http://www.instantgolftips.com/how-they-won/sergio-garcia-replaces-tiger-woods-at-the-players/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:45:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.instantgolftips.com/how-they-won/sergio-garcia-replaces-tiger-woods-at-the-players/#comment-87 George Kagawa Fri, 16 May 2008 16:07:13 +0000 http://www.instantgolftips.com/how-they-won/sergio-garcia-replaces-tiger-woods-at-the-players/#comment-87 Your assessment is sound. I think the pundits were right in giving credit to Sergio's superb ball-striking, but the real question is, what led to it. He certainly wasn't the best putter; he missed his share of critical putts. But with each putt that he made, he got more confident. His mindset was a lot better than in the past, and he didn't implode like he has in the past. I don't know what he did to achieve it, but he stayed in the present and kept his focus. In the past, you could see his game deteriorate as his emotions got out of hand. Whoever taught him how to stay calm, or however he learned it, is why he was the best ball-striker that week. Your assessment is sound. I think the pundits were right in giving credit to Sergio’s superb ball-striking, but the real question is, what led to it. He certainly wasn’t the best putter; he missed his share of critical putts. But with each putt that he made, he got more confident. His mindset was a lot better than in the past, and he didn’t implode like he has in the past. I don’t know what he did to achieve it, but he stayed in the present and kept his focus. In the past, you could see his game deteriorate as his emotions got out of hand. Whoever taught him how to stay calm, or however he learned it, is why he was the best ball-striker that week.

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