What follows is something I wrote a few years ago, and to me, the message is “ evergreen.” With The Master’s going on now, I thought it might be nice to revisit something I learned from the game of golf. I have been fortunate to attend The Masters for several years, but this year, I’ll admire the azaleas and the Amen Corner from home.
Years ago, I had dinner with a friend who is a great golfer in his own right, and whose brother was one of the top PGA tour players. While we did not discuss the dynamics of the game, I thought to myself that, while these guys compete against one another, in a way, they compete against the course.
Good players learn how to put bad shots behind them, along with bad holes. The most successful concentrate on what they do best and, most important to me, they learn how to play their own game on the course and not worry how others are playing the course. Most have developed the “just right” rhythm to their play. They size up the shots they can make and don’t worry about the shots of others. They know their strengths and weakness, and they play to their own strengths.
How many times have I gotten in a slump thinking about our competition–what they have and what they have accomplished? There are no winners in the comparison game.
