This Simple and Relatable Swing Thought Is Guiding Taylor Moore at the Rocket Mortgage Classic

As the Friday morning clubhouse leader at the Rocket Mortgage Classic at 13 under par, Taylor Moore would seem to have things all figured on the golf course.

But the 29-year-old PGA Tour rookie, who captured his first victory at the 2023 Valspar Championship, is coming straight off of three missed cuts in a row.

After carding a second-round 67 at Detroit Golf Club, Moore explained that his game wasn’t far off from where it needed to be when he fell short at the past several PGA Tour events, but evidently something was amiss.

So this week at the Rocket Mortgage, Moore is honing in on one very specific and simple goal on the course that’s helping him execute the consistent, solid shots that carried him to victory earlier this season.

In stark contrast to some of the angry club drops and one-handed follow-throughs that are all too common on the PGA Tour, Moore is simply focusing on “holding his finish” this week in Detroit.

“I feel like I’ve been a little bit impatient with my golf swing. I feel like my golf swing’s been good, but I haven’t necessarily drove the ball great the past few weeks," Moore said. "Really just wanted to hold some finishes, and that’s kind of just always been something for me as a junior golfer all the way through my golf career, that’s kind of brought me back just to hitting better shots and more quality shots and just kind of staying there until the ball’s finished. That’s something I’ve tried to bring back this week.”

Whether he has a driver or a wedge in his hand, holding the finish is a realistic goal that gives Moore a physical reminder of one very important piece of professional golf: patience.

The thought isn’t revolutionary, but its simplicity is what makes it so effective—and relatable. Any golfer struggling with a combination of mentality and ball striking should give Moore’s miniature goal a try. All it takes is a few extra seconds of posing, no matter where the shot is headed.