About this episode

Mark Immelman discusses the lessons learned from Tom Kim's victory at the Genesis Scottish Open and the unique challenges of links golf.

In this episode of On The Mark, Mark Immelman returns from Scotland with fresh insight from a week of Links Golf, the Genesis Scottish Open, and Open Championship week . Mark breaks down Tom Kim’s impressive victory at the Genesis Scottish Open and shares what golfers of all levels can learn from his patience, maturity, shot-making, routine, and renewed approach to the game. After a period of searching, coaching changes, and mental clutter, Tom Kim found his way back by simplifying his swing, trusting his process, and accepting that even great work does not always produce immediate results. Mark also dives into the unique demands of links golf: firm fairways, tight lies, pot bunkers, wind, trajectory control, creativity, patience, recovery, and attitude. Whether you are preparing for a golf trip, watching The Open Championship, or simply trying to improve your everyday game, this episode is packed with practical lessons you can apply immediately. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: What Tom Kim’s Scottish Open victory teaches golfers about patience and maturity. Why good practice does not always guarantee good results. How expectations can hurt your performance. The “Golf Life Cycle”…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Immelman

Topics covered

• golf performance
• links golf
• patience in golf
• golf practice
• golf life cycle
• swing changes

Keywords

• Tom Kim
• Genesis Scottish Open
• links golf
• golf practice
• golf performance
• swing changes
• patience
• golf life cycle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA TOUR

Places: Scotland

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