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    <description>Divots &amp;amp; Skins is a golf podcast for everyday golfers who love the game, the grind, and the stories that come with chasing better rounds. Hosted by Jake and Brett from Upstate New York, the show covers amateur golf, local courses, tournament play, simulator golf, golf rules, the mental-game, and plenty of laughs along the way. We’re not pros. We’re just two golfers who love competing, talking golf, and trying to get a little better one round at a time.</description>
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  <title>Ep 9 - Missed Cuts, Mindset, and Playoff Holes at Fox Run</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Brett and Jake catch up from Brookhaven and Frear Park, break down why Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda both missed the cut the same weekend, and preview our trip to Turning Stone for the US Amateur Albany Region event.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode, we're catching you up from two different rounds, our Thursday league night at Brookhaven Golf Course in Greenfield, New York, and our trip out to Frear Park in Troy for a Capital District Golf Tour stop. I talk about coming one bad stretch away from finally breaking 80, and Brett explains how a positive mindset carried him to a birdie on 18 and a pocket full of skins money to go with it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We also get into the bigger story from the PGA and LPGA this week, Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda both missing the cut on the same weekend, and why that says more about how hard golf actually is than it does about either of their games. Along the way we talk about Bryson DeChambeau's analytical approach to the game, why your best shots usually come on the range, and why nobody, amateur or pro, gets to skip the mental side of golf.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From there we head to Fox Run Golf Course in Johnstown for a great round that included a two hole playoff, and wrap up with a preview of the US Amateur Albany Region event at Turning Stone, where we'll be interviewing winners and losers straight off the course.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Courses mentioned in this episode:&lt;br&gt;
Brookhaven Golf Course, Greenfield, NY - &lt;a href="https://www.brookhavengolfcourse.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.brookhavengolfcourse.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Frear Park Golf Course, Troy, NY - &lt;a href="https://www.troyny.gov/1411/Frear-Park-Golf-Course" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.troyny.gov/1411/Frear-Park-Golf-Course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Fox Run Golf Course, Johnstown, NY - &lt;a href="https://www.foxrungolf.club" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.foxrungolf.club&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Turning Stone Resort, Kaluhyat, Verona, NY - &lt;a href="https://www.turningstone.com/golf/kaluhyat" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.turningstone.com/golf/kaluhyat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks to our sponsor, Blueprint Leadership Development (&lt;a href="https://www.blueprintleadershipdevelopment.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.blueprintleadershipdevelopment.com&lt;/a&gt;). If you're looking for a business coach, Rob's info is in the show notes. And thanks to The Luxury Box (&lt;a href="https://www.theluxury.net" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.theluxury.net&lt;/a&gt;) for letting us record in their simulator room, if you're looking for a place to swing when the weather turns, that's the spot.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you enjoy the show, follow us wherever you listen and leave a review, it helps more golfers find us and it means we can get to more tournaments.  &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this episode, we're catching you up from two different rounds, our Thursday league night at Brookhaven Golf Course in Greenfield, New York, and our trip out to Frear Park in Troy for a Capital District Golf Tour stop. I talk about coming one bad stretch away from finally breaking 80, and Brett explains how a positive mindset carried him to a birdie on 18 and a pocket full of skins money to go with it.</p>

<p>We also get into the bigger story from the PGA and LPGA this week, Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda both missing the cut on the same weekend, and why that says more about how hard golf actually is than it does about either of their games. Along the way we talk about Bryson DeChambeau's analytical approach to the game, why your best shots usually come on the range, and why nobody, amateur or pro, gets to skip the mental side of golf.</p>

<p>From there we head to Fox Run Golf Course in Johnstown for a great round that included a two hole playoff, and wrap up with a preview of the US Amateur Albany Region event at Turning Stone, where we'll be interviewing winners and losers straight off the course.</p>

<p>Courses mentioned in this episode:<br>
Brookhaven Golf Course, Greenfield, NY - <a href="https://www.brookhavengolfcourse.com" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.brookhavengolfcourse.com</a><br>
Frear Park Golf Course, Troy, NY - <a href="https://www.troyny.gov/1411/Frear-Park-Golf-Course" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.troyny.gov/1411/Frear-Park-Golf-Course</a><br>
Fox Run Golf Course, Johnstown, NY - <a href="https://www.foxrungolf.club" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.foxrungolf.club</a><br>
Turning Stone Resort, Kaluhyat, Verona, NY - <a href="https://www.turningstone.com/golf/kaluhyat" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.turningstone.com/golf/kaluhyat</a></p>

<p>Thanks to our sponsor, Blueprint Leadership Development (<a href="https://www.blueprintleadershipdevelopment.com" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.blueprintleadershipdevelopment.com</a>). If you're looking for a business coach, Rob's info is in the show notes. And thanks to The Luxury Box (<a href="https://www.theluxury.net" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theluxury.net</a>) for letting us record in their simulator room, if you're looking for a place to swing when the weather turns, that's the spot.</p>

<p>If you enjoy the show, follow us wherever you listen and leave a review, it helps more golfers find us and it means we can get to more tournaments. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On this episode, we're catching you up from two different rounds, our Thursday league night at Brookhaven Golf Course in Greenfield, New York, and our trip out to Frear Park in Troy for a Capital District Golf Tour stop. I talk about coming one bad stretch away from finally breaking 80, and Brett explains how a positive mindset carried him to a birdie on 18 and a pocket full of skins money to go with it.</p>

<p>We also get into the bigger story from the PGA and LPGA this week, Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda both missing the cut on the same weekend, and why that says more about how hard golf actually is than it does about either of their games. Along the way we talk about Bryson DeChambeau's analytical approach to the game, why your best shots usually come on the range, and why nobody, amateur or pro, gets to skip the mental side of golf.</p>

<p>From there we head to Fox Run Golf Course in Johnstown for a great round that included a two hole playoff, and wrap up with a preview of the US Amateur Albany Region event at Turning Stone, where we'll be interviewing winners and losers straight off the course.</p>

<p>Courses mentioned in this episode:<br>
Brookhaven Golf Course, Greenfield, NY - <a href="https://www.brookhavengolfcourse.com" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.brookhavengolfcourse.com</a><br>
Frear Park Golf Course, Troy, NY - <a href="https://www.troyny.gov/1411/Frear-Park-Golf-Course" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.troyny.gov/1411/Frear-Park-Golf-Course</a><br>
Fox Run Golf Course, Johnstown, NY - <a href="https://www.foxrungolf.club" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.foxrungolf.club</a><br>
Turning Stone Resort, Kaluhyat, Verona, NY - <a href="https://www.turningstone.com/golf/kaluhyat" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.turningstone.com/golf/kaluhyat</a></p>

<p>Thanks to our sponsor, Blueprint Leadership Development (<a href="https://www.blueprintleadershipdevelopment.com" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.blueprintleadershipdevelopment.com</a>). If you're looking for a business coach, Rob's info is in the show notes. And thanks to The Luxury Box (<a href="https://www.theluxury.net" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.theluxury.net</a>) for letting us record in their simulator room, if you're looking for a place to swing when the weather turns, that's the spot.</p>

<p>If you enjoy the show, follow us wherever you listen and leave a review, it helps more golfers find us and it means we can get to more tournaments. </p>]]>
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