One of my closest Pinehurst golf buddies’ son is a PGA Head Pro at a Pinehurst course. I won’t tell you which Pinehurst course to protect his privacy. My buddy, whom I’ll refer to as Mr. J, plays like I do. On a bad round we’ll climb past 100, a good round puts us in the mid 90’s and occasionally we slip into the low 90’s or high 80’s and consider that an excellent round. Like average golfers, we often experience that shank shot into the woods, the duffed fairway shot, chili dipped chip shot and terrible read on a putt. Sometimes we can become frustrated or angry with ourselves on such shots. Mr. J’s son will remind us that WE ARE NOT PGA PROS! The importance of this is to keep our game in the proper perspective. Because we play golf for fun and not to make a living, we have to expect those errant shots and miscalculations in our round of golf. Instead of getting angry, we try to laugh at those mistakes and understand that we are having fun and enjoying the course and it’s beauty. So, the next time you shank that shot into the woods, just say ” hey, I’m not a PGA Pro” and move on. In the long run, that attitude will make your game much better and you will improve because your emotions won’t take over your game. Happy Golfing!