15 Years After Being Steamrolled by Tiger Woods, $100 Request Turned Down After ‘Prove Yourself Wrong’ Wisdom From Veteran Golfer

Life can become really overwhelming sometimes, and in times like those, everyone longs for that one piece of advice that might just help them in doing any better. A PGA Tour veteran, who once had a very interesting sudden-death 18-hole playoff with Tiger Woods in 2008, recently shared one of the life-changing advice he likes to follow in case things start to go south for him.

The Tour veteran shared the advice, for golfers who sometimes feel that they might not be able to do good on a particular shot. Well, let us find out what the veteran is trying to say!

PGA Tour veteran shares a trick to turn negative thoughts into positive ones  

Rocco Mediate is one of the golfers that fans absolutely adore. They love to see the 6X PGAT champion on the course, and off the course as well. Recently a golfer named, Brian Mogg posted a video on his Instagram where he was talking to the 60-year-old about fighting negative thoughts.

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To everyone’s surprise, the veteran golfer had quite insightful advice about it. Mediate said if there is ever a time you feel that you might not be able to do a good job on the shot, the easiest thing to do is just say a few bad things about your game beforehand. Giving an example of what a person can say, the 6x PGA Tour winner said,  “I am the worst at this shot on the face of the earth.”

You must be wondering what kind of advice this is. Well, there is a catch! According to the golfer, when you say this to yourself, you are setting no expectations and even the little achievement afterward feels great. He said after ridiculing yourself, the next thing is to “prove yourself wrong”. The magic lies in changing the negative and “crappy” thoughts & excuses into positive ones. Mogg jokingly offered to pay a sum of $100 for the golfer’s “gold” advice, but Mediate replied, “It’s free.”

We wonder if this was the tactic that was in the 60-year-old’s mind during the iconic playoff he had against Tiger Woods in 2008 during the US Open. 

Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate’s historic 18-hole playoff 

Mediate was on his way to becoming the most senior winner of the US Open at the age of 45 in 2008 when he was roadblocked by Woods. The 5-time Masters champion got off to a rough start to the US Open that year and started the playoff with a double bogey. 

In the sudden-death playoff, the two golfers went head-to-head with each other, and finally, Woods took the upper hand. He waited to celebrate as Mediate still had a chance to tie the score again. Unfortunately, the 60-year-old missed the shot, and the 2008 US Open became one of the most memorable victories of the golfing legend’s career. 

What do you think of the advice? Do you think it’s worth trying?  Let us know in the comments below!

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