‘COMMIT, EXECUTE, ACCEPT’
My dad used to make yardage books for me when I was a junior golfer, and that phrase above found its way into all
I also remember my dad asking me when I was about 15 if I was a Tiger or a Freddie. Tiger wants to know all the mechanics of the swing, what causes what, and Freddie doesn’t like the details. I’m definitely wired more like Tiger, so he started explaining everything we were doing, step by step. Obviously, either way works. I think you just have to be consistent and true to yourself. At this point in my career, I’d tweak
the phrase a little and lead with “accept” because I’ve learned that respecting the outcome before you do anything is so powerful. There’s a lot I can’t control, like the rib injury that kept me out of the first two months of this season. I spent a lot of time lying around, streaming TV shows and watching the guys play. I had to be OK with that. I did some feeling sorry for myself, sure, but that old phrase would snap me back.
of them. It’s in my DNA now, and it still jumps into my head sometimes during rounds. I take pride in being disciplined: quickly picking my shot and club, having a simple key to execute, then taking whatever happens. Good shot or bad shot, move on.
2024 SCORING AVERAGE (RANKED 2ND ON PGA TOUR)
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 51
JULY/AUGUST 2025
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