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Thu 05 May 2007Keen student just getting into swing of thingsJohn O'Sullivanwatched a rugby legend, Paul O'Connell, tackling the might of Adare Manor in yesterday's Pro-Am.It's the thousand-yard stare with the silent prayer, a default setting for the average amateur golfer as they await their turn for that first, fateful tee shot in a Pro-Am. It can be an excruciating moment, a sort of paralysis by fear accompanied by a plethora of negative thoughts.