Being smart in competitive cauldron is not always easy

It’s my firm belief if you speak to any parent, they will tell you that there is nothing harder than knowing if you’re making the right decisions all of the time for your young child. But just as that is the case, we must encourage them to take charge of their own lives as they get older.

Bearing that in mind, you will hardly be surprised to learn one of my favourite quotes is: ‘If it’s to be, it’s to be’— by way of giving people more responsibility for their own success — regardless of whatever activity or career they choose to pursue.

During the past couple of months, sports fans have been lucky to witness many remarkable feats, like Jim Furyk becoming the first player in tour history to record multiple record rounds in the 50s — when he surpassed last year’s 59 to become the only player in more than a million and a half competitive rounds on the PGA Tour to record a 58 in August.