A few months ago, I wrote about a costly moment in a club tournament in which I opted for the wrong shot in a pressure situation. Turns out I did the same thing this past weekend. The specifics were different, but one consistent thread was opting for a supposedly “safer” shot that I didn’t usually hit. The result was predictably disastrous, and it was even more regrettable given course-strategy expert Scott Fawcett had warned me against this type of decision months earlier.

“It’s the same thing,” Fawcett said. “Now you're in a pressure situation hitting a shot you don't really practice. That’s a lot to ask.”