A longitudinal study of "choking" in professional golfers.

Full Abstract

This study followed the performance of 35 professional golfers who played from 1997 to 2004 on the Professional Golfers Association Tour (PGA Tour) and investigated whether any players were prone to "choke" when placed in high-pressure situations. Choking was defined as a player having significantly higher than expected final round scores and being less likely than other professional golfers to win when in contention to win tournaments. Analysis yielded no support for a choking under pressure hypothesis. None of the players when in contention to win were both more likely to have higher than expected scores in the final round and less likely to win than other professional golfers in the sample. Limitations of the study were mentioned.

Author information

Author/s: Clark, Russell D (RD);

Affiliation: University of North Texas, USA. rdclark(-atsign-)unt.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Dec; vol 105 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 827-37

Dates: Created 2008/01/30; Completed 2008/02/07;

PMID: 18229537, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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