I don't want to keep playing if it feels like this. And for almost all professionals who contract golf's answer to the Ebola strain, it gets worse before it gets better. And when that happens, they really get down. Part of the problem is guys wait until they're light years away. Then they try to catch it and do something about it.
People fail to realize what a fine line it is.
Losing it also takes its toll emotionally and invariably affects the players' personal lives. Beck says he derives strength from his wife, Karen. But there are bills to pay. The beginning of Beck's golf troubles were accompanied by a drawn out divorce battle when he was younger. It was more unpleasant than most.