Back 9 Report: The Mental Game

Arnold Palmer told us long ago that the game is at least 80% mental. Co-hosts Fred Altvater and Carlos Torres tackle this aspect of the game in The Practice Range segment, how the pressure and emotions affect players, and how it also translates to other sports and our daily lives.

On The Par-5 News presented by United Golf Network, Rory McIlroy has committed to the Honda Classic, but now is investigated for tax evasion in the UK along with buddy G-Mac; the PGA Tour looks to appeal to a younger crowd with Skratch TV; arrests have been made in the Robert Allenby case; Donald Trump is at it again, he wants to own a Miami-Dade County Public Course and Raise fees, plus there are more issues for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Golf Course.

We’ll have two Very Important Guest (VIG) of the Week, Craig Brass, author of the book How to Quit Golf: A 12-Step Program, and JR Slaughter, President of Juvent Sports and VP of Sales at Juvent-Regenerative Technologies Corporation.