Professional golfer Tommy Bolt, who won 15 PGA titles back in the 1950s, earned the nickname “Thunder Bolt” for his temper tantrums on the golf course. He admitted later in his career that his displays of anger on the course were more about theatrics and entertaining the crowd than about actually losing his temper. He even advised other golfers on the proper way to express anger on the course. He would tell his fellow golfers, “Always throw the club ahead of you so you can pick it up on your way” or “Never break your driver and putter in the same round.” When he faced criticism for his actions, Bolt claimed that he never threw a club that didn’t deserve it. (1)

Back in the 1950s, people may have been shocked by Tommy Bolt expressing his anger publicly. These days, I think we’ve become imm…