{"id":2634,"date":"2017-07-27T08:03:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T11:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2017-07-27T08:03:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T11:33:50","slug":"how-did-jordan-spieth-pull-off-a-miracle-win-at-the-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/how-did-jordan-spieth-pull-off-a-miracle-win-at-the-open\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Jordan Spieth pull off a miracle win at The Open?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inner conversation you have with yourself determines whether you will be successful or not.<\/p>\n<p>After winning The British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday, Jordan Spieth described his conversation with himself; \u201cBefore the round, I thought I have a reputation that I was able to close, but I was hesitant to saying \u2018majors\u2019 to myself. I put a lot of pressure on myself unfortunately, and not on purpose, before the round today, just thinking this is the best opportunity I have had since the 2016 Masters.\u201d (He lost a 5-stroke lead with nine holes to play.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if it weren\u2019t going to go my way today, then all I am going to be questioned about and thought about and murmured about is in comparison to that, and that adds a lot of pressure to me,\u201d he said. \u00a0In his first four holes on Sunday, Spieth bogeyed three of them. Jordan said that it wasn\u2019t easy because his three-foot putts looked like ten-footers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Michael, Michael, Michael<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s caddy, Michael Greller, took him aside on the 7<sup>th<\/sup> hole and reminded him of his July 4<sup>th<\/sup> Mexico vacation with Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps. Greller told Jordan that he belonged in that group. He said, \u201cYou\u2019re that caliber athlete but I need you to believe that. This is a new tournament. We\u2019re starting over here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the 13<sup>th<\/sup> hole Jordan fell behind one stroke for the first time in the tournament when he drove his ball 100 yards right of the fairway, on the practice range. With poise and determination he pulled off a miraculous bogey and his belief in himself kicked in. He almost holed out his approach shot on 14, making birdie. He eagled 15 and birdied 16 to win the Claret Jug and The Open crown by three strokes.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Spieth said, \u201cMichael Jordan and Michael Phelps are the greatest to ever do what they did, and I\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then Jordan described his self-transformation as, \u201cBut if you believe that you are, then you are almost as good as being that. And it is so hard in that situation to believe that, but just having the slightest bit of belief in it makes you so confident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Question Your Beliefs<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What you believe is what you will produce in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts create our beliefs, our beliefs create our habits, and our habits create our lives.\u00a0 Unfortunately, many of these thoughts and beliefs do not align with our purpose for experiencing ourselves or our path to success.\u00a0 Change your beliefs to accept what it is you truly desire even though you haven\u2019t had certain proof.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish Golf Federation formed their highly successful mental golf program around the belief that it is possible to shoot a perfect score of 54.\u00a0 While it hasn\u2019t been done yet, the Swedes (and others) are known for <em>believing<\/em> that it can be done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Play \u201cin the zone\u201d with Joan<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Entrain Your Heart &amp; Mind for Peak Performances<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To train your brain to play your best golf, listen to Positive Mental Imagery self-hypnosis guided imagery CDs in the privacy of your own home, available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmi4.com\/cart\">www.pmi4.com\/cart<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t able to maintain trust and belief in yourself on the golf course, email Joan at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pmi4@bellsouth.net\">pmi4@bellsouth.net<\/a>\u00a0or call 828.696.2547 for a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation about developing a new strategy. Learn what is missing in your golf game so you can achieve the success you desire.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A new mental golf book is available now on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.createspace.com\/6307102\">www.createspace.com\/6307102<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\">www.amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>All royalties will be donated to Junior Golf!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cTHE HEART OF GOLF, <em>Access Your Supreme Intelligence for Peak Performances<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>explores and explains negative emotions such as fear and performance anxiety, the four Cs of mind blockage, the four progressive stages of learning the supreme intelligence of the heart, and the way to access the zone in competition. It is a player\u2019s guide for developing your true inner self by returning to the joy and love of self instead of seeking praise and rewards from the outside world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/AMAZON-BOOK-COVER-WITH-SPINE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2625 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/AMAZON-BOOK-COVER-WITH-SPINE-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/AMAZON-BOOK-COVER-WITH-SPINE-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/AMAZON-BOOK-COVER-WITH-SPINE-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/AMAZON-BOOK-COVER-WITH-SPINE-1024x742.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inner conversation you have with yourself determines whether you will be successful or not. After winning The British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday, Jordan Spieth described his conversation with himself; \u201cBefore the round, I thought I have a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/how-did-jordan-spieth-pull-off-a-miracle-win-at-the-open\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"pjgm-metanav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minute-mental-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2639,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634\/revisions\/2639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/positivementalimagery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}