Golf Yourself Happy | The Mental Game of Golf for Confidence, Mindset & Enjoyment

What can your golf reveal about how you handle pressure, setbacks and challenges away from the course? In this episode, Kris Lynch is joined by Paul Miles, founder of In the Swing Leadership, to explore how the golf course can become a powerful environment for self-discovery, feedback and personal development. They discuss imposter syndrome, vulnerability, being open to coaching, and why highly su...

Are your golf expectations helping you improve - or keeping you stuck in the golfer you used to be? This episode explores a different way to approach your mental game. Recent goal-setting workshops with recreational golfers surfaced bigger questions about consistency, identity, values, confidence, and what people actually want from golf. Kris Lynch explores why consistency can be an unrealistic ta...

Most golfers think golf coaching means booking a lesson, hitting some balls and being given something to work on. But what if great coaching is about more than what happens during the lesson? In this episode of the Golf Yourself Happy Podcast , Golf Mindset Coach Kris Lynch is joined by Sam Kiloh, PGA Professional and Head of Junior Development at Deeside Golf Club , to explore how golf coaching i...

Most golfers think about the health benefits of golf in pretty simple terms. You walk. You get some fresh air. You spend time outdoors. But what if we're only scratching the surface of what golf can do for our health and wellbeing? In this episode of the Golf Yourself Happy Podcast , Golf Mindset Coach Kris Lynch is joined by Professor Charlie Foster , Professor of Physical Activity and Public Hea...

Most golfers have experienced it. You hit the ball beautifully on the driving range, then step onto the golf course and suddenly it feels like a completely different game. So why is it so difficult to take what we learn in practice and actually use it when we play? In this episode of the Golf Yourself Happy Podcast , Golf Mindset Coach Kris Lynch is joined by Will Stubbs, Head of Education at Zen...

Most golfers believe they'll enjoy golf more once they start playing better. But what if we've got it the wrong way round? In this episode of the Golf Yourself Happy Podcast , Golf Mindset Coach, Kris Lynch explores why the happiest golfers aren't necessarily the lowest handicappers - they're the golfers who've built a version of the game that's authentic to them. Drawing on Self-Determination The...

Most golfers think lower scores come from hitting more great shots. PGA Professional Ian Taylor disagrees. Known as The Break 100 Guy , Ian has helped countless everyday golfers become more consistent - not by chasing perfection, but by reducing the costly mistakes that ruin scorecards. In this episode, Kris and Ian explore: Why breaking 100 is about eliminating big numbers rather than making more...

What if the reason you're struggling to achieve your golf goals isn't a lack of talent or effort, but the goals themselves? Like countless golfers, you probably started this season with high hopes and ambitious goals. 💯 Break 100. ⛓️‍💥 Break 90. 📉 Reach single figures. 🏆 Win a competition. The problem is that most golfers either struggle to achieve the goals they set themselves, or they know t...

Golf helped me through one of the darkest periods of my life. Following the loss of my son, golf gave me something I desperately needed: routine, purpose, connection, and a place to direct my attention when life felt overwhelming. That experience led me to launch Golf Yourself Healthy, inspired not only by my own journey but also by a growing body of research highlighting the health and wellbeing...

📝 Show Notes What happens when you finally put your mindset framework to the test... and discover that the biggest challenge isn't your golf swing? In this final episode of my NCG Top 100s mini-series, I reflect on my experience playing at Edgbaston Golf Club and share what the day revealed about judgement, belonging, self-awareness and acceptance. I arrived with a plan. To stay present. To focus...

📝 Show Notes In this episode, I sit down with PGA professional and Raglan Golf Club manager, Tom Higson, to explore what it really means to enjoy golf - and why happiness and performance might be far more connected than most golfers realise. 🧠 What we cover: Why so many golfers struggle to separate their identity from their scores The hidden cost of becoming obsessed with performance How Tom's w...

📝 Show Notes What actually happens when you try to enjoy competitive golf… and it doesn’t go fully to plan? In this episode, I reflect on my experience playing an NCG Top 100 event at Royal North Devon - and preview my next round at Edgbaston. 🧠 What we cover: What it really felt like stepping onto the first tee How quickly simple habits break down under pressure The moment that forced a complet...

📝 Show Notes What does it actually feel like for an everyday golfer to play in a Top 100 event? In this episode, I take you inside my mindset ahead of playing on the NCG Top 100 Tour - not from the perspective of performance, but from the perspective of experience. Why? Because these are exactly the kind of days that used to make me enjoy golf less… not more. 🧠 What we cover: Why high-pressure o...

✨ Episode Summary What if playing better golf had less to do with fixing your mindset… and more to do with how you respond to what shows up? In this episode of Golf Yourself Happy , I’m joined by PGA professional and mental performance coach Trevor Jones to explore a different way of approaching the mental game — one that doesn’t rely on trying to feel confident or getting rid of nerves before yo...

The Happy Hackers Club is officially live! This is a free WhatsApp community for golfers who love the game… but don’t always love how it makes them feel. If you’ve ever walked off the course frustrated, sat in the car wondering why you even play, or felt like you don’t quite belong in traditional golf spaces — this is for you. 🏌️‍♂️ What This Is The Happy Hackers Club is a space for everyday golfe...

The secret’s out. After weeks of teasing, the name is finally official — Golf Yourself Happy — and in this episode, Kris explains exactly what that means… and what it doesn’t. Kris also introduces The Happy Hackers Club — a free community for recreational golfers who love the game but don’t always love how it makes them feel. What You’ll Learn in This Episode Why Golf Yourself Happy exists The phi...

In this episode, Kris introduces the innovative HAPPY Framework - a mental game system designed specifically for recreational golfers. Discover how acceptance, presence, purpose, and commitment can transform your golf experience, reducing frustration and amplifying joy. Key Topics: The fundamentals of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) applied to golf The five components of the Happy Framewor...

This week, Kris explores the science behind playing Golf on autopilot, overthinking your swing, and how a simple mindset shift can lead to more consistent and enjoyable golf rounds. Kris also discusses the following topics: The impact of overthinking on golf performance and how to avoid the "paralysis by analysis" trap Insights from research by Sian Beilock on autopilot and choking under pressure...

This week, Kris teases a major forthcoming GYH launch and shares his impassioned view that the Golf industry is not doing enough to cater for average Golfers. He reflects on the PGA's Golf For All research project, which found that 22.4 million people in Great Britain and Ireland engaged with Golf in some form, yet only 70% of people who play Golf identify as a Golfer. As Kris argues, there isn't...