You Don't Need To Play Perfect Golf to Play Great Golf! featuring Chris Petefish

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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GS#1,023 In this episode Chris Petefish highlights that golfers do not need to play perfectly to achieve great results, focusing instead on smart decision-making and managing expectations on the course. Chris also shares his journey as a professional golfer, discussing his experiences on the PGA Tour and the challenges he faces in balancing playing and coaching. He emphasizes the importance of strategic golf, mental resilience, and the role of statistics like strokes gained in improving performance. Chris also delves into the impact of LIV Golf on the professional landscape and shares insights on effective putting techniques, including the Aimpoint method and the significance of capture rate. This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply.This episode is sponsored by HIMS. Start your free online visit today HIMS.com/golfsmarter and received personalized ED treatment options. This episode is brought to you by Policygenius. Secure your family’s future at Policygenius.com to compare free life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. GS#445 July 15, 2014 Dr. Bob Winters returns to Golf Smarter to discuss his new book that will help your mental game and lower your scores. "Mistake Free Golf; First Aid for Your Golfing Brain". We detail 9 chapters of the book including conversations on “I don’t believe in myself”, “I hit the ball when I know I’m not ready”, “I care too much about score, results and my reputation”. Any of those sound familiar? Along with regular contributions to CBS Sports, the Golf Channel and GolfWeek, Dr. Bob has been the resident sports psychologist for the David Leadbetter Academy for years. Dr. Robert K Winters, affectionately known as Dr. Bob, specializes in sports and personal performance training. He holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from The University of Virginia, a B.S. and Master of Arts degree from Ball State University. He has extensive training in sports psychology, motor and visual learning, sports vision, sports medicine, and educational psychology.This episode is sponsored by Indeed. Please visit indeed.com/GOLFSMARTER and get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT. Terms and conditions apply.This episode is sponsored by HIMS. Start your free online visit today HIMS.com/golfsmarter and received personalized ED treatment options. This episode is brought to you by Warby Parker with over 300+ locations to help you find your next pair of glasses. You can also head over to warbypaker.com/golfsmarter right now to try on any pair virtually!For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Dr. Russell Bourne from Jupiter, Florida, and I play at Jonathan's Landing Country Club.
0:09.0	Welcome to Golf Smarter.
0:10.6	Hi, this is Anto Bessalon from East London, South Africa, and I play at West Bank Golf Club,
0:16.2	Gnubi Golf Clubs, and all the other beautiful golf clubs in the area.
0:19.7	This is Golf Smarter number
0:21.0	1,023. I feel like if you ask me as a 24, 25 year old, I would say no, I got to go to the
0:27.7	tour. But sitting here is a 30-year-old that's married and thinking about family and kids.
0:33.4	That'd be hard to say no to. Where I'm at right now, Liv isn't knocking on my door. I mean,
0:37.8	I was a top 300 player 18 months ago, but where I'm currently sitting, that would be pretty
0:42.6	tempting when you're playing purses that are a hundredth of that, the PJ Tour Canada, which is why
0:48.5	you see a lot of PJ Tour U's had to come out and become much more prevalent of getting and keeping talent. Because if you waive a $10 million contract to a top five college player, that's pretty hard to say no to versus, hey, you're going to have to go through Q school if you don't have it for that week, try again next year, or go through the corned fairy tour and make way less money. You know, John Rahm and Scottty Sheffler, I mean, John Rom was a much better player,
1:12.1	much more recognized three, four years ago.
1:14.9	Scotty's one of the greatest players to ever touch a club, and that's what people are
1:17.8	going to remember from this generation, his dominance.
1:20.6	John Rom is making way more money, but no one cares.
1:34.5	You don't have to play perfect golf to play great golf with pro golfer and college standout, Chris Peatfish.
1:36.6	This is Golf Smarter.
1:44.4	Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:47.0	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:49.8	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Chris.
1:50.7	Hey, Fred.
1:52.4	Good to see you, man.
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