David Duval surprise comeback
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A par at the driveable par-4; a few negative thoughts crept in. Then a pulled 7-iron and a missed short putt and golf was difficult again. I had to re-group and luckily a few par-5s came to my rescue and the momentum changed. I finished with 63 - a good day!
The moral of this and what we can learn from the US Open is that it's important for all golfers to understand the importance of playing the game, writing your score down after each hole, then don't think about it until you add the scores at the end!
If you start anticipating a total score, it could spell disaster. If you're going well, you get nervous and if you are going badly you get, shall I say, disheartened. No gain with either scenario!
Play like a pro, take one shot at a time, one hole at a time.
The early starters at Bethpage Park this week are getting the rain and the rough end of the draw again for their second round while the other half of the field are smoothing on the sun block and firing at the pins.
But one constant - despite the difficulties, the hard work and the sleep deprivation for some - Tour players face up to each shot as it comes. They just do their best on each one and add it up at the end.
When we get nervous - and every golfer suffers from nerves - our body tightens and we swing faster so when watching this weekend notice players' gradual acceleration through their shots.
