Just look at the likes of Tiger Woods, Camilo Villegas, and many of the other younger chiseled golf-bodies today and you realize that golf fitness is becoming a major part of the game. If players want to compete at the highest levels they have to have a physical routine, watch what they consume, be properly prepared mentally and then develop and follow a defined golf strategy that keeps their focus on the business at hand.

The old days of “golf not being a sport” have changed dramatically. It may still not have physical contact but you have to get very physical in order to drive that ball consistently 300 + yards. And with many of the courses reaching 7200+ yards the game is demanding more and more length with each club.

The need to play strategically is equally as important. If you look at most leader-boards, the difference between first and second is in most any professional tournament less than a stroke a round. But that “less than a stroke a round” equates to hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money – not to mention limelight and endorsements and what about the difference between first and fifth?

You hear professional golfers talk about staying with the plan; focusing on the course; playing for position; attacking some holes; backing off on others – Without a solid, well-thought-out strategy that “less than a stroke a round” starts to widen considerably. It doesn’t take much to lose focus and drop a stroke or two.

The average golfer can benefit from this type of thinking also. Virtually anyone that plays golf knows that it only takes that one solid shot or sunk putt to get the juices flowing. But there is much more to golf to enjoy.

Thinking a bit more about how to approach each hole based on how well you play the game can make a huge difference in how you ultimately score. And it is the high-handicap player that has the most to gain. A 15 handicapper may pick up 2 strokes a side, let’s say, but with some high-handicappers it may be significantly more; And what a difference that could make in your “golf attitude” let alone your enjoyment of the grand old game.

That’s Golf “Think”!