Jack Nicklaus refutes Wyndham Clark, golfers’ strategy to The Masters

Jack Nicklaus is arguably the best golfer who has ever lived. A lot of that notion was created by Nicklaus profitable a document 18 main championships throughout his illustrious profession.

That features six Inexperienced Jackets, his final coming on the age of 46.

Throughout Thursday’s opening spherical of The 88th Masters Match, Nicklaus joined the set of Stay from the Masters on the Golf Channel.

He tackled quite a few subjects together with his sole criticism of Rory McIlroy, the golf ball rollback and a birds eye view of what Scottie Scheffler is conducting.

Perhaps his most compelling remark got here when he addressed his preparation for main championships.

Quite a few gamers together with reigning U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark have talked about how they attempt to strategy The Masters as simply one other match.

Nicklaus vehemently disagrees with that sentiment.

“For those who deal with The Masters like one other occasion, then I don’t suppose you will wish to win The Masters. The U.S. Open, the Open Championship, the PGA, you deal with these tournaments like particular occasions and put together like they’re particular occasions,” Nicklaus stated.

“You possibly can solely put together so many occasions per yr and have that sort of focus. I feel whenever you get to The Masters, it’s a particular occasion, put together for it such as you actually wish to win it.”

Throughout the sporting panorama, treating a particular sport or match equally is widespread amongst athletes. You hear it on a regular basis. The ‘I’m going to deal with this like another sport and go about my similar routine’ kind mentality.

However the overwhelming majority of sports activities are crew sports activities. A person athlete solely has a lot affect on the result.

Whereas golf is a person sport with a psychological facet to it not seen in another enviornment. You are able to do extra. You possibly can go the additional mile, change your strategy to go above and past and actually put your self in a greater place for fulfillment.

That’s what Nicklaus is getting at.

“I used to come back in forward of time and totally put together. Then I went residence for the weekend to settle down so all I needed to do was present up and play golf. I did that at the entire majors.”

“I didn’t deal with it prefer it was simply one other occasion as a result of it’s not simply one other occasion.”

Everybody clearly has their very own routine and preparation. But it surely behooves me to suppose that taking Nicklaus’ recommendation may solely show prudent.

Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. For extra golf protection, comply with us @_PlayingThrough on all main social media platforms.