Golf "Think"

Just look at the likes of Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas,You hear professional golfers talk about staying with
and many of the other younger chiseled golf-bodiesthe plan; focusing on the course; playing for position;
today and you realize that golf fitness is becoming aattacking some holes; backing off on others -
major part of the game. If players want to competeWithout a solid, well-thought-out strategy that "less
at the highest levels they have to have a physicalthan a stroke a round" starts to widen considerably.
routine, watch what they consume, be properlyIt doesn't take much to lose focus and drop a stroke
prepared mentally and then develop and follow aor two.
defined golf strategy that keeps their focus on theThe average golfer can benefit from this type of
business at hand.thinking also. Virtually anyone that plays golf knows
The old days of "golf not being a sport" havethat it only takes that one solid shot or sunk putt to
changed dramatically. It may still not have physicalget the juices flowing. But there is much more to golf
contact but you have to get very physical in orderto enjoy.
to drive that ball consistently 300 + yards. And withThinking a bit more about how to approach each hole
many of the courses reaching 7200+ yards the gamebased on how well you play the game can make a
is demanding more and more length with each club.huge difference in how you ultimately score. And it is
The need to play strategically is equally as important.the high-handicap player that has the most to gain. A
If you look at most leader-boards, the difference15 handicapper may pick up 2 strokes a side, let's
between first and second is in most any professionalsay, but with some high-handicappers it may be
tournament less than a stroke a round. But that "lesssignificantly more; And what a difference that could
than a stroke a round" equates to hundreds ofmake in your "golf attitude" let alone your enjoyment
thousands of dollars in prize money - not to mentionof the grand old game.
limelight and endorsements and what about theThat's Golf "Think"!
difference between first and fifth?