The Golf Sitdown · Junior Elite
What It Takes to Go Low
17-year-old Oliver Betschart from Bermuda joins Ryan Dailey, PGA and Seth Thompson, PGA on The Golf Sit Down to share what's actually driving his development and for a junior competing at the national level, the answers might surprise you. Oliver competed at the Optimist International, the North-South Amateur at Pinehurst, and a PGA Tour event on home soil. In this episode, he breaks down what's actually driving his development and it's not what most people expect.
What You'll Hear
- The mental game first. Oliver works with a sports psychologist weekly — breathing, visualization, and emotional detachment are the skills he credits most.
- Zero attachment to shots. A lesson from Decade Golf's Scott Fawcett that changed how Oliver thinks on the course.
- Playing in a PGA Tour event at 17. A practice round with Ben Crane, Stewart Cink, and Vince Whaley and what Oliver learned watching them work.
- One coach for seven years. Why sticking with the same coach matters more than chasing the next swing fix.
- Going back to the red tees. Oliver is playing shorter distances (Operation 36 inspired) until he can shoot 65. Building the habit of going low before moving back up.
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