{"id":4168,"date":"2015-08-06T13:55:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T13:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2025-06-11T05:33:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:33:59","slug":"how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Top Golfer Copes with Pressure"},"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\/2015\/08\/golfing-under-pressure.jpg\" alt=\"Golfing Under Pressure\" class=\"wp-image-14931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/golfing-under-pressure.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/golfing-under-pressure-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=\"Where_Does_Pressure_Come_From\"><\/span>Where Does Pressure Come From?<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\/how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure\/#Where_Does_Pressure_Come_From\" >Where Does Pressure Come From?<\/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\/how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure\/#Where_does_that_pressure_come_from\" >Where does that pressure come from?<\/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\/how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure\/#Tip_for_Lessening_Pressure_and_Increasing_Success\" >Tip for Lessening Pressure and Increasing Success<\/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\/how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure\/#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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-one-top-golfer-copes-with-pressure\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>There is often more pressure on golfers when you have a higher rank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are on top, expectations are higher, everyone is watching you to see how you perform and every competitor is trying to be the one to beat you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_that_pressure_come_from\"><\/span>Where does that pressure come from?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressure comes from within you. Pressure comes from your interpretation and expectation for a tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you pressure yourself, you have high expectations for your performance, such as to feel that you have to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excessive pressure can hurt your golf performance. When a couple shots go awry, the flood gates of bad shots open up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting pressure on yourself takes you out of your game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top-ranked golfer Inbee Park has been on a roll in 2015 winning six of the last 14 tournaments. Even though she has been quite successful, Park tries to focus on playing good golf rather than the pressure to win every tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, Park was trailing by three shots after Round Three in the British Open but she didn\u2019t panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARK<\/strong>: \u201cJust going to try to stick with the same game plan. I think because I didn&#8217;t have any expectations, just try to play some good golf and just try to be patient out there. That really helped me this week. Nothing is going to change tomorrow [during the Final Round].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Park\u2019s strategy worked perfectly as she picked up seven shots in her last 12 holes to shoot a 65 on the Final Round and win the Open by three strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victory was Park\u2019s fourth major this year and, if Park wins The Evian Championship next month in France, she will complete the modern-day Grand Slam earning all five major titles in one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the pressure of going for the Grand Slam after the Third Round of the British Open, Park repeated her mantra of staying focused on the present and just playing her game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARK<\/strong>: \u201cI really haven&#8217;t thought about this tournament [British Open] all year long. I just don&#8217;t want to put too much pressure on myself. I&#8217;m just trying to play good golf, and that&#8217;s what I did the last three days, try not to think about it so much. There&#8217;s three girls in front of me and I need to play a good round tomorrow to do it. I just have to go out and play good golf. I&#8217;m just going to do my best tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tip_for_Lessening_Pressure_and_Increasing_Success\"><\/span>Tip for Lessening Pressure and Increasing Success<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To lessen your level of pressure, you need to recognize and refocus. Recognize when your pressure level is moving into the danger zone. You need to be aware of the mental and physical symptoms you feel when you feel too much pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, choose a physical cue (such as tapping the club head on top of your golf shoes) that brings you back to focusing on executing the next shot in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-compete-well-in-pressure-moments\/\"><strong>How to Compete Well in Pressure Moments<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-perform-big-in-pressure-moments\/\"><strong>How to Perform Big in Pressure Moments<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/is-pressure-your-friend-or-foe\/\"><strong>Is Pressure Your Friend or Foe?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Golfers_Mental_Edge\"><\/span>Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/golfers-mental-edge20.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology CD\" class=\"wp-image-4169\" style=\"width:228px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the <em>big sign<\/em> that <strong>your mental game is the weak link<\/strong> in your golf game? When you can\u2019t play consistently as well as when you play a practice or casual round\u2013or your <strong>range game<\/strong> is way better than your game on the course. If you suffer from <strong>lack of focus, low self-confidence, poor composure or other mental game obstacles on the course<\/strong>, you can\u2019t reach your true potential in golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<em> Golfer\u2019s Mental Edge 2.0<\/em> Audio and Workbook program is ideal for any <strong>amateur, collegiate, junior, and tour professional golfer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Golf coaches and instructors<\/strong> would also be wise to teach \u201c<em>The Golfer\u2019s Mental Edge 2.0<\/em>\u201d principles to their players. 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