“Joy in life before the golf”
In this week’s player blog presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Marcus Helligkilde talks about his route to the DP World Tour, the importance of staying positive, and why he takes a statistical approach to his golf game,
Marcus Helligkilde, statements
I’m someone who tries to put joy in life before golf, and I think that positive attitude is what helped me win the Challenge Tour last year and earn my first season on the DP World Tour.
It’s a mentality I’ve worked hard to achieve, and it involves a lot of work off the course, but it’s one that actually helps me enjoy golf. Even right now, when I’ve been playing terribly, I know the more positive I am now, the better I’ll do when I come out the other side.
The first year I had on the Challenge Tour in 2019 helped me learn that. If I hadn’t experienced it, I think my mentality and how I do things here in 2022 on the DP World Tour would have been different. When I first turned pro, I played on the Nordic League, and it was comfortable.
We were in cars, not far from home, and I saw my coach every week. The Challenge Tour isn’t like that. You have to travel a lot, you’re far away from your comfort zone, you’re playing against very good players, and you aren’t playing for that much money.
At the time I started searching for things, constantly trying to fix something or try new things over and over again. None of that worked, and it was an important lesson for me to learn. Despite bad results, it was a really good year for me, because it showed me what not to do.
I realised instead that sticking to a process and keeping it simple, even though my mind isn’t very simple, was the best thing for my game. I started really considering what was best for my game, and what would help me stay patient, but also healthy and happy.
Since then, I’ve approached the game differently, and have really tried hard to study the game of golf from the statistical side. Without that 2019 season…
Source : tennisworldusa
