VA State Open

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Originally Posted by GPK

I'm a complete and utter basket case on the greens. On the tee box and from the fairway, I have a very quiet mind and focused on the shot. On the greens, with putter in hand, I have a million and one thoughts going through my mind. I had another 36 putts yesterday. I striped it dead down the middle off the tee box and hit another 12 greens, but four 3-putt greens and missing multiple 12-15 footers for birdie just wears away at me mentally. From 20-25 feet I can't get the putt anywhere near the hole. One of my playing partners couldn't help but laugh at me yesterday. I stoned a 6 iron from 165yards to about 8 feet for birdie...and proceeded to leave the putt 2 feet short...He looked at me and deadpanned "at least you are working on your lag putting"

Anyways...Mom took a backseat yesterday to the 20-something young lady following the group behind us yesterday. Very nice tan...blue and white polka dot sun dress

Your obviously playing well tee to green and will likely find a way to keep your routine with the putter as reproducible as your long game and thus as productive. I just watched Paddy miss from 2 feet, Rocco from 3 and a handful of guys miss putts inside the leather this morning. These guys are playing in 30 MPH today and I think to a man they would say that the conditions make it tough but the winds have a way of messing with your confidence. If you could somehow put your mind in the zone you achieve when your cappin' a P4 at Tampa which is a place of focus and confidence you'd see the image of the ball going into the whole before the flat stick makes contact. Hang in there.....