Slaying mental demons key to success Atlanta To hear the best players, the most important distance in golf is about six inches. That would be the length between the ears. The mental part separates winners from challengers. Hardly any of the professionals high on the leaderboard after the first and second rounds went through mass post-round interview sessions without touching on the value of brain power. The game can turn men into mental cases.
Mental efficiency can turn men into champions.
He has enormous talent. He has won 13 Tour titles. He s seventh in earnings this year. But he hasn t won since the MCI Classic in April 1998, and rarely a day passes without his focusing on how to think on a golf course. This summer my attitude and confidence fell off, Love said after an opening 66.