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This is another great tip, especially for rookies, but this is also for players who
have played a long time in tournaments. No matter how good you are, no matter how hard
you've worked to get there, sooner or later the game of golf is going to jump up and bite
you and you're going to find yourself in deep trouble. Sometimes it's three foot roughs,
sometimes it's a pot bunker, sometimes it's that lake that you didn't see. The main thing
is when something like that happens, the first thing you have to do is stop and take a very
deep breath. That cleanses your body and it cleanses the soul. Sometimes if it's really
deep trouble, you need two cleansing breaths. Don't panic. After you've taken that cleansing
breath, evaluate the situation, evaluate your options, and then do something I consider
very intelligent. Make the wisest decision. Don't make it worse than it already is. Golf
is eighteen holes. One shot, one whole, does not make or ruin a round, I don't care what
anyone says. I started out with an eight one time on a par four and ended up shooting 300
that day and if somebody had asked me before I teed off if I'd take 300, I guarantee I
would have.