PGA Tour golfer has a tip for amateurs who seem stuck in the sand trap

I recently chatted with Davis Chatfield, a professional golfer who’ll be nice to me even though I don’t know what it’s like to play golf nor, with great respect, do I care.Davis: “You can never perfect golf.If I practice 10 hours, doesn’t mean I’ll shoot great the next time I tee up.

Takes self-belief to always think your next round’s gonna be your best.It’s a hard game.

But easy on the body.“A non-contact sport.Take a cart around, something you can do until you’re 85.

Great to socialize.Good way to kill five hours.

The PGA Tour means the world’s best players competing 30-plus times a year.I’m professional.

Professional means you play for money.I always idolized Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

I wanted to be them.”Davis: “Tiger Woods hasn’t played a ton with his injuries and stuff.I idolized what he’s done for the sport.

He changed the direction into a more athletic sport.First one to intertwine working out in the gym with golf.“The key is to manage your misses.

Not hit in the water hazard or out of bounds.And it’s a lot of guys trying to get away from their wives.”And what if you hit a ball into a sand trap or water?Davis: “Tell yourself everything’s gonna be OK, not the end of the world cause you’re not the only one that’s gonna hit it in there.”So golf always seems to be a lot of middle-aged guys who BS with one another, and say, ‘Oh, my God, how far the hole is.’ They can’t do another frigging thing in their lives, but they’re schlepping on grass hitting little balls.Why don’t they take up ping pong? So a middle-ager who can barely get himself in and out of bed to take care of a woman, but he will get down on his knees to look at a crappy little ball.

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