the smart shot. There was no such thing as a flag I would not shoot at.
Oh I’d hit 1-iron off the tee a lot, rarely missed a fairway with it. But if I had 145 to clear a bunker to a 150 pin, I’d hit wedge instead of a 9 and try and make the 30 footer coming back or two putt. Miss it a hair, short sided and bogey was as good as it was going to be.
Course management and discipline are what set the really successful players apart.
I used to play at a high level, but my downfall was believing i could make every shot. I could go out and make 5 birdies, but I’d throw in the occasional bogie or double because i didn’t play the smart shot. There was no such thing as a flag I would not shoot at.
Oh I’d hit 1-iron off the tee a lot, rarely missed a fairway with it. But if I had 145 to clear a bunker to a 150 pin, I’d hit wedge instead of a 9 and try and make the 30 footer coming back or two putt. Miss it a hair, short sided and bogey was as good as it was going to be.
Course management and discipline are what set the really successful players apart.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:38 pm to bopper50
At that level it’s almost all mental and being able to handle the pressure.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 5:52 pm to bopper50
Once you get to that level it’s all about managing the pressure and the mental side.
Physically the guys on korn ferry tour all the way to major winners are capable of burning courses down. The major winners are just so strong mentally, that the pressure of the moment doesn’t impact them at crunch time.
Physically the guys on korn ferry tour all the way to major winners are capable of burning courses down. The major winners are just so strong mentally, that the pressure of the moment doesn’t impact them at crunch time.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 6:39 pm to CBandits82
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that level it’s almost all mental and being able to handle the pressure.
Yep, look at how many guys come out blazing and then fall off once they start getting serious money and or married. The guy who used to battle Tiger as an amateur said he saw Tigers commitment and knew he couldn’t do that so he never went pro. Tripp something I think was his name.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 6:40 pm to Swagga
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Once you get to that level it’s all about managing the pressure and the mental side.
I know the feeling is similar in the 4th flight of member-member when I need to par a stroke hole for a half
J/k, the level of ability at the top of the game is deeper than ever.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 7:02 pm to patnuh
Trip Kuehne. Lost the ‘94 US Am to Tiger at Sawgrass. Sister Kelli and brother Hank both turned pro.
Posted on 7/25/24 at 8:30 pm to bopper50
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I'm watching JT Poston play. How does this guy not win more ?
Poston always has a high FW% because he’s usually among the shorter hitters off the tee on tour. Hes a solid player but guys hitting it 30-40 yards past him is a big deal. The tour course setups being 7500+ yards routinely don’t help either.
ETA: he’s currently 20th on tour in driving accuracy but 160th in driving distance.
This post was edited on 7/25/24 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 7/25/24 at 8:30 pm to Swagga
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Physically the guys on korn ferry tour all the way to major winners are capable of burning courses down. The major winners are just so strong mentally, that the pressure of the moment doesn’t impact them at crunch time.
This is it. The korn ferry guys can murder the ball. They are all outstanding. But the mental side of the game is where the seperation is. That is what makes golf so great and so addicting. It's a mental game more than it is physical.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 5:40 am to Swagga
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Physically the guys on korn ferry tour all the way to major winners are capable of burning courses down
I would add good putting in there too
Posted on 7/26/24 at 8:01 am to Floyd Dawg
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Trip Kuehne. Lost the ‘94 US Am to Tiger at Sawgrass. Sister Kelli and brother Hank both turned pro.
I followed Hank when he was playing here at Shadow Hawk CC in a US Open qualifier, he was super long.
I believe a wrist injury killed his career.
Posted on 7/26/24 at 8:52 am to bopper50
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I followed Hank when he was playing here at Shadow Hawk CC in a US Open qualifier, he was super long.
I believe a wrist injury killed his career.
Saw his son signed to play college golf at Creighton.
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