Tee to Green Magazine Summer 2023

Tee to Green GOLF MAGAZINE ISSUE #230

THE COMEBACK The reviving of Mallard Pointe in Sardis, Miss.

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FIVE LOCALS RECORD THE EXTREMELY RARE ALBATROSS In each of the first five months of this year, local golfers have been able to post a double-eagle, which is the rarest shot in golf. Also called an albatross, the shot can sometime also be a hole-in-one, which was the case three times in this instance.

John Smith, 72, got things started with an albatross ace at Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.) on Jan. 31. The hole-in-one was the eighth for Smith, 72. The shot came on the first hole where he used his driver for the 240-yard shot. Witnesses were Jerry Rollin, Vic Anderson, Matt Ready and Dwight Helton.

John Smith

On Feb. 26, Michael Demots, 52, used a 3-wood from 202 yards to finish the par-5 third hole at Bayou Vista Golf Course (Gulfport, Miss.) in two shots.

Demots’ tee shot went 212 yards while playing with Doug Swann and Jeff Matting.

Johnny Severson — a member at Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, Miss.) — recorded his albatross on the ninth hole of his home course while playing with Juan Wilson, Gary McLemore and Brad McLemore on April 30.

The shot was also an ace on the par-4 hole, which was playing 215 yards that day.

On March 31, Chris Nicholas registered an albatross on the par-5 fifth at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Johnny Severson

Riley Guerra holed his 323-yard drive on No. 17 at Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.) on May 26.

The 24-year-old was playing with Layton Cooper, Nick Gory, Riley Guerra Bryston West, Justin Seal and Trenton Flatt.

The rare albatross ace is a once in half-a-million shot, according to probability experts.

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COVER STORY

MALLARD POINTE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE The facility is the newest member of the Mississippi Golf Trail Mallard Pointe Golf Course and Villas (Sardis, Miss.) has had to overcome a lot since re-opening in June 2022.

Now open a year later, the fun and popular facility is getting better and better on a weekly basis and is the newest member of the MISSISSIPPI GOLF TRAIL. Mallard Pointe, a Bob Cupp design that opened in 2004, is a public facility managed by local Chris Sparks.

Sparks and his team have addressed and made improvements in all areas of Mallard Pointe. It started with the clubhouse, which sits between the ninth and 18th greens and also steps from the east side of the dual 350-yard driving range. The clubhouse got new flooring, a fresh coat of paint and some new counters. The pro shop is fully stocked with everything you need for your round.

There are also refreshments, snacks and quick meals available every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Before you hit the course, there is a practice green and a short-game practice area (on west side of driving range).

Cupp’s layout on on the wooded banks of the Sardis Lake is very pleasing to the eye and an overall fun one. When Mallard Pointe opened 19 years ago, Golf Digest listed it as one of its ‘Best Places to Play’ in Mississippi.

With lots of work going on daily here, there is little doubt the course will get back to its former glory soon.

The front nine starts out with four consecutive par-4s. All of them are fun starter holes. The third hole features a No. 17 plays along Lake Sardis dog-leg right that plays 289-393 yards, Photo compliments of CourseScout Scorecards and Video meaning driver may not be the best play here with a giant pond on the right. The fourth hole is longer, straighter and has a wide fairway, allowing for a more grip-and-rip option.

The next set of four holes features a par-3, back-to-back par-5, then the par-3 8th, which may be the easiest on the front nine. No. 5 requires lots of accuracy with woods coming into play to the left and behind the green. The first par-5 of the front nine is the sixth, which has water to deal with on the tee shot and approach shot. It plays 605 yards CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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CONTINUED from Page 4 from the tips. No. 7, which is 496 yards from the back (black) tees, is pretty much a straight hole with no water, but does have out-of-bounds (woods) on the left.

Mallard Pointe features great finishing holes in the form of the 9th and 18th. The ninth hole is listed as the toughest hole on the course (by handicap).Your second shot features a green you’ll be shooting down into with a great view of the clubhouse to your right. Playing the right tees on this hole (as well as the entire course) will make it more enjoyable. From the middle (white) tees, this hole plays just under 400 yards and with two good shots and a two-putt you can No. 9 green is far left. Also seen — in this great leave this hole with a par and have it feel like a nice little accomplishment. shot from CourseScout Scorecards and Video — is The entire back nine is on the south the first tee, a part of the east side of the driving range, side of the property, which borders the the clubhouse and the 18th hole. Part of Lake Sardis northwest side of Sardis Lake. No. 10 is provides a great backdrop in this picture. a par-5 that is all uphill after the tee shot.

Woods protect the hole to the left as it plays 509 yards from the tips and 425 from the front (red) tees. Nos. 12-14 feature a cool stretch of holes. From the 11th green, you can see the 12th tee box, 12th green, the 13th tee box and the 14th green. The 11th is a straight par-4 that plays 348-461 yards. The 12th is a wide-open par-3 that plays 113-177 yards and the 13th is a par-4 with a dog-leg left, featuring a pond protecting the front left of the green. The par-5 16th has a dog-leg right with mounding to help shots just left of the fairway. There are woods to the right on this hole, which plays 357-574 yards. The second-to-last hole is a drivable par-4 (221-301 yards) playing along the side of the lake. The round finishes with the toughest hole handicap wise on the back nine as the par-4 requires a forced carry over native areas. It plays as long as 457 yards from the tips, but less than accurate or shorter shots can make it feel like a par-5. While challenging, it is also fun.

One of the great things about the design at Mallard Pointe is that if you if can keep your errant shot on the fairway side, a lot of the mounding will help out and get you back in the fairway or very close to it.

There are five sets of tees at Mallard Pointe and the facility will soon be getting a brand-new cart fleet with GPS. The course features daily-fee play ($45-$52), memberships or stay-and-play options. The villas are located near the 18th green and along the lake. Each villa can house four players. Range balls come in options of small ($4) and large ($8) buckets. There are also special senior rates during the week and twilight and junior rates seven days per week.

Mallard Pointe Golf Course and Villas Address: 3037 State Park Road (Sardis, Miss.)

Phone: 662.546.4172 Web: www.golfmallardpointe.com E-mail: mallardpointegolf@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Mallardpointgolfcourse

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May ACES GARY WADE May 1, BREC's Beaver Creek Golf Course (Zachary, La.), No. 3 (120 yards)

PAUL STEVENS May 2, BREC's Beaver Creek Golf Course (Zachary, La.), No. 15 (120 yards)

BARRETT McKENNEY May 3, Okatoma Golf Club (Collins, Miss.), No. 7 (118 yards)

RAMSEY MILLING May 4, Reunion Golf and Country Club (Madison, Miss.), No. 4 (115 yards)

JOHN PREVOST May 4, Atchafalaya Golf Course (Patterson, La.), No. 7

Ramsey Milling

DANNY WILSON May 5, Timber Truss Golf Course (Olive Branch, Miss.), No. 9

MIKE SOMMERS May 8, BREC’s Webb Memorial Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 15 (135 yards)

BOBBY WADE May 9, BREC’s Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 11 (114 yards)

ROBERT HARRISON May 13, Sugar Oaks Golf Course (New Iberia, La.), No. 9 (136 yards)

Danny Wilson

DEMPSEY WEDGEWORTH May 15, Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, Miss.), No. 3

LANDON ANDRE May 17, The Island Golf Course (Plaquemine, La.), No. 13 (188 yards)

WAYNE GOLDSMITH

Dempsey Wedgeworth

May 21, BREC’s Beaver Creek Golf Course (Zachary, La.), No. 15 (116 yards)

HAL RAMIREZ May 21, BREC’s Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 11 (140 yards)

HERB REITES May 22, Les Vieux Chenes Golf Course (Youngsville, La.), No. 12 (158 yards)

DAVE McGILL May 23, Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, Miss.), No. 3 (85 yards)

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May ACES

Mitchel Harvey

Rodney Schiltz

RILEY GUERRA

May 26 Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.)

No. 17 (323 yards)

PHIL CANOVA

May 29 The Island Golf Course (Plaquemine, La.) No. 8 (148 yards)

MITCHEL HARVEY

May 30 Mallard Pointe Golf Course (Sardis, Miss.)

No. 8 (123 yards)

RODNEY SCHILTZ

May 30 Cam2 Golf Club (Roseland, La.) No. 15 (104 yards)

JIMMY COKER

May 31 Quail Hollow Golf Course (McComb, Miss.)

No. 15 (131 yards)

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April ACES MILLS McCLENDON April 2, The Island Golf Course (Plaquemine, La.), No. 3 (161 yards)

RAY LEJEUNE April 3, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Cardinal No. 4

JONNY BORDELON April 4, The Island Golf Course (Plaquemine, La.), No. 13 (137 yards)

BING WALDRON April 4, Canebrake Country Club (Hattiesburg, Miss.), No. 7

RONNIE BEAN April 5, Quail Hollow Golf Course at Percy Quin State Park (McComb, Miss.), No. 8

Ken Wise

KEN WISE April 11, Stonebridge Golf Club of New Orleans (Gretna, La.), No. 7

JIM PARR April 11, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8

JIM COONS April 13, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (115 yards)

LOU VOORHIES April 14, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (119 yards)

Keith Hodgeson

RENE ROBERTS April 15, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 5 (125 yards)

KEITH HODGESON April 17, BREC's Historic City Park Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 1 (140 yards)

BILL POWELL April 17, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 2 (135 yards)

WILLIE LEWIS April 18, Sugar Oaks Golf Course (New Iberia, La.), No. 17 (110 yards)

ART EARLYWINE April 20, BREC's Historic City Park Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 9 (125 yards)

BARBARA FREIBERG April 23, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8 (107 yards)

MEL COVINGTON April 23, Greenville (Miss.) Municipal Golf Course, No. 15 (146 yards)

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April ACES TERRELL BOURGEOIS April 24, BREC’s Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (137 yards)

DON EVERETT April 24, Les Vieux Chenes Golf Course (Youngsville, La.), No. 3 (123 yards)

MIKE NELSON April 25, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (130 yards)

ARIANA BLAGROVE April 26, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 11 (84 yards)

BILL CEFALU

Ariana Blagrove

April 26, St. Mary Golf and Country Club (Berwick, La.), No. 5 (138 yards)

BRAYDEN ROMERO April 26, Les Vieux Chenes Golf Course (Youngsville, La.), No. 12 (173 yards)

HEATHER CASSIDY April 26, Jennings (La.) Golf Club, No. 2

ADAM MOSHER April 27, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8 (172 yards)

Heather Cassidy

TUCKER WOODS April 27, Okatoma Golf Club (Collins, Miss.), No. 11 (113 yards)

RONALD STRITZINGER April 28, Stonebridge Golf Club of New Orleans (Gretna, La.), No. 7 (117 yards)

JOHNNY SEVERSON April 30, Bay Pointe Golf & Country Club (Brandon, Miss.), No. 9 (215 yards)

BILL BYRNE April 30, Beau Pre Country Club (Natchez, Miss.), No. 13

Ronald Stritzinger

Johnny Severson

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March ACES DANNY SCHAUS March 1, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Cardinal No. 13 (120 yards)

GERRY O'QUIN March 3, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 5 (124 yards)

STEPHEN KING March 3, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Cardinal No. 4 (118 yards)

SCOTT SCHNEIDWIND March 4, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 16 (148 yards)

JUSTIN HOWE March 5, Pontotoc (Miss.) Country Club, No. 13 (185 yards)

LARRY MOSES March 6, Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.), No. 15 (115 yards)

DANNY HOOKER March 6, Pontotoc (Miss.) Country Club, No. 11 (106 yards)

RAY LEJEUNE March 7, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Pine No. 6 (110 yards)

DON ELDRIDGE

Hank Fried

March 8, Quail Hollow Golf Course at Percy Quin State Park (McComb, Miss.), No. 13 (100 yards)

HANK FRIED March 11, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Pine No. 13 (134 yards)

DALE RABER March 12, The Island Golf Course (Plaquemine, La.), No. 3 (100 yards)

KATELYNN ALTESE March 13, Lake Jovita (Fla.) Golf and Country Club, No. 12 (151 yards)

LLOYD NICAUD March 13, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Cardinal No. 17 (168 yards)

Katelynn Altese

NEWELL GAUTHIER March 15, BREC's Beaver Creek Golf Course (Zachary, La.), No. 15 (90 yards)

JACKIE HOOKER March 16, Pontotoc (Miss.) Country Club, No. 11 (120 yards)

BRADLEY GREMILLION March 19, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8 (154 yards)

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March ACES DEL COX March 21, Clear Creek Golf Course (Vicksburg, Miss.), No. 13

JAMES MOAK March 22, Greystone Golf and Country Club (Denham Springs, La.), No. 7 (122 yards)

WES JUSTMANN March 22, Beauregard Country Club (DeRidder, La.), No. 8 (105 yards)

GARY HAY March 23, BREC's Dumas Memorial Golf Course (Baker, La.), No. 11

RONALD FRANK March 23, Royal Golf Club (Slidell, La.), No. 17 (125 yards)

KEVIN LEMAIRE March 24, Stonebridge Golf Club of New Orleans (Gretna, La.), No. 5 (124 yards)

EARL LANGLOIS

James Moak

March 25, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (150 yards)

BOB SPAULDING March 26, Country Club of Canton (Miss.), No. 12

AARON BROOKS March 28, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.). No. 13 (136 yards)

MIKE FITZWILLIAM March 29, Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.), No. 15 (128 yards)

ROB CULVER March 30, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (155 yards)

KEN VERLANDER March 30, BREC's Santa Maria Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 17 (126 yards)

GRANT WILSON

Wes Justmann

March 30, Mallard Pointe Golf Course (Sardis, Miss.), No. 8 (156 yards)

ERIK WALLIN March 31, BREC's Webb Memorial Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.) No. 17 (145 yards)

Kevin Lemaire

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Mike Fitzwilliam Rob Culver (left) and Ken Verlander were playing in the same group when they each recorded a hole-in-one on No. 17 March 30 at BREC’s Santa Maria Golf Course in Baton Rouge, La.

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Erik Wallin Grant Wilson

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February ACES PANCHO ARTECONA

Feb. 4, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 5 (139 yards)

FRED HENSON

Feb. 6, Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course (Shreveport, La.), No. 7 (148 yards)

HUDSON GREENE

Feb. 13, David Toms 265 Academy (Shreveport, La.), No. 5

JAMISON GENTRY

Feb. 13, Panola Country Club (Batesville, Miss.), No. 6 (185 yards)

KERRY SIMON

Feb. 18, Timberlane Golf and Recreation (Gretna, La.), No. 3 Feb. 19, Timberlane Golf and Recreation (Gretna, La.), No. 3

ANDY PEARSON

Hudson Greene

Kerry Simon

Feb. 19, Tupelo National Golf Club (Saltillo, Miss.), No. 2 (177 yards)

DAVID BOOTH

Feb. 20, Okatoma Golf Club (Collins, Miss.), No. 7

SHANE RICHARD

Feb. 20, BREC's Historic City Park Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8

HUDSON GREENE

Feb. 20, Squire Creek Country Club (Choudrant, La.), No. 12 (126 yards)

CHASE MAY

Shane Richard

Feb. 22, English Turn Golf and Country Club (New Orleans), No. 3 (175 yards)

GARY McLEMORE

Feb. 26, Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, Miss.), No. 17 (118 yards)

JIM HOFHER

Feb. 26, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8 (168 yards)

COREY LANDRY

Gary McLemore

Feb. 26, Eagle Ridge Golf Club (Cade, La.), No. 17

JAY PRINCE

Feb. 27, Clear Creek Golf Course (Vicksburg, Miss.), No. 14

SCOTT RICHARD

Feb. 27, Eunice (La.) Country Club, No. 4

BARBARA WATTS Feb. 28, BREC's Webb Memorial Golf Course (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 3

LARRY NEUCERE Feb. 28, BREC's Dumas Memorial Golf Course (Baker, La.), No. 7

CHUCK WOOD Feb. 28, Farm d'Allie Golf Club (Carencro, La.), No. 3 (130 yards)

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January ACES C.J. ACKMAN Jan. 1, St. Mary Golf and Country Club (Berwick, La.), No. 5 (160 yards)

CADE BURNS Jan. 1, Bayou Vista Golf Course (Gulfport, Miss.), No. 9 (180 yards)

BRANDON HUDSON Jan. 2, Okatoma Golf Club (Collins, Miss.), No. 17

EDDIE HAVARD Jan. 4, Starkville (Miss.) Country Club, No. 5

Bernard Jones

BERNARD JONES Jan. 7, The Refuge Golf Course (Flowood, Miss.), No. 7 (167 yards)

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C.J. Ackman

Jan. 7, The Bridges Golf Club (Bay St. Louis, Miss.), No. 3 (124 yards)

KEVIN WEST Jan. 10, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Cardinal No. 4 (115 yards)

DEAN NAPOLI Jan. 10, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8 (163 yards)

Nolan Lambert

LARRY RICHARDS Jan. 14, Links on the Bayou (Alexandria, La.), No. 12

MARK EUBANK Jan. 14, Bay Pointe Golf and Country Club (Brandon, Miss.), No. 13 (160 yards)

WILL FISER Jan. 16, Mississippi State University Golf Course (Starkville, Miss.), No. 10 (85 yards)

STEVE CLAYTON Jan. 16, The Refuge Golf Course (Flowood, Miss.), No. 8 (147 yards)

SI NGUYEN Jan. 24, The University Club (Baton Rouge, La.), No. 8 (165 yards)

Larry Richards

CRAIG CARROLL Jan. 24, The Country Club of Louisiana (Baton Rouge), No. 17 (138 yards)

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January ACES GAINES ALLEN Jan. 27, Mississippi State University Golf Course (Starkville), No. 2 (177 yards)

BRAYDEN DAVID Jan. 27, The Island Golf Course (Plaquemine, La.), No. 3 (143 yards)

STORMY BAUCUM Jan. 27, Copper Mill Golf Club (Zachary, La.), No. 11 (119 yards)

LARRY DORR Jan. 28, Quail Hollow Golf Course (McComb, Miss.), No. 3 (149 yards)

JOHN SMITH Jan. 31, Pine Creek Golf Club (Purvis, Miss.), No. 1 (240 yards)

JEFF BOWKER Jan. 31, Sunkist Country Club (Biloxi, Miss.), No. 3 (160 yards)

DOUGLAS WAGNER Jan. 31, The Club at Diamondhead (Miss.), Pine No. 6 (105 yards)

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John Smith

Steve Clayton

Jeff Bowker

Mark Eubank

Will Fiser

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Drills That Develop Champions

By JASON VOIGTS and MARIA CASTELLUCCI Have you ever experienced that instant fear that comes with standing over a 6-foot putt knowing that the putt stands between you and beating your best bud or worse, between you and a championship trophy? It's a feeling most of us are familiar with but never want to admit. Some instructors would tell you that it's a feeling that won't ever go away or that it can't be controlled, but there are steps that you can take to ease the pressure of those situations and turn them into an advantage for you.This is one benefit of practicing with a specific purpose in mind.

One way to practice this skill is through drills.We have found that these two drills not only allow you to work on your putting fundamentals but also allows you to simulate the feeling of being 'under the gun' to actually simulate that moment of fear without something being on the line. My father used to tell me all the time, if you can't do it in practice, you will never be able to do it when it counts. One of our favorite drills is called the 3,6,9 putting drill.

The following steps describe how to set it up and complete it: 1. Place your putter head inside the cup and put a tee down at the length of the club. Most putters are 33 to 35 inches.

2. Go another putter length back from that tee which would be 6 feet and then another from that tee which would be 9 feet.

3. Take three golf balls at the 3-foot tee and putt, if you make all three of those golf balls consecutively then proceed to the 6-foot tee. Putt those three golf balls and if you make those three consecutively, move to the 9-foot tee and make those three in a row.

4. If you make all nine balls in a row, you have completed the drill but the first ball that you miss takes you back to the beginning with the 3-foot tee where you start the drill from scratch.

The purpose of the drill is to put you in a make-or-break situation.The pressure increases as you move back and when you reach that eighth or ninth ball, you will have simulated effectively that true feeling of pressure.This is not an easy drill to successfully navigate.There has been more than one occasion where my father has had to turn on the car headlights to illuminate the putting green so that I could finish it. One thing that we can promise is that this will make you a better pressure putter and those 3-foot putts will no longer be viewed as knee-knockers.

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CONTINUED from PAGE 20 The second drill is known as the 3-Foot Circle.

The following steps describes how to set it up and complete it: 1. Take 10 balls and 10 tees.

2. Put the tees in a 3-foot circle surrounding the hole.

This can be done by placing the putter head in the cup and slowing circle the hole, placing tees at the length of the putter. Most putters are 33 to 35 inches.

3. Place one ball at each tee.The objective of this drill is make all 10 balls consecutively without missing. If you miss, you must begin again.

The purpose of this drill is to help ease the stress that 3-foot putts cause. Additionally, this drill assists with allowing the player to repeat their pre-shot routine at every putt so that they can understand that routine and confidence combats the fear of failure.

These drills do not take away fear alone, but it provides an opportunity to replace the fear with confidence.

PGA professionals have a success rate of putts from three feet at 96% and 88% from four feet.

This only goes to prove that emotions and confidence plays a major roll in success.The pros put themselves in these situations daily in practice so that when it happens in tournament play, they have the confidence to make the putt because they have done it a thousand times.

Give these drills a try and see if you reach your success goals and improve your overall performance.

Jason Voigts and Maria Castellucci are teaching professionals at The Club at Diamondhead (Mississippi).

Voigts is a champion and elite-level coach that has helped juniors and adults reach their golf potential and achieve their dreams.Voigts has coached the 2016 US Kids National Players of the Year, both male and female. He has developed national champions in multiple associations such as AJGA, Florida Junior Tour, Louisiana Junior Golf Associations, Kelly Gibson Junior Tour, Golfweek Amateur Champions Tour and several female and male state high school champions from both Mississippi and Florida.

Castellucci is a former professional golfer who played on multiple tours such as LPGA and the Futures Tour. She also had a successful junior career where she won the AJGA Francis Ouimet Trophy for lowest stroke average along with Tiger Woods in 1990. She also had a successful college career at Florida State University.

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