Golf can be a daunting game. There’s so much involved in playing the game in a satisfying way. From the proper grip to the seemingly simple, but really quite complex act, of putting, it’s a game that requires… To continue reading this post, please go to golf360.substack.com (where you can also subscribe to have […]
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Golf and Mental Health
Given my background as a mental health practitioner and a golfer, I’m a bit surprised I haven’t written about this subject before. But being a primarily forgiving person (even of myself!), let me delve a bit here. Although golf is one tough game to play consistently well, it is, for a recreational player… To […]
What We Can Learn from the 2021 U.S. Open
Anyone who thinks golf is like watching paint dry, just needs to watch the rerun of this Open and see how exciting it can be. I was on the figurative edge of my seat watching golf’s top players take nose dives off the Torrey Pines cliffs without a hang glider to soften… To read the […]
Announcement of New Host for this Golf Blog
From: Stephen Altschuler The Mindful Golfer Dear Subscribers, First, thank you for your interest and support over the years of this blog’s publication. A deep bow of appreciation. My website mindfulgolfer.com stays intact with golf photos, the archives of past posts, and equipment reviews; but all current blog posts will now be hosted at the […]
College Golf: Where are the Black and Brown Golfers?
Please go to golf360.substack.com for the contents of this post. In fact, all my subsequent posts will be available via this new url. The archive at mindfulgolfer.com will remain intact for the time being. Thank you. Stephen
Notes, Questions, and My Two Cents
Long hitting Jason Kokrak won his second tournament of the year at Ben Hogan’s old haunt Sunday, beating Jordan Spieth and his cheering minions by two shots. I think if Kokrak can figure out how to control the spin of his wedges, he may be close to unbeatable. Faldo thinks he should get new wedges […]
The Essence of a Good Lesson
As with any instruction, there are lessons which are effective and lessons which are not. I might be a concert pianist today if I stuck with lessons when I was six, but just didn’t connect with the teacher and his methods. On the other hand, my first golf instructor, though far from a top 100, […]
The Players
Some call it the Fifth Major. Some pros consider their careers incomplete unless they win this one. And unlike most other tournaments, people remember, generally, if a golfer ever won The Players. Why? It’s a very elite field, drawing all the greats of the current game. It’s held on the same course every year: the […]
Jordan…and Tiger…
He started out on tour like a house a’fire. Three majors in his first five years, fourteen wins, and a putting stroke for the ages. Jordan was on track for legend status. But after his win at the Open in 2017, robbing Kooch of his first major, he went dry. Nothing. Nada. Nyet. The guy who […]