re: Do great pro golfers fall into a consistency trap?

I’ll give you an example of bad course management and thinking.

JT is even par after 32 holes, he’s 6 shots out of first on a very difficult day with horrible wind conditions. That’s in contention to win given the conditions.

Misses the fairway left, tries to bite off too much with his layup, put it in the pond in front of the green. Makes what I’d call too aggressive a shot trying to hit it close and save par, ends up making double on a birdie hole. Especially dead downwind.

Goes after the pin off the tee on 16 (a pin you do not shoot at) hits it in the bunker. Instead of pitch it right to stay on the upper shelf, he goes for the hero shot, putts it in 3 putt territory which of course he does.

He can still make the cut with a bogey on 18, what does he do? Takes driver which he’s been spraying the last few holes instead of 3 wood. Makes double, misses the cut by a shot.

It all started with 15 and a poor decision and pressing trying to get it back with one shot.