WIRKBOOK MODULE 1
IDENTITY & BELIEFS
Who Am I on the Course?
This module is designed to be used over multiple days or multiple rounds.
You are not meant to complete it all at once.
HOW TO USE THIS MODULE
This module is not something you “get through.”
It’s something you return to.
You may:
- Work through it at home
- Bring pages with you to the course
- Revisit the same prompts after different rounds
- Notice new answers each time
That’s not a problem.
That’s the point.
Identity work deepens through repetition.
MODULE 1 ORIENTATION
Why Identity Comes First
Before confidence can feel steady, something deeper needs attention.
Not your swing.
Not your strategy.
Not your score.
Your identity.
Identity is the lens through which every round is experienced. It quietly shapes:
- How safe you feel being seen
- How you interpret mistakes
- How quickly you recover
- How you speak to yourself
- Whether confidence feels fragile or grounded
This module is not about fixing you.
It’s about meeting yourself honestly so confidence has something solid to grow from.
Nothing here is wrong.
Everything here makes sense.
SECTION 1.1
Your Current Golfer Identity
“I Am Someone Who…”
Every golfer carries an identity onto the course.
You may not consciously think about it, and yet it shows up in moments like:
- Standing on the first tee
- Playing with unfamiliar partners
- Recovering from a bad hole
- Being watched
- Feeling behind where you think you “should” be
The words you use inside yourself in those moments matter.
EXERCISE 1A: IDENTITY INVENTORY (AT REST)
Complete these sentences at home, without rushing.
When I’m playing well, I am someone who…
When I’m struggling on the course, I am someone who…
When I feel pressure or nerves, I am someone who…
Pause here.
Read your answers slowly.
Nothing needs to change yet.
REFLECTION 1A: MEETING THIS VERSION OF YOU
Answer gently:
- Which of these identities feels most familiar?
- Which one feels heaviest?
- Which one surprises me?
Often, just naming identity softens its grip.
EXERCISE 1B: IDENTITY INVENTORY (ON THE COURSE)
During your next round, choose one moment and complete this mentally or on paper afterward.
In that moment, I felt like I was someone who…
Notice how identity shifts depending on context.
That awareness alone builds flexibility.
SECTION 1.2
Where This Identity Came From
Identity does not appear out of nowhere.
It forms through:
- Early experiences in sport
- Being watched or compared
- Comments made casually and yet remembered deeply
- Wanting to belong
- Wanting to not be a burden
Most identities begin as protection, not limitation.
