Captain Bad
Par Member
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2011
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For me personally, it's about challenging myself to live up to my own expectations. This will be my third season playing Advanced yet I've only ever been Advanced-rated once, briefly, after a good performance at BG Ams. I may not be consistent at it, but I know I can play Advanced-rated golf, so the drive is to perform at that level. Perhaps that is ego? Anyway, I don't care about winning per se; I care about performing at a higher level. If I do that, the winning/cashing will take care of itself.
The downside of all that is that I do tend to be very hard on myself when I fail to perform. Every missed putt is a tournament lost. Every shanked drive is another step down the leaderboard. It'd be easier in Intermediate for sure; I feel like I can cash and/or win there the majority of the time, but the performance would feel hollow. Again, I suppose that's ego.
The downside of all that is that I do tend to be very hard on myself when I fail to perform. Every missed putt is a tournament lost. Every shanked drive is another step down the leaderboard. It'd be easier in Intermediate for sure; I feel like I can cash and/or win there the majority of the time, but the performance would feel hollow. Again, I suppose that's ego.