My Best-Ever Score Was One Hole Away... Until I Made A Stupid Mistake Too Many Amateurs Are Guilty Of

Main image of a golfer appearing frustrated with an inset image of Jonny Leighfield preparing to hit a tee shot on a par-3.

Some lessons in golf (and life) you just have to learn through painful first-hand experience.

Because no matter how many times someone warns you not to leave your approach short or tells you to play safe instead of attempting to thread the needle through trees and over water, most of us never listen.