Golf Management

Week Long Semi-Series on The Management of Your Golf Game

By Kevin Kirk
Senior Director of Instruction
The Woodlands Performance Center

In an attempt to improve our performance in golf, competitive golfers do many things. We work on our golf swings, our short games, specialty shots and mental games, conditioning, nutrition, and equipment, among other things. As the weather begins to warm and you get ready to begin working on your game again this year, pencil in some time to work on your golf course management skills. There are five main steps that will allow you to improve your personal management of your golf game. Read on to learn the basics of this process!

Monday’s Tip for The Management of Your Golf Game

1. Know your game – poor performance can be attributed to now knowing your strengths and weaknesses on the course. Can you answer the following questions about your personal golf game?
a. How far can you hit each club (realistically)?
b. What are the strengths in your game?
c. What are the weaknesses in your game?
d. What are your tendencies (when playing well, when playing poorly, in competition, under pressure, etc)
e. How do you prepare for an event?

Stay tuned this week for more tips on managing your game!