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Trust that s/he is there to make your golf game better. Secondly, Tiger has the utmost respect and admiration for his parents and honours them by respecting their opin- ions and relying on their guid- ance. This is the strongest bind and trust you can ever have in your life. It provides what the psy- chologists call balance, 3 healthy reliable sense of priori- ties in one’s life. If there is something lack- ing there, talk to your parents and work as a family to make it better. From this love and respect and guidance that Tiger’s par- ents have given him, Tiger has built a core within himself thar he can and does rely on in tough times. He has donc it in golf tour- naments, his amateur wins as well as his professional wins. He has done it while he could not do anything but sit and watch while his Dad suffers through heart bypass surgery and the slow recovery process thar comes with it. Tiger has his priorities straight. He has taken time off “UNLI OR 30 DAYS Agduit carnmps photo subniiticd TIGER Woods, seen here after winning the 1997 Masters, enjoys large-scale goit success because of his attitude and menta) approach. Good edvics helps: during this family crises to be there for his Dad like his Dad has always been there for him. What can you learn from this? Learn what your priorities are by relying on your parents, listen to them, honour them and respect them and keep vate Lessons *7O Begin July 6, 7, 10, 12, 13 & 15. Phone for times. ¢ 4hrs. of group instruction (1 per evening). Adult drop-in clinics *20 Every Saturday at 1pm (men & women). Ladies’ Drop-in every Wednesday at 2pm. Junior & Junior-Junior Camps *7425 © 8 hours of CPGA Certified instruction for “Junior” & “Junior-Junior” ages. * Driving, putting, chipping & iron play. © Golf tournament at Rupert Park. (Includes lunch & prizes) « July 19th to 23rd or August 23rd to 27th. Junior drop-in clinics Ages 10 - 17. Every Saturday at 10am. 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Secondly, he never thought about past errors (witness again the front nine 40), never thought about the result (score) he was hoping to shoot but only stayed focus on the present, It was evident that, even on the Sunday with a command- ing nine-shot lead, that Tiger was focused on every shot. And he never abandoned his game plan. What then can yeu. learn from Tiger’s on-course behav- ior? Bunches! Create a game plan and stick to it. Focus on the shot at hand, not on the last good, bad or three puti..Nor pay. attention to future events and outcomes. Focus net only on the shot at hand bur: the’ process of hitting that shot. Golf is a lot like life. You focus:on the process’. and the results will take care of themselves. Tiger stuck to the: game plan, focused on the. process and the result, his first’... ¥ major title and a record score,’ took care of themselves. © © : What can you learn’ from Tiger Woods. A for. 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