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Category Archives: Freedom
Rory McIlroy: Realizing the payoffs in lessons learned
Rory McIlroy won going away at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. With this length and consequent derring-do, he picked the Quail Hollow Club apart with tight lines across corners few others could carry. It was a virtuoso … Continue reading
Posted in Confidence, Fitness, Freedom, Mastery, Self Realization
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Patrick Rodgers, Quail Hollow, Rory McIlroy, Webb Simpson, Wells Fargo Championship
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Rory McIlroy: Getting better mentally
Rory McIlroy broke his own course record at Quail Hollow in the Wells Fargo Championship shooting an 11-under 61. That is, 11 birdies and no bogeys. Pretty phenomenal on a course that the players universally describe as hard or difficult. … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Failure, Fear, Freedom, Mastery, Patience, Putting, Self Realization, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Quail Hollow, Rory McIlroy, Wells Fargo Championship
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Jordan Spieth: More than just the Masters Champion
Perhaps the best thing that came out of Jordan Spieth’s incredible win at the Masters on Sunday was that it affirmed the civility of the game. We have for some time now been enjoying the fresh-faced, gentility of Rory McIlroy. … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishment, Anger, Awareness, Charity, Consciousness, Freedom, Gratitude, Integrity, Mastery, Patience
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Jordan Spieth, Mastery, Rory McIlroy, The Masters
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Golf mastery snippets from the Shell Houston Open
So often we listen to or read the transcripts of Tour players and our eyes glaze over with the banality of the comments about yardages and clubs and the like. And even when there’s good mastery content in their comments, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Freedom, Fun, Gratitude, Mastery, Patience, Self Realization, Transformation
Tagged Andrew Putnam, Consciousness, Golf, Graham DeLaet, Hunter Mahan, Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Luke Guthrie, Mastery, Phil Mickelson, Shawn Stefani
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Ryann O’Toole: Exclusive mastery interview
Saturday at the jtbc Founders Cup at the Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona, was a long one. Friday’s second round needed to be completed due to rains on Thursday, the cut needed to be made and the remaining 83 … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Coaching, Confidence, Consciousness, Fear, Freedom, LPGA Tour, Mastery, Patience, Putting, Self Realization
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Jorge Parada, JTBC Founders Cup, Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Mastery, Ryann O'Toole, Women In Golf
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LPGA Founders Cup: A good place to work on your game
Remind me for next year: do not schedule a dentist appointment during the week of the Founders Cup. I am a creature of habit; when I finish up with my appointment, I always schedule next year’s to replace it in … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Freedom, LPGA Tour, Mastery, Practice, Self Realization, Women In Golf
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, JTBC Founders Cup, LPGA Tour, Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Mastery, Michelle Wie
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Sean O’Hair: Came away a winner without winning
If you missed the final round of the 2015 Valspar Championship at the Innisbrook resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, you missed a great, 3-way playoff between the eventual winner, Jordan Spieth who made a 12-footer to get in, superconfident Patrick … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Commitment, Consciousness, Failure, Freedom, Fun, Mastery, Self Realization
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Innisbrook, Jordan Spieth, Mastery, Patrick Reed, Sean O'Hair, Valspar Championship
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John Senden: On the world watching you
Defending Champion, John Senden, returns to the site of his second victory, the Valspar Championship on the challenging Copperhead course at the Innisbrook resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. I have a soft spot in my heart for this Tampa Bay … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Ego, Failure, Fear, Freedom, Mastery, Possiblity, Practice, Spirituality
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, John Senden, Mastery, Spirituality, Valspar Championship
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Phil Mickelson’s thoughts on Tiger’s dire short game problems
If it’s Thursday, it must be the start of another PGA Tour tournament, this week, the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, a northern suburb of San Diego. They will be playing both courses, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Freedom, Intention, Mastery, Patience, Putting, Short Game
Tagged Consciousness, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, John Daly, La Jolla, Mastery, Phil Mickelson, Short Game, Tiger Woods, Torrey Pines
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Justin Thomas on my mind
The headline here should be, “Martin Laird takes a 3-shot lead in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.” But I just can’t seem to get Justin Thomas off my mind. It was an exciting morning knowing that Thomas and fellow phenom … Continue reading
Posted in Confidence, Fear, Freedom, Mastery, Possiblity
Tagged Consciousness, Daniel Berger, Golf, Justin Thomas, Martin Laird, Mastery, Waste Management Phoenix Open
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