Spieth is smart. He knows what he can and can’t do and takes calculated risks, factoring what might happen if he hits a poor shot. He’s accepting of his short comings whereas Rory doesn’t seem to deal with the disappointment of failure in the same way and gets irritated quickly. Just look at how Jordan played the 17th on Sunday, he hits his driver down the right, away from the trouble on the left, wedges it back into position on the fairway, wedges it onto the green and holes the putt for a birdie. Having said that, I wonder if Jordan had been playing in the Birkdale July Medal, with no crowds to help him find his ball, whether he may well have run out of balls by the 13th hole and the incredulous heroics from the 14th may never have happened! So what we can we all learn from Jordan’s and his performance at Birkdale?
1. You should never give up, notice his ability to negate a bad shot and move on to the next shot as if nothing had happened, he never allows his own thinking to get ahead of himself. He stays in the present at all times when playing. 2. Play smart! and use your shots wisely, if you have a handicap of 18 how many of you are trying to get on the greens in regulation? You know who you are. Have you tried playing to get on each Green in one under Par and then 2 putt. Therefore on the green in 2 on Par 3’s, 3 on Par 4’s and 4 on Par 5’s. By setting yourself achievable targets you should be able to play to your handicap more comfortably. Give it a try.
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