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What a fantastic weekend for Irish Golf as Padraig Harrington won his first major tournament, the British Open.
Much could be learned from his performance:
- the importance of focus, even when he was five or six shots behind in the early part of the round, he continued to focus on his game disregarding the leader board. Control was you can control was obviously the message. He was in the zone for most of his round.
- the power of perseverance - obviously failure is part of the game, you learn from it, readapt, and try again. He managed to exorcise his demons on eighteen the second time around with a different strategy. Any bad shot was a shot closer to him achieving his dream.
- preparation, both mental and physical - Not only could he visualise his preferred shots, he also admitted in the interview that he had convinced himself that this week was his week to shine. It was his tournament before he even played a shot.
- humble and real. I was impressed by his humility in victory. No prepared soundbyes, only emotion.
Well done Padraig, we are very proud of you.
Posted by Kevin Kelly at
July 23, 2007 08:16 AM