Watch any of the world's top golfers play and you will witness brainpowered golf in action! Focus, confidence, calm, energy, control....just some of the words to describe their golfing mentality. In fact it's widely believed that the game of golf is as much about mental fitness as it is about physical fitness - ask any good player. Yet for most of us, we let anxiety, fear, stress, lack of self-confidence and limiting mind-sets interfere with our performance - our brains get in the way!

Over the years, I have had the great pleasure of watching a young aspiring golfer achieve his big dream of becoming a professional. His belief that he would do it and his goal to win a major title one day, is nothing short of inspiring. He's focused, confident, calm, energetic and controlled both on and off the course, all the qualities of a golfing champion.

Jayne Cormie and The Thinking Business are proud to sponsor and support Jayne's nephew, Andrew Rossington, in his golfing career. We are dedicated to helping him brainpower his way to success and achieve his dreams.

Andrew David Rossington is 24 years old and has been golfing since the age of 5! After turning professional two years ago, he is currently assistant professional at Renishaw Park Golf Club in Sheffield. His core responsibilities include teaching, running the golf shop, performing golf club repairs and managing the members account system. He has recently spent 6 months teaching at a golf academy in Dubai.

Andrew's impressive golf playing achievements include:

In a recent interview, Andrew discussed his aims and ambitions as a professional golfer:

Andrew, what has been your primary focus this year?

"Twelve months ago, I decided to commit myself to achieving my goal of obtaining a European Tour Card. I achieved this earlier in the year."

What specific steps did you take to achieve this goal?

The starting point was to improve the physical aspects of my game including strength and stamina. I did this primarily by improving my fitness and strength and enhance my diet, including stopping drinking! I also put a lot of focus on developing the mental side of the game.

How did you do that?

I have been working closely with Karl Morris and have had regular coaching with Pete Cowan (European Tour Coach) and Graham Walker (English Golf Union Coach). I also read extensively about the mental aspects of golf and sports psychology, as well as modeling some of the great players.

What about golf practice?

As well as these coaching sessions, I spend all my spare time practising in specific areas of my game for between 8 and 10 hours a day, and at least 3 hours on normal work days.

How has this helped?

I feel that the improvements I have made both physically and mentally have been noticeable, with higher scores than ever before. This was shown at the European Pro Tour School by achieving a category 8 ranking.

Unfortunately, due to the high cost of playing in the tournaments (£275 to enter plus £200-400 per week expenses), I have so far only been able to play in 3 of the 9 events. A key goal is to raise at least £15,000 in sponsorship money which will enable me to play in more competitions over the next 12 months. The Euro Pro Tour events have a guaranteed prize fund of £40,000 every week with the winners cheque being for £10,000. These events are televised on Sky Sports two or three times a week and they also have a dedicated website (www.pgaeuroprotour.com). This will give potential sponsors exposure through varying sources of the media.

What are your plans for the next few months?

My goals for the next 12 months are to finish in the top 10 of the North Region Assistants Order of Merit, to win the Yorkshire Assistants Order of Merit and to win at least one tournament. I also want to make the cut in the four remaining Euro Pro Tour events that I will play in 2004, achieving one top 10 position. I also hope to play Regional Assistants events, Yorkshire events and Pro Ams in between Euro Pro events.

At the end of the season, I aim to have had a stroke average of below 72. Over the winter, I intend to keep improving myself both physically and mentally and to reset my goals for the coming season. As I said earlier, a key aim is to obtain sponsorship to allow a full schedule of playing to prepare myself for going to European Tour School at the end of 2005.

I know I have the dedication and determination to succeed and will continue working as hard as possible to achieve my goals.

We will be tracking Andrew's performance and achievements throughout his career, so check back regularly to see his progress.

October 5th 2004 - Andrew won the Mizuno Yorkshire PGA Assistants Order of Merit at Moor Ollerton yesterday. He finished on 113 points which was 11 points clear of his nearest challenger. He wins an equipment contract with Mizuno for the 2005 season. Congratulations Andrew!

September 29th 2004 - Andrew is in line to win the Mizuno Yorkshire PGA Assistants Order of Merit at Moor Ollerton. He is playing on October 4th in the final event. Currently, Andrew has 81 points - 24.5 points ahead of his nearest rival.