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Back to EpisodesUp Your Competitive Ante and Get Better Under Tournament Pressure with Mike Booker
Description
Mike Booker is a lifelong competitive golfer, a University of Houston Golf Team Alumnus and member of the NCAA 1977 National Championship winning Golf team, a former PGA TOUR Professional, and an inductee in the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
He recently wrote a book, "The Tournament Golfer's Playbook" with a view to helping all golfers to be more successful tournament golfers and players.
Mike talks about his book and the central question that revolves around:"Are you a Tournament Golfer or just a Golfer who Plays Tournaments?"
He dives into various important topics that pertain to being a Tournament Golfer:
Excuse-Making
Responsibility for Actions
Process-oriented Mindsets
Breathing for Calming the Body and Focussing the Mind
Being Your Own Best Friend, Good Self-talk and Good Attitudes
Dealing with Good and Bad Breaks
He also shares lessons from Jackie Burke, Kenny Perry and Jack Nicklaus to help you understand and apply the concepts to becoming a competitive Tournament Golfer.