10 RULES
OF SCORING
BY TOM LEHMAN
Ten tips for a sharper game, hand-picked by the 1996 Open Champion.
1 BE COMMITTED
On my Ryder Cup debut in 1995, Corey Pavin
and myself were out fi rst, playing
Montgomerie and Faldo in the foursomes. It was a
back and forth match. They won four holes, we won
four holes, they won a hole, we won a hole and it ended
up going to the 17th hole all square. It was raining,
windy and cold and I was so nervous I could hardly
swing the club. Corey then gave me the best advice I’ve
ever been given. He said: “Look, just get committed
and swing.” On the 18th he drove it in the fi rst cut of
rough. I got committed to a 5-iron and hit it 205 to
the middle of the green and we two-putted for the
win. That advice has stuck with me ever since.
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