I played in the Memorial Day tourney up at my club. It was a team event, four players to a team.
I was the A player of the group. And I absolutely stunk it up. Thankfully our C player had a career round going, otherwise we wouldn't have even come close to challenging the eventual winners. I played so poorly that I was embarrassed to even join the after-tourney festivities.
When I got home, my wife asked me how the tourney went. She could sense that I hadn't played well. She then told me, "Well, you can mope around and feel sorry for yourself, or you can get to work on your game. It's really that simple." So much for encouragement, eh? LOL....
But she told me exactly what I needed to hear. So for the next 6 weeks, I put a lot of quality time on my game. I threw in an additional practice session each week, and spent an additional hour each week on my short game.
Finally I would have my shot a redemption, in the 4th of July tourney. It was a stableford event.
I shot 72 both days. Took second place. It was my best tournament performance ever. I was beaten out by the best player at our club, who shot 70 both days. It was one of the greatest feelings I've ever had playing competitive golf.
That's my point about looking the devil in the eye and not blinking. Competitive golf ain't for everybody. And honestly -- I thought maybe I was heading in that direction myself with that tournament back in May. But the effort paid off, and the confidence that I gained from gutting it out and signing up for the next event will carry me for the rest of the season.
I hope it does the same for you!
Congrats again.
