MENTAL RESET WORKS!

Sometimes you have to hear the obvious to kick start something and a few texts on Thursday night with his wife, Caroline, after a round of 73 seems to have worked for Sam Burns who proceeded to shoot 62, 65 to lead the 154th Open Championship after three rounds.

“After finishing bogey, bogey, bogey on Thursday, I was pretty upset. That’s an understatement.

Talked to Caroline, texted with her, and she basically told me like, you know, you’re over there, and I’m good at home. Like, we’re good. You need to be where your feet are. I think that was really what I needed to hear in that moment. It’s probably what I didn’t want to hear, but I needed to hear it.

Came out Friday and had nothing to lose.”

So how does he approach Sunday…………”Yeah, I don’t know. I haven’t looked at the leaderboard. I think ultimately it comes down to I can’t control anything anyone else does. Someone’s going to go out and play a great round of golf tomorrow, maybe a few people. It’s pretty much a given. That happens every single week.

So I’m going to have to do the same. I’m going to have to go out and execute. Ultimately whatever happens, I know that I can accept the outcome, and life’s going to move on. I’ll get to go home and see my family.

I hope I’m taking some hardware with me, but if I’m not, that’s fine too.”

Photo: Sam Burns of the United States plays his second shot on the 18th hole during Day Three of the The 154th Open Championship. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)