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Columns that unpack golf's mental game, personality types, and improvement struggles from a psychology angle.

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  Jan 3, 2026Practice & Improvement

  How to Break 100 in Golf: Strategy and Mental Keys That Beat a Swing Overhaul

  You practice, but 100 won't fall. This guide to breaking 100 focuses on strategy and mindset instead of technique: bogey-on planning, hazard-avoidance decisions, and stopping a blowup after one bad shot — ideas you can use today.

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  Dec 30, 2025On-Course Struggles

  Exhausted by Golf with Your Boss? Preparation and Mindset to Take the Strain Out of It

  Golf with your boss can feel like a nonstop exercise in walking on eggshells, leaving no room to actually play. We break down where the exhaustion really comes from, the worries you can eliminate before the round, and how to balance etiquette, conversation, and your own game on the day.

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  Dec 27, 2025Beginners

  What Score Should a Beginner Woman Golfer Expect? Benchmarks and How to Set Goals

  Nervous about your debut-round score, or discouraged comparing yourself to others? A friendly, practical guide to how beginner women golfers should think about scores, set goals that don't depend on distance, and build the skills that matter before the numbers.

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  Dec 23, 2025Mental Game

  Think You Have the Putting Yips? When They Strike and What to Do

  Hands that won't move over short putts, pulls you can't stop. We break down the psychology behind what golfers call the putting yips, with practical fixes through practice and mindset — plus guidance on when to seek professional help.

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  Dec 20, 2025Personality & Types

  What Makes Someone a 'Natural' at Golf? Break Talent into Parts and Build It Yourself

  What people call natural golf talent, broken into five learnable elements. Covers how talent differs from fast improvement, and why some personality types simply look more naturally gifted than others at the same skill level.

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  Dec 16, 2025Practice & Improvement

  Great at the Range, Lost on the Course: What the Gap Really Is and How to Close It

  Why you hit it great at the driving range but fall apart on the course, explained through three differences: conditions, shot patterns, and psychology. Practical ways to make your practice more course-like and to bring your range swing to the course.

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  Dec 13, 2025On-Course Struggles

  Nervous About Playing With Better Golfers? How to Prepare and Handle the Round

  Feeling nervous about playing golf with someone much better than you? Learn what better players actually notice, how to break down the nerves, and how to prepare before the round and carry yourself on the day — turning the pairing into a learning opportunity.

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  Dec 9, 2025Beginners

  What's a Normal Score for a Beginner Golfer? Stage-by-Stage Benchmarks Without the Panic

  What counts as a normal beginner golf score? Stage-by-stage benchmarks from your first round to breaking 100, what an "embarrassing" score really is, and how to shrink the number next round.

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  Dec 6, 2025Mental Game

  Working Through the Golf Yips: Approaches From Psychology and Practice

  Trying to beat the golf yips, but the harder you focus the more your body locks up? From understanding what's happening psychologically to changing your practice environment and where you place your attention, here are approachable strategies to try in order.

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  Dec 2, 2025Personality & Types

  Before You Decide You Have No Talent for Golf: What 'Talent' Really Is and the Skills You Can Still Build

  Feeling down because you think you have no natural ability at golf? We break down what people call talent into concrete elements, show which parts can be developed later and how, and share a mindset for lowering your scores without relying on talent.