No, You’re Not Unlucky — You’re Underprepared

Every golfer has that story.

"It was a bad bounce." "The greens were unfair." "The wind picked up out of nowhere."

Listen—golf is brutal. Sometimes the ball doesn’t break the way you thought. Sometimes you get the world's worst lie in the bunker. But here's the truth you don't want to hear:

Most of your bad golf isn't bad luck. It's bad preparation.

The best golfers in the world — the ones who hold trophies, not excuses — know that performance isn't left to chance. It's built. It's earned. It's prepared for, long before you step onto the first tee.

Your Tight Hamstrings Aren't Bad Luck

If your back seizes up after three holes, that's not a cursed round — that's a body screaming for mobility work you skipped for months. Flexibility, mobility, stability—these aren't nice-to-haves. They're the foundation of a powerful, consistent swing.

You can't blame the rough when your body can barely rotate through the ball. You can't blame your clubs when your core can't support a balanced finish.

Own it.

Your Mental Meltdowns Aren't a Mystery

Miss a 3-foot putt and spiral into frustration for three more holes? That's not bad luck either. That's a mental game you never trained.

Visualization, focus under pressure, breathing routines—these aren't cheesy add-ons. They're what separate the champions from the guys throwing clubs by hole 12.

If you think "mental toughness" is just something some people are born with, congratulations: you're giving away your advantage.

Train your mind like you train your swing. Or don't—and keep calling it unlucky.

Your Bad Scores Are Trying to Tell You Something

Every round you butcher, every shot you flub, every collapse on the back nine—they're not punishments. They're feedback.

Your body is telling you where you're stiff. Your mind is telling you where you're weak. Your habits are telling you where you're lazy.

Are you listening? Or are you too busy blaming the pin placement?

Champions Control What They Can

Golf will always have variables you can't control: wind, course conditions, bounces.

But your preparation? That's 100% yours.

• Your flexibility.

• Your mental game.

• Your nutrition.

• Your recovery.

• Your discipline.

The ones holding trophies aren't luckier. They're tougher. Smarter. Hungrier. And they do the boring, brutal work that amateurs skip.

You have a choice: keep blaming the bounces, or build your edge.

Because here's the truth: luck favours the prepared swing.

Get your edge. Own your game. Stop hiding behind excuses.