SportsLit (Season 10, Episode 1) - Richard Zokol (PGA Tour Winner) - Zokology, Change Your Perspective Not Your Swing

About this episode

Richard Zokol discusses his experiences on the PGA Tour and the importance of mental mastery in sports and storytelling.

A hook is not ideal in golf, but it is essential for most sports books. In the publishing industry’s present chapter, telling your life story needs an extra layer to get sold. That lies perfectly for Canadian golfer Richard Zokol. A veteran of 412 PGA tournaments over three decades on tour from the early 1980s to 2000s, Zokol shares his application for mental mastery developed over time on the tenuous path of making a living on the links.

People in this episode

Hosts: Neil Acharya, Neate Sager

Guest: Richard Zokol

Topics covered

• golf
• sports books
• mental mastery
• life story
• PGA tournaments

Keywords

• Richard Zokol
• PGA Tour
• mental mastery
• sports books
• golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PGA Tour, publishing industry

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