Wow. Wow. Wow. Another win for our guys! That makes it 9 wins now for the Fearless Golfers!!

I am so proud of Matt for what he was able to accomplish this week at Barclays’. With 8 top 10’s this year, he has obviously been playing some great golf.  He and I spent much of the week discussing how to “close the deal” and with a 5 under 67, I think he did a great job closing. Of course, his mental game was definitely on display. In fact, to view some of Matt Kuchar’s thoughts about winning, you can visit this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUa2WXLEYIg

Matt made a great shot during the playoff, and then made a great putt to seal the deal. Another win for our team, and another ambassador for great psychology and the importance of the mental game in golf!

So proud of Matt, Camilo, Justin Rose, Arjun, Appleby, Bryce, Heath Slocum, Sean O’hair and ALL of the fearless golfers out there! Golf is a difficult game and to get to the level they have requires serious commitment and love for the game. Five months left. Hoping to keep the streak alive!!

My best,

Dr. Gio

Those of you who are members of the fearless golf community (if you bought a dvd, you were enrolled in a free 3 month membership) can now win a free one hour session with me. All you have to do is log in to your member page and see my new post. I’ve scheduled a competition to see who “understands” the mental side of golf the best; specifically, here’s the Fearless Golf Challenge:

Below are 8 golfers I work with who have won in the last year:

1. Matt Kuchar – 2009 Turning Stone Classic
2. Heath Slocum – 2009 Barclay’s
3. Camilo Villegas – 2010 Honda Classic
4,5. Justin Rose – 2010 Memorial, AT&T
6. DJ Brigman – Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational
7. Stuart Appleby – Greenbriar Classic
8. Arjun Atwal – Wyndham Championship

Here’s the question that I have for the members: “what do all of these golfers’ wins have in common? What allowed them to win?“

Become a member, and write your essay to win an hour with me!

Dr. Gio

Wow, what a run we are on here at Fearless Golf! Kuchar, Slocum, Brigman, Camilo, Rose, Appleby … and now ARJUN ATWAL wins the Wyndham Championship! I began working with Arjun at the beginning of the year when he was ranked 450th in the world. I took him through the same process that I would take any really talented golfer who isn’t performing. Any of you who have seen the Fearless Golf DVD or read the book know the process: the road to Fearless Golf begins with shifting from being an Ego Golfer to Being a Mastery Golfer. Next, it moves into the Fearless Golf Routine, and on and on just as I’ve discussed.

The interesting thing is watching a “theory” go into “practice” … and yield such amazing results! I mean … these wins are not coincidences. Sport Psychology has done an enormous amount of research to explore and understand the mind … Nonetheless, it never gets old watching someone think their way around a golf course … and watching the thinking alter the behavior in such subtle ways that they’re almost undetectable … and those subtleties result in such massive visible change!

I am always proud of the golfers I work with; and every win is special … but this was was extra special because Arjun Atwal came so far, so fast.

My joy is with him!

Dr. Gio

Hey Fearless Golfers!

Greetings from Kohler, WI. Having a blast up here at the PGA Championship. First of all, let me tell you that if you’ve never been here, it’s a must see place. Not just the Whistling Straits golf course, but also the village of Kohler itself. Great people, great golf, very pretty.

This week is shaping up nicely. Matt Kuchar and Bryce Molder are putting their mental (and mechanical) games on display this week. Going into the final two days, they’re both in the top 5 … and Chad Campbell is t10 … so I’m feeling good that our fearless golf coaching is working.

As we’ve discussed on the DVD and in our academies, weekends usually speed people up so you have to pay attention to rhythm and cadence. That’s where the fearless routine comes into play. I’m excited to see how all the boys handle it.

One of the things we’ve been thinking a lot about is how different people differently “see” the game of golf. Everyone has their own vision for how they want to play and who they want to be … and for how the game itself behaves. It’s all interesting stuff if you’re someone who likes to ponder such things.

Anyway, off to the golf course here at Whistling Straits for another day of competing. Keep and eye on Kuchar and Bryce (and Stuart Appleby, Camilo Villegas, Chad Campbell, Heath Slocum) and all the guys out here for whom the mental game of golf is important!

The deeper you get into the game of golf, the more you realize that great mental training matters. Amazing stuff.

Enjoy Fearless Golf!

Dr. Gio

Well Justin Rose had gone 9-years without a win on the PGA Tour. He began practicing Fearless Golf in April and, lo and behold … 2 wins in 2 months. Five 5 years ago (has it really been that long?) Camilo became a fearless golfer — and his putting stats improved consecutively year after year. 3 wins and now a top 20 player in the world. Matt Kuchar joined the Fearless Golf Team and won at Turning Stone. Heath Slocum, Davis Love III, Chad Campbell, Justin Leonard … all joined Fearless Golf and began winning.

And now Stuart Appleby … going into a 2 year slump, he joined the team and, although it took a while … he became the 5th player in the history of the PGA Tour to shoot a 59.

I don’t say this with arrogance but rather with *wonder* at how a few simply ideas – when properly applied – can actually translate into such profound improvements with golfers. In academia, we call this the “theory to practice bridge” and I am just very happy that these principles are having such a massive impact on golfers. My scientific mind keeps tweaking the ideas because I truly want golfers to have a great mental game, but for now Fearless Golf has evolved into a nice place, and I feel confident it can help just about any golfer play a little (or in some cases, a LOT) better!

PGA Championship 2010 right around the corner … let’s see what the future holds for our team of Fearless Golfers. Keep working on your mental game of golf. As we are learning, good sport psychology when properly applied, can lead to winning golf!