{"id":2530,"date":"2012-03-22T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2025-06-12T08:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:07:03","slug":"els-disappointed-with-putting-woes-but-determined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/els-disappointed-with-putting-woes-but-determined\/","title":{"rendered":"Els Disappointed with Putting Woes, But Determined"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is Ernie Els one of the latest victims to fall shot due to his putting woes or even the putting yips<\/strong>? If he managed to shoot par on the final three holes at the Transitions Championship recently he would of won the event. But one poor shot and a couple missed clutch putts and he finishes tied for 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Els jacked a 5-foot birdie putt on hole No. 16. And then he finished the round with two bogeys including a 4-foot par putt on number 18 that would have gotten him in the playoff. Instead he finished tied for 5th and out of the playoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many golf experts think that Els\u2019 putting woes have hurt his game for the last two years. Some people have written that Els is another victim of the yips. But every golfer struggles with pressure putts on the last hole of regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke Donald, the eventual winner of the tournament said putting is more mental than physical. \u201cErnie\u2019s obviously struggled on the greens more than anything,\u201d said Donald. \u201cPutting is very mental. Hopefully he can figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Els Disappointed with Putting Woes, But Determined on Beat Putting Yips<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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