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241: Mike Booker – No More Golf Victimhood, Embrace the Suck, and Become a Tournament Golfer

241: Mike Booker – No More Golf Victimhood, Embrace the Suck, and Become a Tournament Golfer

Update: 2025-06-03
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Mike Booker is a Texas Golf Hall of Famer, a former tour pro, and an accomplished amateur. He's the author of the The Tournament Golfer's Playbook.


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(00:00:00 ) How do you build (and lose) confidence?


(00:05:23 ) Using Swing Keys to Turn a Bad Round Around


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(00:17:49 ) Tournament Golfer vs. A Golfer Who Plays Tournaments


(00:29:47 ) Is Being a Good Golfer Miserable?


(00:35:18 ) How to not let the game bring the worst out of you.


(00:40:44 ) Pre-Shot Visualization


(00:50:03 ) Basic and Custom Practice Plans - joshnicholsgolf.com/practice


(00:52:25 ) Why did Mike write The Tournament Golfer's Playbook?


(00:58:55 ) Should we treat match play differently than stroke play?


(01:00:21 ) How do you embrace the suck? How do you embrace a really bad screw up?


(01:02:27 ) Texas Golf Hall of Fame


(01:05:09 ) Mike Booker, author of The Tournament Golfer's Playbook


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Book: The Tournament Golfer's Playbook on Amazon


Website: tgplaybook.com


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241: Mike Booker – No More Golf Victimhood, Embrace the Suck, and Become a Tournament Golfer

241: Mike Booker – No More Golf Victimhood, Embrace the Suck, and Become a Tournament Golfer

Josh Nichols