Solid results are required in the final part of the season, so it’s time to take good golf into tournaments writes Chris Paisley
It has been tough going since my last column. Frustration, dejection and anger would be appropriate ways to describe my emotions in these last two months.
It has been a while since I even made a cut, which has led to my Challenge Tour ranking slowly dropping to 58th. This puts me outside the top-45 that make it to the Grand Final, and leaves me needing a few big finishes to make the top-20 to regain my DP World Tour card for 2025.
If my game was poor during practice rounds and money games at home, then it would be easier to accept my recent run of form. That hasn’t been the case. I have been shooting good scores at home and often take money off the lads during practice rounds at events.
Technically, my swing isn’t exactly where I want it to be, but it is certainly good enough to play solid golf – and nowhere near bad enough to be missing the cut every week.
I know I still have the desire, ability and processes to play great golf, but right now I am not showing it.
I think a lot of factors play into my current underperformance. It is more difficult than ever to leave my beautiful young family behind to travel across the Atlantic. I have always been the sole provider for them and right now I am doing the opposite. Golf feels quite heavy at the moment too, and I find myself seeing the potential for failure in most situations rather than the opportunity. This is no way to play to your potential.
While this may all sound negative, I want to be open and honest in my columns and give you an insight into what the life of a playing professional entails – good and bad.
I truly feel my best golf can be in front of me, but I need to refine my mindset and perspective in order to bring that out. I am in the process of figuring all that out.
This is the price of entry for professional golfers – and I will come through it, one way or another.
