I know nothing about golf, never played anything more than a few rounds of crazy golf and never watched anything but a few hours of the Ryder Cup so I'd suggest you take my golf tips with a pinch of salt but... have you tried getting pissed? Maybe not face down on the first tee pissed but just a couple of beers before heading out to loosen you up and help clear the background noise. I've found it a reasonable method of getting my mojo back when holding a cricket bat. Helps you remember that at its core these sports are simply see ball, hit ball.

As for the break away league, interesting how this seems to be a common theme across so many major sports at the moment. Ultimately just boils down to greed.