The Old Fart Golfer “Play Better Newsletter” will usually arrive on Mondays with a review of pro tour results, a preview of the week’s upcoming events and our weekly Play Better mental golf, swing tips and your short game improvement will be featured.

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TOFG couldn’t help but follow up my last two posts when I saw this quote on my Gmail inbox this morning>
Quote of the Day - Bern Williams - “Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.”

Boy does that apply to golfers. This game tests the human spirit and demands resilience like no […]

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Val Spangler, TOFG, was introduced to caddying at the age of ten. He caddied for 7 years culminating in a “loop” around the Inverness CC in the 1957 US Open. His experience at the Tecumseh CC was valuable in many, many ways. He earned (and saved) enough income in the summers to provide spending money […]

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Mental golf: LETTING GO and REFOCUSING! The key in golf as in the rest of one’s life when faced with mistakes or shortcomings is how fast can you recover and get your focus back as quickly as possible so as to not let the mistake affect future performance.

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Paula Creamer shows remarkable mental toughness and determination in winning her 6th LPGA title at the SemGroup Championship - 4 “bounce-backs” in one day - WOW!

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In golf, when you have A View From the Rough, be a sailor and not a “pin head” and “tack” your way around the course. You’ll lower your score and enjoy golf more.

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