A dad recently commented to me “Aren’t scores just scores?” regarding the field size and field strength a player is competing against. While that may initially sound like a simple answer, it’s not so simple when you really think about it.

Imagine the difference in playing your club championship on your home golf course vs playing the US Open on your home golf course. Same course but totally different field of competitors.
Or the difference in playing against 3 of the best players in the world vs 30 of the worst players. Smaller stronger field vs bigger weaker field.
Or you play in a field of girls you see all the time vs a field of girls you’ve never met.

The field you play against has a factor in how you handle the “conditions” and therefore your score is typically going to reflect that.
If it’s more comfortable then your score is likely going to be lower, the less comfortable (even in the exact same physical conditions) the more likely your score will be higher.

This is also a reason coaches like to see some diversity in the types of tournaments you play so that you don’t always compete against the same girls and on the same golf courses. Getting uncomfortable as much as possible is ALWAYS going to benefit you, in the long run, to allow your mental game to develop and mature.

I also share my thoughts in a recent Instagram post that you can check out HERE

 

 

 

 

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