Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. It's essentially inevitable.

Ron Sirak: The Train Wrecks We Can't Help But Watch:

golfdigest.com 07 Aug '12, 6pm

Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. It's essentially inevitable.

There is no lonelier place in all of sports when the wheels come off than on a golf course. There is simply no place to hide. You can't play defense and the coach can't bring in a replacement. You just have to hit the next shot, as much as you might not want to. And there is no other sport in which a collapse by an accomplished athlete is allowed to be as complete -- and as completely embarrassing -- as it is in golf. Battered pitchers are taken out of baseball games after giving up a ton of runs. A basketball shooter tossing bricks is replaced after missing a bunch of shots. A cornerback getting burned on coverage in a football game gets to watch the rest of the contest from the bench. Even a tennis player or a boxer has the relief of a mercifully early exit -- a straight sets defeat or an early knockout. When Carsten Arriens lost to Greg Rusedski 6-0, 6-0 in the 1996 Syd...

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@ronsirak » 09 Aug '12, 12pm
My [link] piece on how pressure of competitive golf might be most-total examination of an athlete: [link]
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Using @ProMentalCoach will help eliminate it RT @GolfDigestMag: Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. | [link]
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Read this thoughtful piece by @ronsirak and relive your own worst memory [link] #choking
@ronsirak » 08 Aug '12, 12pm
ICYMI: Here's my [link] column on how golf examines the character of athletes better than any sport: [link]
@LooseImpediment » 08 Aug '12, 11am
The train wrecks we can't help but watch. Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. If anything it's inevitable: [link]
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Estoy de acuerdo en que ver a alguien desmoronarse el último día de torneo debería juzgarse con más naturalidad [link]
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."@GolfDigestMag Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. It's essentially inevitable. | [link]" what a great article!
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Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. It's essentially inevitable. | [link] -- Golf Digest (@GolfDigestMag)
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RT @GolfDigestMag: Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf.It's essentially inevitable. [link] -Therefore I will play!
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RT @GolfDigestMag: Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. It's essentially inevitable. | [link]
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Choking isn't anything to be ashamed of in golf. It's essentially inevitable. | [link]
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RT @GolfWorldUS: When there's a train wreck on the golf course, it's in our nature to keep watching, @RonSirak writes: [link]
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When there's a train wreck on the golf course, it's in our nature to keep watching, @RonSirak writes: [link]
@Hetookapull20 » 07 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @ronsirak: My [link] column on "choking" and why it makes golf special: [link]
@ronsirak » 07 Aug '12, 6pm
My [link] column on "choking" and why it makes golf special: [link]
@10hcpGolfer » 07 Aug '12, 6pm
The Train Wrecks We Can't Help But Watch [link]
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@TheGolfClub » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @ronsirak: My [link] column on "choking" and why it makes #golf special: [link]
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The Train Wrecks We Can't Help But Watch [link]
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The Train Wrecks We Can't Help But Watch [link]
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The Train Wrecks We Can't Help But Watch [link]