How Mental Coaches Prepare Golfers to Win
Performance 101: Preparation for THE BOX “I learned at a young age that when the door of opportunity opens, only those who are prepared will walk through before the door closes.” --Earl Woods Prepared to Compete On the eve of Tiger’s professional debut two-time US Open champion Curtis Strange interviewed him and asked what he expected when he teed it up as a professional for the first time. Tiger repeated what he had already said—that he entered every tournament to win. “You’ll learn,” Strange told him. Tiger shrugged off Strange’s skepticism. What Curtis didn’t get was just how prepared Tiger was for the competitive environment of professional golf. Because of his training, Tiger knew what to expect and what he was capable of. When it came to the mental game, Tiger had two coaches early in his life—his dad Earl and Dr. Jay Brunza. As if taking a page from Brad Stulberg’s Peak Performance playbook, Earl was intent on growing Tiger’s ment...