Tuesday Jun 03, 2025

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

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.

Timestamps and Topics:

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

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

(00:15:35) Last chance for 50% off The Perfect Pre-shot Routine digital course - joshnicholsgolf.com/course

(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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Mike Booker's Links

Book: The Tournament Golfer's Playbook on Amazon

Website: tgplaybook.com

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