England’s Justin Rose produced a stunning birdie-birdie finish in the final round of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday to secure a dramatic one-shot victory and his first win of the 2015 season.

Rose went one better than his runner-up finish at The Masters two weeks ago to win for a sixth consecutive season on the PGA Tour, holding off American Cameron Tringale by a single stroke in the process.

Rose is regarded as one of the finest and most accurate ball strikers in the world of golf, boasting an enviable mix of power and accuracy from tee to green that currently sees him sitting sixth in the Official World Golf Rankings.

While Rose has an extremely orthodox and elegant golf swing that is admired by coaches and players alike, it is Rose’s overall approach that I believe can be applied by any golfer to improve their scores.

Rose always seems to play ‘within himself’, meaning he is in total control of both himself and his golf ball, and rarely looks like he is going to get himself into too much trouble. I am sure he could hit his driver a few yards further if he wanted to swing ‘all out’ every time, but then he would be sacrificing his relentless accuracy that allows him to shoot such consistently low scores. So he swings ‘within himself’, makes sensible shot choices, and produces a potent mix of both power and control as a result.

Golfers at home can learn a huge amount from this approach. Rather than going for the ‘Hollywood’ shots, the shots that realistically may come off one in 10 times, resolve to choose the sensible shot that has the highest chance of success, and carries the least risk. Instead of going after driver with 100% power every time, swing a little smoother, say 80% power, and see what difference that makes.

If you are in between clubs for an approach shot into the green, take the longer club and swing it smoother. Instead of choosing a high risk ‘flop’ shot around the green, where possible take your medicine and play a safer chip-and-run shot that takes a big error out of the equation completely.

Try this approach the next time and you might be surprised at the difference.

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