Doug Ghim focuses on quieting ‘outside noise’ ahead of tall task at Vidanta Vallarta
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Doug Ghim on finding form this fall, how he silences inner pressure
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Expectations are difficult to deliver upon, especially for a world growing more accustomed to quick deliveries and solutions with each passing day. Still searching for his first PGA Tour win in his 194th start, former Texas standout Doug Ghim has certainly had to grapple with when (and if) his time will come.
He has racked up nine top-25 finishes in 21 starts this season, for the 30 year old’s most consistent year since first earning a Tour card in 2020. This week on Mexico's west coast, rounds of 65-68-64 have Ghim sitting in solo third at 16 under. Yet for his solid play, he finds himself trailing a red-hot Andrew Novak by seven strokes entering Sunday at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open.
It would be understandable for Ghim to give in to frustration. The 2018 Ben Hogan Award winner has instead learned patience through the trials.
“Yeah, I think just being a little bit more comfortable, being a little bit more patient,” Ghim said after a bog...