How to get your confidence back?

I agree completely. Most people have "go to" shots that can salvage a mediocre round. If you need to lay up while your competitors are going for it, then so be it. Put your 3 wood in play off the tee, stick a few wedges close, etc. Only YOU know what YOU can do, so go out there, have some fun and your confidence will return shortly.

I'm a big fan/believer in hitting up a course (preferably my home course) in a practice round as soon as I can when I might have struggled the day or two before.....

I will keep three balls in my pocket and won't hesitate to shoot all three or more if I'm not satisfied w/ a shot I might have taken.... be it drives, hybrid shots, irons, approach shots, etc.....

I do this alone and usually when the course is quite empty, like during twilight hours. No one around to rush you or hold you back......

I find that somehow, miraculously, I'm keeping those other two balls in my pocket by the time I'm four or five holes into it....

Knowing that it's a practice round, and knowing that if my shot isn't a good one, I know that I'm a reach in the pocket away from trying again.... I don't know, it's just a bit of a calming feeling to know that I can relax and not worry and just hit the ball and have fun........ and when you have a clear, thoughtless head like that, I find that the golf ball goes where you want it that much easier!

hope this helps....

Reading your post I get the impression that at first b/c of the wind and temperature you were trying to hit too hard. In the wind its smooth that counts cuz it keeps the spin on the ball to a minimum. After that I guessing you just got frustrated, which again usually makes one try and hit the ball too hard. Another thing I will do is, just do 3/4 swing until I am striking the ball better.

Ok.. Like I used to tell my players, repeat after me "ITS JUST A GAME". Here's the thing, yes you're out there to play and win for your school, but more importantly you're out there to have fun. There are no huge money prizes or green jackets. Just calm yourself down. If you want then go take a lesson, but to tell you the truth I think it will do you more harm than good because you'll be second guessing yourself the entire round. So my advice is go to the range, calm down, relax, and just play the game you have on monday.

Back to basics fundamental of golf and a pre-shot routine

check your fundamental of your golf game and make sure that your fundamental are sound from A to Z. Start with the proper grip and grip pressure all the way down the check list to your follow through with good balance.

Make sure that you have a pre-shot routine for every shot from driver to chip shot and most important to have a pre-putt routine for your putting.

It always a blessing that something in your golf game goes wrong, since you get the chance to correct the error and help you only get better next time.

I found this video below one of the best for checking your fundamentals

Golf fundamentals


Pre-shot routine