ABSTRACT
Golf is quite probably the ultimate self-regulatory challenge in all of sports. This paper reviews conceptualizations and research on self-regulation and applies them to golf. More specifically, the paper considers five phases of self-regulation (problem identification, commitment, execution, environmental management, and generalization) and qualifiers of this general model of self-regulation (affect, task difficulty, expectations, attributions, and dispositions). Methods to increase mastery of the self-regulatory challenges of golf that have been tested and proposed are also discussed.
