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Mental fatigue in golf: A systematic review.

Xiaoyang Pan¹, Kim Geok Soh¹, Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar²

¹Faculty of Educational Studies, Department of Sport Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.

|February 20, 2025

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Mental fatigue negatively impacts golf performance, affecting scores, accuracy, and putting. More research is needed to fully understand its effects on all golf skills.

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Psychology
Human Performance

Background:

Mental fatigue, or cognitive fatigue, is a state of exhaustion from demanding tasks.
It can significantly impair athletes' performance, including in golf.
Limited systematic reviews exist on mental fatigue's impact on golf.

Purpose of the Study:

To comprehensively analyze the correlation between mental fatigue and golf performance.
To demonstrate the current research landscape and characteristics in this field.

Main Methods:

A systematic review was conducted using PRISMA guidelines.
Literature searches were performed across major scientific databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, etc.).
Article quality was assessed using Qualsyst, summarizing findings from 10 relevant studies.

Main Results:

Prolonged golf tasks, influenced by play duration and walking distance, induce mental fatigue.
Mental fatigue directly impairs golf performance metrics like 18-hole scores, iron accuracy, drive distance, and putting.
Current research is limited, with studies often focusing narrowly on specific skills (e.g., putting) or lacking control for confounding factors.

Conclusions:

Mental fatigue is a significant factor affecting various aspects of golf performance.
Existing research has limitations, often focusing on specific skills or conducted in uncontrolled environments.
Further intervention studies are needed to comprehensively understand mental fatigue's impact on all golf skills.