Playing Better Golf with Smylie Kaufman - Lessons from Inside the Ropes
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Smylie Kaufman is a golf professional and former winner on the PGA TOUR and the Korn Ferry Tour.  After battling injury and a dip in form he has stepped away from competitive golf to become an on-course announcer and a golf analyst for NBC Sports and Golf Channel.

Now one of the leading voices in golf, he joins #OntheMark to talk about his life in golf - from his days as a junior through to his rise up the PGA TOUR ranks to the Winner's Circle.

As he takes us through his life in golf, Smylie shares many insights and lessons that are sure to help you understand the nature of golf, and get the most out of your game.

Among other topics, he specifically addresses:

• Having a plan for improvement
• Commitment to the task and consistency of effort
• Building confidence
• Decision-making for the future in comparison to a short-term outlook
• Being true to your Golf DNA
• Expectation management
• Mindset and mental strength 
• Dealing with criticism and social media
• Understanding yourself and your tendencies
• Breaking out of a bad cycle
• The psychology of golf goals
• Patience and developing that attitude and skill, and
• Temper and emotion and how to channel them for success.

As Smylie weaves a fun and interesting story of his career and the lessons he has learned along the way, he references PGA TOUR stars like Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, and Rory McIlroy.  He also talks about things that he watched Bryson DeChambeau do well en route to his US Open victory at Pinehurst #2.

This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube.  Search and subscribe to Mark Immelman.