Jon Sherman (@practicalgolf) shares his knowledge and experience when it comes to tournament golf. Jon played college golf at NYU, but did not start to play tournaments regularly until later in life. Jon is the owner of Practical Golf, a website that is dedicated to helping the everyday golfer. Along with this, Jon has written multiple books, including the Four Foundations of Golf and 101 Mistakes All Golfers Make. Today, Jon regularly competes in amateur tournaments in the New York metro area.

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(01:12) – Jon’s entry into golf

(06:22) - expectation management

(18:06) - distinguishing between variance and trends

(20:51) - gear effect

(27:55) - keeping a good perspective

(31:19) - focusing on process

(33:39) - relationship with nerves

(41:34) - mental cocoon

(48:17) - Scotty Scheffler nerves during Masters

(51:37) - 2/3s rule

(1:00:06) - what Jon would tell a junior golfer