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Table of Contents

• Lesson #1- It only takes one!

• Lesson #2- You win with your strengths!

• Lesson #3- Just Keep Swimming!

Lesson #1- It only takes one!

No matter how bad your own situation or predicament, it only takes one! One shot, one call, or one person to make all of the difference in your life. That’s the Hinge! And it’s the importance of mental toughness, because you don’t know when your own moment will hit.

I thought Rory had won The Masters when he got it to -14 with a birdie on the 10th hole. Then, he made double bogey on 13, and followed it with another bogey on 14 to actually lose the lead. But THEN, he made a birdie on hole 15 and another on hole 17 to take a one shot lead headed into the final hole. Then, he bogeyed 18 and went to a playoff.

His caddy asked him before the playoff started “On monday, what would you say if I asked you if you’d take a playoff in order to win The Masters?” Rory replied, “I’d take it. Let’s go win it.”

His hinge moment was he birdied 18 in the Playoff to finally win The Masters and complete the Grand Slam!

It only takes ONE!

Lesson #2- You win with your strengths!

I actually cried when Rory McIlroy won The Masters and it meant more to me then Tiger’s redemption victory in 2019.

Rory has had to deal with the heartbreak, criticism, and representing the PGA Tour as an ambassador while months later the PGA Tour threw him under the bus.

After The U.S. Open, I wrote how Rory choked.

Putting has never been McIlroy’s strength and it didn’t win it for him here either. He placed his confidence in winning doing what he did best, which was ball-striking!

When you perform and compete, you win using your strengths!

Lesson #3- Just Keep Swimming!

Rory became just the 6th person in history to complete the Grand Slam of golf.

Sam Snead didn’t do it, nor Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickleson, Seve’ Ballesteros, Lee Trevino, nor even Tom Watson. They all came up short…

Rory almost didn’t get it done either. He lost The Masters in 2011 at the age of 25. He hadn’t won a Major since 2014. For one of the best players in history, that’s a lot of time, heartbreak, indecision and detours along the journey.

But, he stayed at it and came through when it mattered the most.

You HAVE TO believe in yourself and know that it’ll be very painful on your way and even in the moment, but if you make the decision that you’ll get it done, JUST KEEP SWIMMING. That’s the only path…

You will PUKE, so will you RALLY?!