Final Round – Barclays

Sunday’s final round will be another tough day at Liberty National.  Three of Dr Mo’s  players made a move up the leaderboard Saturday.  Zach and JByrd both shot 67 and Cink shot a 71.   Zach made 5 birdies in a row on the back side and is paired with Tiger for a 4th day.  The last time Zach had a final round pairing with Tiger was at the 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational which Tiger won (in the dark) and Z finished solo 3rd.  Only a 30% chance of rain in the forecast, groups will be in twosomes going off one tee.

Zach discusses the FedEx Cup Race

 Zach discusses his recent play and the FedEx Cup.

Zach Johnson – Valero Texas Open 2009

      Zach discusses his recent win in San Antonio.

Quail Hollow / TPC

What a week at Quail Hollow!! Lucas had a chance to win and finished T2, Jbyrd shot the round of the day on Sunday and moved from 37th to T5 (his best finish of the year), and Zach struggled on Sunday but still had another very solid finish (T11).  All in all, a great week and more importantly, tons of learning!

Jbyrd had to birdie his final two holes Friday to make the cut on the number and then showed great poise and perseverance on the weekend, Lucas had a great short-game week, leading the field in scrambling, and not having a single 3-putt all week (that’s ridiculous on those greens), and Zach hung in there after a terrible start to his round on Sunday.  He fought back valiantly, never threw in the towel (and he never has nor will he), and was still in contention on the back nine but just couldn’t get any putts to drop.  I look for him to win again soon.  Just like his buddy Sean O’Hair did yesterday a few weeks after Bay Hill, I look for him to bounce back in a big way somewhere in the next month or so!

And now on to TPC! What a great event and week. The course will be hard as always but I think several guys have a chance to get in the mix.  Zach and Davis have both played well there in the past (w/ DLIII having won it twice), Jbyrd’s game seems to really be coming around, and Vaughn is due for some solid play to turn into a great week and it wouldn’t surprise me a bit for him to be in contention this week.  Lucas has not played well at TPC historically but following last week, I look for that trend to reverse this year.  I’ll keep you updated as the week goes on, so check out those Tweets!

LEARN TO WIN – ONE SHOT AT A TIME

 

Order your book today by clicking here! 

 

The following excerpt is from Dr Mo’s first book, Learn To Win - One Shot at a Time.

The 4rs process of playing one shot at a time

If your head is in the wrong place, you can expect everything else to follow – Unknown

 When you are thinking your best, you focus on one shot at a time. There is no thinking back or projecting forward. Thoughts of score or what you might shoot do not exist.  Mistakes from earlier in the round are completely forgotten. Your focus is entirely on the shot before you and nothing else. When not playing a shot, your mind is consumed with the simple joys around you – - – the smell of the grass, the beauty of the clouds, a conversation with your playing partners.  You are not thinking about the next hole, or how the match stands, or why you just pulled your last shot.  You are in control of your mind and your focus is clear and concise.

 The million –dollar question is, “How do you keep your mind this focused every time you play?”.

I believe your best chance of achieving this focus is to have a thinking process which occupies your mind.  This process gives you the best chance of playing great more often.  The key is to make your thinking process 1 – effective and 2 – a habit.  Make it become a true “part of your game”.

 In my opinion, all great players utilize a consistent thinking process.  And even average golfers are using such a thinking process when they are playing great.  You have used this thinking process.  You may not have used the same terminology I do to describe it, but in essence, when playing great, all golfers are using the same basic thinking process.  What is this effective thinking process?  It is what I call the “4 r’s of Golf”.  And when consistently applied, the 4 r’s produce the 5^th R, Results.  Especially the kind of results you want to achieve. 

The 4 r’s, in order, are:

    1.  refocus – This is your golf decision-making (shot selection, club selection, lie, wind, best place to advance the ball, etc.).  This is when you should be doing the vast majority of your thinking on the course and it occurs BEHIND the ball before you walk into the shot.

    2.  routine (pre-shot routine) – This is your golf preparation (how you walk in, get set up, and take practice swings if desired).  This happens only after the decision has been finalized and it occurs WALKING INTO and BESIDE the ball but before you actually swing.

    3.  react – This is your golf execution (making the actual swing or stroke).  This happens IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ROUTINE is done, and can best be described as the player’s “trusting and going”.          

4.  relax – This is your relaxation on the course. This is how you spend time BETWEEN SHOTS, and when doing this, you are not focused on golf.  During this time you can think about architecture, wildlife, clouds, hobbies, anything — just not golf.  Surprisingly, the overwhelming majority of your time on a golf course is spent in this r (or at least it should be!).