"Golf is 90% Mental" – Jack Nicklaus
Some 20-years ago, an obscure doctoral study elaborated on the characteristics of good vs. champion golfers.

These are the 8 characteristics of champion golfers:
1. Focus and Concentration.
2. Abstract thinking.
3. Emotional Stability.
4. Dominance.
5. Tough-mindedness.
6. Confidence.
7. Self-sufficient.
8. Balanced state (not tense but not completely relaxed either).

Now, no one has a handle on all these characteristics, but we can work on many of them. For instance, no one can make you feel inferior with your consent; how you see yourself is the way you’ll wind up.

The aim is self-development. Each time you challenge and gain traction you’ll diminish the fear a little bit. You’ll never eradicate the fear of losing. I think it’s part of the way we’re put together as humans; a healthy "pay attention counselor" signpost along the way. The point is, by challenging our fear we diminish it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than challenging it. The fearful get caught by lost opportunities as often as the bold gain new opportunities.

When you are at the green you need to have a clear mind when you are standing over the ball and ready to hit. Before you approach you ball and after the shot you need to control your thoughts. Taking all things into consideration, a clear thought out relaxing round can help you have a more enjoyable round and score higher.Warming up and streching gets the blood flowing and into the right golf mindset. To get the muscles loose and the blood flowing before teeing off on the first hole take two clubs and swing them about 15 to 20 times in a full easy golf swing.