{"id":8009,"date":"2017-02-10T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8009"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:27:55","slug":"embracing-pressure-leads-to-rahms-win-at-torrey-pines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/embracing-pressure-leads-to-rahms-win-at-torrey-pines\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Pressure Leads to Rahm&#8217;s Win at Torrey Pines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/golf-pressure.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/golf-pressure.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/golf-pressure-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_Pressure_To_Your_Advantage\"><\/span>Using Pressure To Your Advantage<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\/embracing-pressure-leads-to-rahms-win-at-torrey-pines\/#Using_Pressure_To_Your_Advantage\" >Using Pressure To Your Advantage<\/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\/embracing-pressure-leads-to-rahms-win-at-torrey-pines\/#The_record_setting_win_did_not_come_easy_for_Rahm%E2%80%A6\" >The record setting win did not come easy for Rahm&#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\/embracing-pressure-leads-to-rahms-win-at-torrey-pines\/#Welcome_The_Pressure\" >Welcome The Pressure<\/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\/embracing-pressure-leads-to-rahms-win-at-torrey-pines\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>What are the first thoughts that come to mine when you are faced with that must-make shot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there is a resounding &#8220;<em>woo-hoo<\/em>&#8221; or a depressing &#8220;<em>oh no<\/em>&#8220;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Uh-oh<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>oh no<\/em>&#8221; are the syllables uttered internally when impending doom is about to strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know what I mean&#8230; Like when you step up to that two-foot putt to close out your best round or when you head into a playoff with your big rival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Oh no<\/em>&#8221; is not the utterance of reassurance, <strong>confidence<\/strong> or excitement. &#8220;<em>Uh-oh<\/em>&#8221; is your response to pressure building to explosive amounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These little two-word phrases are a warning to you that everything is about to unravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary T. is an uh-oh kind of golfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>During the last round Mary played at a recent collegiate tournament, Mary had a 1-stroke lead on the last hole.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mary was playing outstanding and was on pace for her best round ever. The entire round seemed like a breeze.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>When Mary stepped up to the last hole, she had that &#8220;uh-oh&#8221; feeling&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Oh no, what if I drive the ball into a sand trap?&#8230; What if I bogey and loss the tournament?&#8230; What if I mess up again?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mary could feel the tension build inside of her&#8230; She didn\u2019t want even want to play the last whole.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An overwhelming sense of anxiety and doom consumed her and wouldn\u2019t you know, the ball landed exactly where she fear it would, in the sand!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing that separates <strong>champions<\/strong> from other golfers is that they want to be the one who has to putt for the tournament. <strong>Champion<\/strong> golfers <strong>thrive<\/strong> under pressure and prefer to be in the driver\u2019s seat and determine their own fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Rahm is only 22 years old and an excellent example of a golfer who rises to challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rahm recently won the 2017 Farmers Insurance Open and became the youngest winner at Torrey Pines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_record_setting_win_did_not_come_easy_for_Rahm%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>The record setting win did not come easy for Rahm&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine different players held at least a share of the final round before Rahm seized control of the tournament with two eagles on the final six holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RAHM:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;It was important to keep <strong>composure,<\/strong> keep it going, and I\u2019m just so glad I was able to keep my mind on the game and I was able to think clearly.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the victory at Torrey Pines, Rahm has won his fifth start of the 2016-17 wraparound season in his 17th PGA Tour appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even veteran golfer Phil Mickelson has noticed how great Rahm plays when the pressure is on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MICKELSON:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;I think he\u2019s one of the best players in the world. There\u2019s an intangible that some guys have where they want to have the pressure, they want to be in that tough position, they want to have everything fall on their shoulders. And he has that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you welcome the pressure, you allow the pressure to work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Welcome_The_Pressure\"><\/span>Welcome The Pressure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You must understand that every challenge you face in golf has some degree of pressure within it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stop blaming yourself for feeling <strong>&#8220;pressure&#8221;<\/strong> and know that pressure can be helpful to your performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relish challenges and accept the pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View those internal feelings as excitement and tell yourself that the game of golf is just a game.<\/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? 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