Korn Ferry Tour's Ryan McCormick tapes mouth shut to assist with golf frustrations

[ad_1] Korn Ferry Tour veteran Ryan McCormick used an unconventional technique to try to calm his mood in the course of the second spherical of the Membership Automobile Championship on Friday.

McCormick, who competed on the PGA Tour final 12 months however was relegated again to the developmental this 12 months, has admittedly had points maintaining his composure on the golf course. This week at The Landings Golf & Athletic Membership in Georgia, he determined to check out some new anger administration instruments.

Ryan McCormick of Middletown, N.J. stretches earlier than teeing off on the tenth gap in the course of the second spherical of the Sanderson Farms Championship on the Nation Membership of Jackson in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (IMAGN)

And so, he taped his mouth shut.

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"Been having not-so-fun time this 12 months on the golf course. Fairly offended and mad," he stated in a video shared by the tour on social media. "I figured I've tried loads of issues, and I simply figured I might shut myself up. So, I put tape over my mouth."

"Simply too offended on the golf course. I've run out of concepts, and I assumed in regards to the tape factor a few weeks in the past," he added with fun. "So, simply sadly, it got here all the way down to that immediately. I hoped perhaps it might assist me. Cannot say that it did or did not."

McCormick stated the concept stemmed from his need to create a greater setting for his enjoying companions, which he admitted was "not honest."

Ryan McCormick with tape on his mouth to assist ease frustrations in the course of the second spherical of the Membership Automobile Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Membership 2025 on April 4, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia. (Mogie Adamchik/Getty Photos)

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One main hurdle to his newest "resolution" was how he would then talk along with his caddie. McCormick’s reply to that was the previous vogue technique: pen and paper.

"Principally simply writing down the numbers," he stated. "I'd simply level and ask him for a learn generally. It made issues rather a lot less complicated, I’ll inform you that."

Whereas the jury is perhaps out on how the tape helped his frustrations, it actually didn’t impression his recreation positively.

Ryan McCormick of Middletown, N.J., watches the road of his ball after teeing off on the tenth gap in the course of the second spherical of the Sanderson Farms Championship on the Nation Membership of Jackson in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (IMAGN)

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McCormick shot a 72 and missed the reduce by just a few strokes. He entered the event at No. 126 on the factors checklist and can seemingly drop additional after Friday’s efficiency.