Louis Oosthuizen, Out of Nowhere, Displays Champion’s Mindset

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Published: July 18, 2010

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Louis Oosthuizen grew up in Mossel Bay, South Africa playing on a links course in the city in the southernmost cape of the country that featured 94 pot-bunkers and constant wind. St. Andrews, the setting for the British Open, has felt just like home for the 27-year-old. And not surprisingly, the comfort, coupled with his brilliant play off the tee and steadiness everywhere else, translated to a moment he will never forget.

He entered the final round with a four-shot lead over Englishman Paul Casey, and would have to deal with a right to left wind for the front-nine’s entirety. He pushed the conditions to the wayside, striping drive after drive down fairway after fairway. He was unflappable. His mentor is Ernie Els, whom he has emulated his fluid swing after, but his idol is Tiger Woods. He admires Woods' ability to handle the pressure.

And he took after him, possessing the mindset of a champion.

Casey couldn’t put him on his toes early, which, in turn, calmed his nerves. That is, if he had any nerves to calm. Instead of watching Casey put pressure on him, he put pressure on Casey. He did all he could to force his counterpart to keep up with him. He rattled off seven straight pars to begin his round, playing mistake-free and seemingly thinking of this round as if it was just another day on the course.

He made it look easy. He was beyond impressive. And Casey just couldn’t keep up.

Casey bogeyed the second hole, but acquired that stroke right back with a birdie on the sixth. He was right back where he started, with only 14 holes with which to work. There was still time, but any chance he had was soon crushed.

Oosthuizen bogeyed the eighth hole, his first anomaly in 25 holes. He made up for this hiccup in a big way, stroking his drive on the par-four, 352-yard ninth hole hole-high, but 50-feet away from the pin. It was a relatively straight putt despite its distance, and Oosthuize...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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