Tag Archives: The Zone

Rory McIlroy: Still deep into his understanding of how to play the game

Rory McIlroy is playing in his sixth PGA Championship, this year at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. He won it at Kiawah Island in 2012 and he’s had four top‑10 finishes. He’s had a great run-up to this last … Continue reading

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Sergio Garcia: Playing in The Zone

Sergio Garcia had one of those days…in a good way. In a very good way. His round got off to a solid enough start with a settling par on the 1st and a routine birdie on the short, par-5 2nd. … Continue reading

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Kevin Streelman: A Deep Venture Into the Zone

Kevin Streelman had what anybody would call a mediocre start in Sunday’s final round in the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell (Hartford), Connecticut. On a day when you need to be moving forward to keep up … Continue reading

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Every Night God Gives It to Me

A milestone for Eye On The Tour went flitting by on August 24th. That was the blog’s two-year anniversary. As I look back, it’s hard to believe that two years have come and gone. The other thing that amazes me … Continue reading

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How To Shoot A 62

It’s not what you think, some treatise on the swing mechanics necessary to bring a golf course to its knees. No. Instead its an oft-repeated treatise on the mental state necessary to bring your ego to its knees, although it … Continue reading

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You Don’t Get Into The Zone By Trying

ESPN did a great feature in their Saturday morning pre-game show on Jason Babin, the Philadelphia Eagles’ fierce defensive end. As only ESPN and NFL Films can do, they put together a collage of his record-threatening quarterback sacks from this … Continue reading

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62 Redux

David Toms shot another 8-under 62 yesterday to extend Thursday’s lead to a remarkable seven strokes at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial C.C. in Fort Worth Texas. To put that in perspective: Charlie Wi shot 64, 67; Steven Bowditch … Continue reading

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Moving Day at Augusta

In yesterday’s post, “Playing With A Blank Slate,” I closed by wondering if the two leaders, Rory McIlroy and Alvaro Quiros would be able to continue playing with a blank slate mindset or would they “start thinking about it.” It’s … Continue reading

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Playing With A Blank Slate

In yesterday’s post, “Crowding Out Reality,” I closed with this: So the winner this year will be the player who is able to maintain an expansive mindset that allows him to move beyond everything the Masters means to what the … Continue reading

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Detached Certainty

I received a very thoughtful comment in response to yesterday’s post, “Even They Don’t Know.” If you missed it, the post was basically about the mystery of mastery and some players apparent reluctance to explore those mysteries. The reader wrote: … Continue reading

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