{"id":3506,"date":"2014-08-14T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T12:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:16:44","slug":"the-come-from-behind-mindset-in-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-come-from-behind-mindset-in-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory&#8217;s Come-From-Behind Mindset for Winning Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/comeback-mindset.jpg\" alt=\"Comeback Mindset\" class=\"wp-image-5995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/comeback-mindset.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/comeback-mindset-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McIlroys_Mindset_When_Playing_Golf\"><\/span>McIlroy&#8217;s Mindset When Playing Golf<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-come-from-behind-mindset-in-golf\/#McIlroys_Mindset_When_Playing_Golf\" >McIlroy&#8217;s Mindset When Playing Golf<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-come-from-behind-mindset-in-golf\/#McIlroys_mental_keys_to_grinding_it_out_and_coming_from_behind\" >McIlroy\u2019s mental keys to grinding it out and coming from behind:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-come-from-behind-mindset-in-golf\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/the-come-from-behind-mindset-in-golf\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>This past Sunday, Rory McIlroy won the 2014 PGA Championship. This is McIlroy\u2019s fourth major championship win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McIlroy shot 68 and finished 16 under par, followed closely by Phil Mickelson (15 under par), Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson (14 under par).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first nine holes were rough for McIlroy. He bogeyed two of the first six holes, leaving him a couple shots back of the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do champions mount a come-from-behind win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He remained patient and knew that he could <strong>mount a come back<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McIlroy stated, \u201cI was like, okay, let&#8217;s try and shoot 30 on this back nine. I knew there were birdies out there for me. I&#8217;ve played the back nine really well all week. I&#8217;ve probably played it better than anyone in the field, and I knew that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he got to the back nine holes, he was able to do just that. He stayed patient by not allowing a \u201cflat\u201d start to derail his momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McIlroys_mental_keys_to_grinding_it_out_and_coming_from_behind\"><\/span>McIlroy\u2019s mental keys to grinding it out and coming from behind:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Full <strong>confidence<\/strong> in your abilities. Rory McIlroy played his game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve got that sense of belief in myself now that I go into every tournament I play knowing that I can win.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a great feeling to have.&nbsp; It&#8217;s great to have in your self\u2011belief and your confidence; knowing that if I can just play my game, there&#8217;s a good chance that I&#8217;ll walk away with the win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. If you have a rough start, stay patient. Put the poor start behind you and look to the next few holes to gain back momentum. McIlroy did just that during the back nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrough the first five or six holes today, I felt a little flat.&nbsp; I felt flat and I really needed to dig deep and say, there&#8217;s only 12 more holes left in this thing and you just have to try and put everything into it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Believe that you can play your best, even after playing not so great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo win it in this fashion and this style, it means a lot. It means that I know that I can do it. I know that I can come\u2011from\u2011behind. I know that I can mix it up with the best players in the world down the stretch in a major and come out on top.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominate the field with <strong>ultimate confidence<\/strong> today! 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