Johnny Farrell was an American golfer who kind of rose to prominence after his 1928 victory at the US Open. He was nicknamed the Gentleman and that was how he kind of transferred his kind of natural ability and his natural tendencies into his golf game. Because the way he approached the sport, the way he approached his shots and the way he approached his bad holes and his good holes was always the same with a smile on his face and a very gentle temperament. And that can help you in your game when you have a bad hole in particular not to get frustrated, not to get angry, not to throw your clubs around, but to just slip into your nice cool smooth, nice temperament, acting like a gentleman.

Now the way to do that is to have the ability to be able to leave the bad shots behind. Now this is a lot easy said than done but it is just understanding that when you hit a bad shot you can’t do anything about it, the bad shot is gone there is nothing you can do to affect its results. And once you accept that you can shrug your shoulders shrug it off and then walk on to the next shot with a clear mind and a clear head. So if you’re looking to improve the mental side of your game think and act more like a gentleman and hopefully it will help you improve your golf.