Personal Essay: The Best Golf Player

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Out of everyone who lives in the world, 60 million people play golf at least once a year. Are you one of these people? And if so, are you interested in getting to know how to play the game at your best and beat your friends? You would be able to join the greatest game there is by having fun and having bragging rights over your friends. I have been playing the game pretty much my whole life, but I didn’t start playing competitively until I was about 14. The goal to win is to get the golf ball in the hole in the least amount of shots. You can play 9 holes or 18, the choice is yours. The key to having the best game consists of five things: having a good swing, having a good putting stroke, the ability to read greens correctly, executing the proper practice session, and having a good mental game. In the game of golf, a player may have a maximum of 14 clubs in their bag. The typical golf bag consists of a driver, 3 wood, 5 wood, a 4 iron through 9 iron, pitching wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge, lob wedge, and a putter. However, these clubs are not useful unless you have a good swing. Having a good solid swing that results in a straight shot and good ball striking is one that …show more content…

I was crushed and didn’t even want to continue, but I just did what Palmer did. Then I forgot about it and I birdied my next two holes. A birdie is one stroke or shot under par, and par is what you want to get on the hole. It is crucial to have a mental game and it is so very complex to understand. The best way to have a good mental game is just practice. Go out and play some golf. Soon enough you will be able to beat all of your friends just because you are mentally better than them. They will be stuck in a sand trap or out of bounds and will not know what to do except get angry. Now you know that the best way is to just practice like Palmer did and to not be frustrated with your