{"id":4840,"date":"2016-02-11T15:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T15:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2025-06-10T07:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:33:07","slug":"dufner-learns-to-overcome-high-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/dufner-learns-to-overcome-high-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Dufner Learns To Overcome High Expectations"},"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\/2016\/02\/high-expectations-in-golf.jpg\" alt=\"High Expectations in Golf\" class=\"wp-image-5554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/high-expectations-in-golf.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/high-expectations-in-golf-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=\"High_Expectations_In_Golf\"><\/span>High Expectations In 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\/dufner-learns-to-overcome-high-expectations\/#High_Expectations_In_Golf\" >High Expectations In 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\/dufner-learns-to-overcome-high-expectations\/#You_probably_were_oblivious_to_many_of_the_distractions_going_on_around_you%E2%80%A6\" >You probably were oblivious to many of the distractions going on around you&#8230;<\/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\/dufner-learns-to-overcome-high-expectations\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Do you feel <strong>pressured<\/strong> to live up to the <strong>expectations <\/strong>of others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you feel you constantly let down others because of your play during golf tournaments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expectations can erode your love for the game and wreak havoc on your performance&#8230; but you didn\u2019t always feel the pressure of high <strong>expectations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember when you were younger and you just played golf for the love of the game and felt excited to face the challenges during a round of golf?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You felt a sense of freedom to just swing the club and were totally \u201cwrapped up\u201d in the game&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_probably_were_oblivious_to_many_of_the_distractions_going_on_around_you%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>You probably were oblivious to many of the distractions going on around you&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Within time, your game improved and your score dropped. You may have started to finish in the top-10 or, even, won some tournaments&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With your success on the course came higher <strong>expectations <\/strong>from others to shoot lower scores, win more, and consistently beat your rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expectation of MORE creates a greater sense of pressure and is opposite of the mindset that helped you play at a high level in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can find a way to reconnect to that mindset when you played freely and didn\u2019t obsess about results, you can return to those successful days on the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jason Dufner knows what is like for PGA players to get weighed down by the <strong>expectations <\/strong>of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dufner turned pro in 2010 and two years later, in 2012, Dufner won two PGA Tour titles (The Zurich Classic and the Byron Nelson Champoionship). The following year, Dufner notched his third Tour victory at the 2013 PGA Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people, including the media expected Dufner to continue reeling in the victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took two and a half years before Dufner won another PGA Tour event when he defeated David Lingmerth in a sudden-death playoff at the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After his victory at the CareerBuilder Challenge, Dufner was asked about the pressure to meet the outsized <strong>expectations <\/strong>of other people after he won his one and only Major in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DUFNER<\/strong>: <em>\u201cIt&#8217;s so easy to get bogged down by whoever it is saying that you should be playing at this certain level. And then you start focusing on things that aren&#8217;t really helping you play how you want to play.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dufner emphasized the importance of focusing on yourself, ignoring outside interference and being patient as the keys to countering the expectations of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DUFNER<\/strong>: <em>\u201cI don&#8217;t really have any <strong>expectations <\/strong>of how I&#8217;m going to play or where I should play or where I should be or what tournaments I should be playing. I just, I&#8217;ve always been under the thought process that if you work hard and you do the right thing, good golf will come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you allow the expectations of others (or your own) dominate your mind, you pull your attention away from the things you need to <strong>focus<\/strong> on to play great golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, there is less <strong>pressure<\/strong> when attempting to play great golf then try to live up to the unrealistic <strong>expectations <\/strong>of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip for Letting Go of Other People\u2019s Expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not your responsibility to give others what they expect. Your game is YOURS! Success is a personal matter with nothing to do with the opinions of others. Often, I find that players transfer their own expectations onto others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Define your goals and what success means to you. Take into consideration that there will be ups and downs so don\u2019t get too bogged down with solely focusing on results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, it is you who is on the golf course. Don\u2019t feed into the drama, negativity and <strong>expectations <\/strong>from others. Focus on your goals, your game, and what you need to do to play great golf.<\/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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