One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.
Sam Snead did to the tee-shot what Roger Bannister did to the four-minute mile.
The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.
To control your nerves, you must have a positive thought in your mind.
In my day we simply didn't believe that it was possible to play as well as these young fellows do. We thought that strength denied touch and that you could not consistently hit the ball both long and straight. It's been proven that you can.
I played the British Open in 1937. It took a week to get there and a week to get home. I was the low American; finished fourth or fifth. And what it came down to was, I lost a good part of my summer, won $185, and spent $1,000 on boat fare alone.