For those of us that enjoy following the pros, it’s nice to see the PGA Tour season kicking off. And it’s also nice to see – at the time I’m writing this – a Canadian, Stephen Ames, at the top of the leader board.
There are lots of changes on the PGA Tour this year. The FedExCup will certainly cause many players to alter their schedules. It should also be lots of fun to watch. As they say, “these guys are good,” and I’m quite certain that the $10M first prize will have them doing their very best to be good at the right times.
And those of us that subscribe to the Golf Channel can now see Thursday and Friday round coverage of PGA Tour events! Great news!
I saw a little of the Mercedes-Benz Championship on the Golf Channel last night. The wind seemed very strong.
Rocco Mediate – while I’ve never met him, he just seems like a great guy – did a little course introduction piece for the Golf Channel focusing on the first five holes at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort. He noted that the wind was a critical factor on the first five holes, making it a very tough start. If a golfer gets through those holes well, he’ll be heading into a series of birdie holes with a great mind set. If he struggles on the first few holes, he’ll head into those birdie holes either (a) down on himself or (b) too aggressively trying to make up ground. Either way, disaster.
I think there’s a strong lesson in those few words for all amateur golfers, myself included. Stay in the moment. Put the past in the past. Focus on the present. Execute the next shot perfectly. And then the next.
“There is one thing we can do, and the happiest people are those who can do it to the limit of their ability. We can be completely present. We can be all here. We can ... give all our attention to the opportunity before us.” -Mark Van Doren
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